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Culture and Institutions
NBER Working Paper No. w19750
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IZA Discussion Paper No. 9246
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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.
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Alesina, Alberto F. and Giuliano, Paola, Culture and Institutions (December 2013). NBER Working Paper No. w19750, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2370206
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