Data and code for: The origins of common identity: Evidence from Alsace-Lorraine
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 Citation:
Dehdari, Sirus Håfström, and Gehring, Kai. Data and code for: The origins of common identity: Evidence from Alsace-Lorraine . Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-12-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/E120243V2
Project Description
Summary:
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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:
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Group identity;
regional identity;
nation-building;
federalism;
repression;
assimilation;
war;
minority;
border regions;
Alsace-Lorraine
JEL Classification:
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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
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:
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France
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