Choosing or Inheriting the Joneses: The origins of reference groups
Resumen:
Do individuals choose their reference groups, i.e. their Joneses, or are they culturally transmitted across generations? We provide evidence that feeds the theoretical debate about the endogeneity or exogeneity of reference groups. Our findings for Uruguay suggest that reference groups are largely transmitted across generations. We also find individuals to have multiple reference groups and these to be context-specific. Our results are robust to several checks and endogeneity issues.
¿Los individuos eligen sus grupos de referencia, es decir sus Joneses, o se transmiten culturalmente de generación en generación? Aportamos evidencia que alimenta el debate teórico sobre la endogeneidad o exogeneidad de los grupos de referencia. Nuestros hallazgos para Uruguay sugieren que los grupos de referencia se transmiten en gran medida entre generaciones. También encontramos individuos que tienen múltiples grupos de referencia y estos son específicos del contexto. Nuestros resultados son robustos a diferentes chequeos y problemas de endogeneidad.
2022 | |
Fondo Clemente Estable (2018) de la Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII) | |
Intergenerational transmission Income comparisons Reference group Transmisión intergeneracional Comparación de ingresos Grupos de referencia DISTRIBUCION DEL INGRESO ECONOMIA DEL BIENESTAR CAPITAL SOCIAL |
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Universidad de la República | |
COLIBRI | |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/32739 | |
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Licencia Creative Commons Atribución - No Comercial - Sin Derivadas (CC - By-NC-ND 4.0) |
Sumario: | Do individuals choose their reference groups, i.e. their Joneses, or are they culturally transmitted across generations? We provide evidence that feeds the theoretical debate about the endogeneity or exogeneity of reference groups. Our findings for Uruguay suggest that reference groups are largely transmitted across generations. We also find individuals to have multiple reference groups and these to be context-specific. Our results are robust to several checks and endogeneity issues. |
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