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  • We use a spatial regression discontinuity design to derive the causal effect of intrusive homogenization policies, first by the German and then by the French government, on national identity in Eastern France. Our identification strategy uses the historical division of Alsace and Lorraine by the Germans in 1870/71 as a natural experiment, which was quasi-exogenous due to disagreements in the German leadership on how far the new border should reach into France. Our results document persistently higher support in two crucial referenda on the European Union in the region that experienced more intrusive policies, which as we explain reveals a lower common national identity. The results remain stable and unaffected when focusing on a subsample, controlling for distance to major cities and neighbor countries, excluding historically German speaking municipalities and potential outliers, and choosing different bandwidths. This is the first causal evidence that a government's policy choices influence the development of a common national identity. (xsd:string)
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