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Parents, Television and Cultural Change

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ID9705791
AuthorsEsther Hauk (0000-0002-3089-9307, University of Salerno and CSEF), Giovanni Immordino (0000-0002-8352-973X, Institute of Economic Analysis; Spanish Research Council (IAE-CSIC) and Barcelona GSE)
Year2014
Volume124
Issue579
Pages1040-1065
Publication date2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/ecoj.12078
OpenAlexW2140173832
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited42

We develop a model of cultural transmission where television plays a role in socialisation. We study the coverage of different cultural traits by a profit-maximising TV industry and the resulting cultural dynamics. A monopolist covers both traits, but grants more coverage to the most profitable group. In a competitive TV industry each channel specialises on one trait. This might lead to cultural extinction, but only for sufficiently large majorities. Cultural extinction is more likely in a competitive than in a monopolistic TV industry. Overall our model predicts that cultural extinction can only occur under very special circumstances. © 2013 Royal Economic Society

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