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SUMMARY:Development and political economy seminar - Anne Sophie Beck Knudse
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DESCRIPTION:This paper asks how large-scale economic transformation affect 
 social networks affects identities. To study this question\, we use first n
 ames as markers of identity and examine changes in naming patterns followin
 g the centralized rollout of the railroad in 19th-century Sweden. Prior to 
 a railroad connection\, people frequently chose names that were locally com
 mon\, presumably reflecting an identity embedded in their local community. 
 After becoming connected to the railroad\, the share of locally common firs
 t names sharply declines. This change is accompanied by overall homogenizat
 ion: as parishes get connected to the railroad network\, the distinctivenes
 s of their naming patterns decreases and parishes become more similar to ea
 ch other. The causal interpretation of our findings is supported by an inst
 rumental variable strategy based on least-cost paths. The observed changes 
 in identity are driven by structural transformation and shifts in the marri
 age market.\\n\\nContact: Timothée Demont : timothee.demont[at]univ-amu.f
 rHabiba Djebbari : habiba.djebbari[at]univ-amu.fr\n\nPlus d'informations: h
 ttps://www.amse-aixmarseille.fr/fr/evenements/anne-sophie-beck-knudsen
LOCATION:Îlot Bernard du Bois - Amphithéâtre\, AMU - AMSE\, 5-9 boulevar
 d Maurice Bourdet\, 13001 Marseille
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.amse-aixmarseille.fr/fr/evenements/anne-sophie-beck-knudsen
CONTACT:Timothée Demont :&nbsp\;timothee.demont[at]univ-amu.frHabiba Djebb
 ari : habiba.djebbari[at]univ-amu.fr
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