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Data and code for: The origins of common identity: Evidence from Alsace-Lorraine

Name: Data and code for: The origins of common identity: Evidence from Alsace-Lorraine
Published: 2020-07-11
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Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Sirus Håfström Dehdari, Uppsala University/Stockholm University; Kai Gehring, University of Zurich (Switzerland)

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Project Description

Summary: We study how more negative historical exposure to the actions of nation-states – like war, occupation, and repression – affects the formation of regional identity. The quasi-exogenous division of the French regions Alsace and Lorraine allows us to implement a geographical regression discontinuity design at the municipal-level. Using measures of stated and revealed preferences, we find that more negative experiences with nation-states are associated with a stronger regional identity in the short, medium, and long run. This is linked to preferences for more regional decision-making. Establishing regional organizations seems to be a key mechanism to maintain and strengthen regional identity.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Group identity; regional identity; nation-building; federalism; repression; assimilation; war; minority; border regions; Alsace-Lorraine

JEL Classification:
      D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
      H70 State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations: General
      N40 Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: General, International, or Comparative
      Z19 Cultural Economics: Other

Geographic Coverage: France

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