Title: Cultural imports, foreign influences, and domestic traditions | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal
Headings: 
The importance of culture
What’s in a name?
Foreign media’s influence on names
References

Content: The Olivier et al. paper does not derive welfare results, but it does highlight the disutility experienced by the parent generation as their children adopt new cultures. A 2007 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center finds some evidence of the tension in many countries over displacement of domestic customs by those imported from the US. Responses are summarised in the table below. Response: Ratio: Canada
Britain
France
Germany
“Our traditional way of life”
Lost/Strong
3.1
4.3
3.0
3.0
“American ideas & customs are spreading here”
Bad/Good
3.0
3.2
4.5
4.7
American music, movies, & TV
Like/Dislike
3.8
2.3
1.9
1.8
Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project (2007), author calculations
By large ratios, participants from Canada, Britain, France, and Germany feel that their traditional way of life is being lost. By similar ratios, the survey subjects expressed concern over adverse effects of American culture (“ideas and customs”) spreading into their countries. Nevertheless, a substantial majority of these same respondents like the audiovisual services they import from the US.