Work

Culture and Institutions

Year: 2013

Type: report

Abstract: A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that culture matters for a variety of economic outcomes.This paper focuses on one specific aspect of the relevance of culture: its relationship to institutions.We review work with a theoretical, empirical, and historical bent to assess the presence of a two-way causal effect between culture and institutions.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w19750

Authors: Alberto Alesina, Paola Giuliano

Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, Harvard University, University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Culture, Economy, and Development Studies

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3104299401

Cites: 203

Cited by: 73

Related to: 10