Culture and Institutions

A growing body of empirical work measunng 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 h...

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Published inJournal of economic literature Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 898 - 944
Main Authors Alesina, Alberto, Giuliano, Paola
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nashville American Economic Association 01.12.2015
Subjects
Children
Cities
Communism
Correlation analysis
Cultural institutions
Cultural values
Culture
Economic development
Economic policy
Economic value
Economics
Geography
Individualism
Literature
Middle Ages
Poverty
Property trusts
Social capital
Trust
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Summary:A growing body of empirical work measunng 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.
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ISSN:0022-0515
2328-8175
DOI:10.1257/jel.53.4.898