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Boaz Abramson and Moses Shayo, HUJI | המחלקה לכלכלה ע"ש משפחת בוגן

Boaz Abramson and Moses Shayo, HUJI

תאריך: 
ד', 03/01/201814:15-15:45
מיקום: 
room 4212

Grexit vs. Brexit: International Integration under Endogenous Social Identities

 

Abstract: This paper seeks to to introduce social identity into international economics. We propose a simple framework to study the interaction between identity politics and international integration, allowing identities themselves to be endogenous. Contrary to widespread intuitions, we find that a robust union does not require that all members share a common identity. Nor is a common identity likely to emerge as a result of integration. Furthermore, while national identification in the periphery leads to premature breakup, a common identity can sometimes lead to excessively large unions. Finally, a union is more fragile when periphery countries have high ex-ante status, whereas low-status countries are less likely to secede, even when between-country economic differences are large and although union policies impose significant hardship. We trace the implications of the model for likely entrants and defectors from the EU.