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Culture and Institutions
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Culture and Institutions
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9246
Number of pages: 68
Posted: 04 Sep 2015
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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.
Keywords: culture, institutions
JEL Classification: P16, Z1
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Alesina, Alberto F. and Giuliano, Paola, Culture and Institutions. IZA Discussion Paper No. 9246, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2655286 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2655286
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