I propose a model of cultural assimilation with endogenous social networks, idiosyncratic assimilation patterns and with an heterogenous persistence of cultural traits. I then propose a conceptual framework to measures cultural assimilation in heterogeneous societies, showing that the model is...

Scholars have made great advances in modeling and mapping ecosystem services, and in assigning economic values to these services. This modeling and valuation scholarship is often disconnected from evidence about how actual conservation programs have affected ecosystem services, however. Without...