American Economic Journal: Applied Economics · 2022 · Sirus H. Dehdari、Kai Gehring
中文摘要
我们研究对民族国家行为——如战争、占领和镇压——更为负面的历史经历如何影响区域身份的形成。法国阿尔萨斯和洛林两地区近乎外生的划分，使我们得以在市镇层面实施地理断点回归设计。运用陈述性偏好与显示性偏好的测度，我们发现，对民族国家更为负面的经历在短期、中期和长期都与更强的区域身份相关联。这与对更多区域决策权的偏好相联系。建立区域性组织似乎是维持和强化区域身份的关键机制。（JEL H77, N43, N44, N93, N94, Z13）
Abstract
We study how more negative historical exposure to the actions of nation-states—like war, occupation, and repression—affects the formation of regional identity. The quasi-exogenous division of the French regions Alsace and Lorraine allows us to implement a geographical regression discontinuity design at the municipal level. Using measures of stated and revealed preferences, we find that more negative experiences with nation-states are associated with a stronger regional identity in the short, medium, and long run. This is linked to preferences for more regional decision-making. Establishing regional organizations seems to be a key mechanism to maintaining and strengthening regional identity. (JEL H77, N43, N44, N93, N94, Z13)