The Economics of Cultural Transmission and Socialization

Alberto Bisin, Thierry Verdier

NBER Working Paper No. 16512
Issued in November 2010

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We have collaborated on the study of cultural transmission for more than a decade, while socializing our own children. Many have helped and encouraged us over the years, many more than we can thank here. We owe special thanks however to D. Acemoglu, A. Alesina, G.S. Becker, J. Benhabib, L.L. Cavalli Sforza, P.A. Chiappori, E. Glaeser, E. Ok, A. Postlewaite, J.A. Scheinkman and to our co-authors on this topic, J. Olivier, E. Patacchini, M. Thoenig, G. Topa, Y. Zenou. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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