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Handbook of the Economics of Identity. Handbooks in Economics Volume 1

  • Book

  • September 2026
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 6251392
Handbook of the Economics of Identity, Volume One, the latest release in this ongoing series, presents interesting chapters on timely topics, including Identity Economics, Making Meaning, Ethnic hostility and conflict, Identity as Self-Image, Gender Norms and Gender Inequalities, Economic Models of Cultural Evolution and Social Identity Dynamics, Religious Identity, Heterogeneity in Intergroup Preferences and Beliefs, Conflict and Political Identity: How WWI shaped political values and identities in France, Sticky Traditions: Origin, Persistence, and Evolution of Cultural Norms, Caste in Stone, Identity based social norms, Identity, Liberalism and Nation Building, Identity Evolution to Address Collective Challenges, and Nationalism and National Identity.

Table of Contents

1. Identity Economics
George Akerlof and Rachel Kranton
2. Making Meaning
Robert Akerlof
3. Ethnic hostility and conflict
Michal Bauer and Julie Chytilov�
4. Identity as Self-Image
Roland B�nabou and Luca Henkel
5. Gender Norms and Gender Inequalities
Marianne Bertrand
6. Economic Models of Cultural Evolution and Social Identity Dynamics
Alberto Bisin
7. Religious Identity
Jean-Paul Carvalho
8. Heterogeneity in Intergroup Preferences and Beliefs
Yan Chen and Sherry Li
9. Conflict and Political Identity: How WWI shaped political values and identities in France
Pauline Grosjean
10. Sticky Traditions: Origin, Persistence, and Evolution of Cultural Norms
Paola Giuliano
11. Caste in Stone:
Karla r. Hoff and Priyanka Pandey
12. Identity based social norms
Erin Krupka and Roy Chen
13. Identity, Liberalism and Nation Building
Sharun Mukand
14. Identity Evolution to Address Collective Challenges
Dennis James Snower and Fernanda Ortega
15. Nationalism and National Identity
Moses Shayo and Noam GIdron