Verdier, Thierry; Zenou, Yves The role of cultural leaders in the transmission of preferences. (English) Zbl 1396.91119 Econ. Lett. 136, 158-161 (2015). Summary: This paper studies the population dynamics of preference traits in a model of intergenerational cultural transmission with cultural leaders who compete for oblique socialization. We show that by adding this new channel in the transmission of preferences, i.e. cultural leaders, in steady-state, there cannot be an equilibrium with total assimilation or total integration of the population. Cited in 2 Documents MSC: 91B08 Individual preferences 91D10 Models of societies, social and urban evolution Keywords:socialization; cultural leaders; assimilation; integration PDF BibTeX XML Cite \textit{T. Verdier} and \textit{Y. Zenou}, Econ. Lett. 136, 158--161 (2015; Zbl 1396.91119) Full Text: DOI References: [1] Alba, R. D., Bright vs. blurred boundaries: second generation assimilation and exclusion in France, Germany and the united states, Ethnic Racial Stud., 28, 20-59, (2005) [2] Bisin, A.; Verdier, T., Beyond the melting pot: cultural transmission, marriage, and the evolution of ethnic and religious traits, Quart. J. Econ., 115, 955-988, (2000) [3] Bisin, A.; Verdier, T., The economics of cultural transmission and the dynamics of preferences, J. Econom. Theory, 97, 298-319, (2001) · Zbl 0991.91060 [4] Bisin, A.; Verdier, T., The economics of cultural transmission and socialization, (Benhabib, J.; Bisin, A.; Jackson, M. O., Handbook of Social Economics, (2011), Elsevier Science Amsterdam), 339-416 [5] Hauk, E.; Mueller, H., Cultural leaders and the clash of civilizations, J. Conflict. Resolut., 59, 367-400, (2015) [6] Hirshleifer, J., Conflict and rent-seeking success functions: ratio vs. difference models of relative success, Public Choice, 63, 101-112, (1989) [7] Konrad, K. A., Strategy and dynamics in contests, (2009), Oxford University Press New York · Zbl 1182.91004 [8] Patacchini, E., Zenou, Y., 2014. Social networks and parental behavior in the intergenerational transmission of religion. CEPR Discussion Paper No. 8443. · Zbl 1396.91605 [9] Prummer, A., Siedlarek, J.-P., 2014. Institutions and the preservation of cultural traits, GESY Discussion Paper No. 470. [10] Skaperdas, S., Contest success functions, Econom. Theory, 7, 283-290, (1996) · Zbl 0852.90137 This reference list is based on information provided by the publisher or from digital mathematics libraries. Its items are heuristically matched to zbMATH identifiers and may contain data conversion errors. It attempts to reflect the references listed in the original paper as accurately as possible without claiming the completeness or perfect precision of the matching.