Peers and culture

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-92

  Sáez Martí, María ^a   Sjögren, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Cultural transmission; Oblique transmission; Peer groups

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; MODEL; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 43449090425     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2008.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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