understand and model identity. The complexity of identity formation, however, has been firm and ethnic and national identities … identity formation and its consequences for economic behavior. Before we conclude we debate the endogeneity issue of identity …

integration possibilities. It brings together three strands of literature dealing with the neoclassical economic assimilation …

economic development, among others. It is often argued that the lack of shared social identity, that is, the dominance of … subnational (particularly, ethnic) identities over national identity, lies behind the negative outcomes. If shared national … identity is important, how can it be realized? Some scholars stress the effectiveness of nation-building policies in …