Cultural diversity - in various forms - has in recent years turned into a prominent and relevant research and policy issue. There is an avalanche of studies across many disciplines that measure and analyse cultural diversity and its impacts. Based on different perspectives and features of the...

We present a basic theoretical framework of ethnic identity, i.e., the level of immigrant's commitment to his or her host society as well as the immigrant's commitment to his or her home society. Our model can explain the emerging empirical literature which studies the effect of the immigrants'...

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...

Cultural global consciousness has a dramatic impact on how transnational transactions are smoothly conducted. This paper argues that cultural recognition, appreciation, and compromise are a prerequisite in the modern world of globalization where cross-cultural communication is an everyday...

Does the cultural background influence the success with which genetically unrelated individuals cooperate in social dilemma situations? In this paper we provide an answer by analyzing the data of Herrmann et al. (Science 2008, pp. 1362-1367), who study cooperation and punishment in sixteen...