Konferenzbeitrag

Identity Creating Goods and Free Trade

Identity creating or cultural goods are characterized by a positive consumption network externality and increased utility because of doing what the reference group expects. Different countries have different cultural goods. It is shown that moving from autarky to free trade a country may suffer a welfare reduction if consumption of its own cultural good is reduced in favor of a foreign cultural good, regardless of comparative advantage. On the other hand, welfare may be increased even if the domestic cultural good disappears altogether.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2010: Ökonomie der Familie - Session: Foreign Direct Investment, Employment and Wages ; No. B4-V1

Classification
Wirtschaft
Trade: General
Trade: Other
Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
Subject
Cultural goods
free trade

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Clemenz, Gerhard
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Verein für Socialpolitik
(where)
Frankfurt a. M.
(when)
2010

Handle
Last update
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Object type

  • Konferenzbeitrag

Associated

  • Clemenz, Gerhard
  • Verein für Socialpolitik

Time of origin

  • 2010

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