ABSTRACT

Historic cultural institutions are known to predict local inequality, but the moderating effect of modern cultural attitudes has not been thoroughly elucidated. Our hypothesis is that local inequality is determined by a moderating mechanism based on the balance between cultural heritage and living culture. We use a unique panel dataset for Italian regions, covering the period 2007–16, and observe that regional inequality decreases where cultural heritage interacts with a more altruistic modern living culture. A finite mixture model suggests spatial clustering of inequality, dividing Italy into three areas. This reveals cultural capital-driven frictions in the spatial redistribution of human capital.

摘要

众所周知，历史文化制度可以预测当地的不平等，但现代文化态度的调节作用尚未得到彻底阐明。我们的假设是，地方不平等是由一种基于文化遗产和生活文化之间平衡的调节机制决定的。我们为意大利地区使用了一个独特的面板数据集，涵盖 2007-16 年期间，并观察到当文化遗产与更无私的现代生活文化相互作用时，地区不平等会减少。有限混合模型表明不平等的空间聚集，将意大利分为三个区域。这揭示了人力资本空间再分配中文化资本驱动的摩擦。