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IDENTITY ECONOMICS: SOCIAL INFLUENCE AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Norris Jonathan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of economic surveys
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.657
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1467-6419
pISSN - 0950-0804
DOI - 10.1111/joes.12331
Subject(s) - identity (music) , social identity theory , peer effects , social identity approach , identity formation , social psychology , psychology , sociology , social change , peer group , positive economics , developmental psychology , economics , social group , self concept , economic growth , physics , acoustics
Within the economic literature, studies in identity economics, peer effects, and skill development have all suggested that social influences have an important role in determining choices. In this review, I draw on lessons learned from the identity economics literature to examine implications from the peer effects and skill development literature. I focus on the role of social identity in generating social group effects from peers and what role identity may have in shaping the development of skills from broader environments, parents and peers during childhood and adolescence.