Culture and Institutions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5829828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alberto Alesina (Harvard University and IGIER Bocconi.), Paola Giuliano (0000-0002-3809-4108, Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 898-944 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Economic Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0515 • E-ISSN: 1547-1101 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/jel.53.4.898 |
| OpenAlex | W2591654989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 312 |
| References cited | 153 |
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. ( JEL D02, D72, I32, J12, Z13
Empirical research · Relevance · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Economic Policies and Impacts · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
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Why not a political Coase theorem? Social conflict, commitment, and politics
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The Organization of Firms Across Countries
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The Role of Social Capital in Financial Development
Individual Behavior and Group Membership
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War’s Enduring Effects on the Development of Egalitarian Motivations and In-Group Biases
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Income and Democracy
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The Regulation of Entry
Regulation and Distrust
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Depression Babies
The Regulation of Labor
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The Church versus the Mall
The Scope of Cooperation
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Belief in a Just World and Redistributive Politics
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Family Ties and Political Participation
Universals in the Content and Structure of Values
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Social Mobility and the Demand for Redistribution
Fighting Poverty in the US and Europe
Industrial Relations and European State Traditions
Family Values and the Regulation of Labor
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Civil Society and the State
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New Roles for Marriage in Urban Africa
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A comparison of trust and reciprocity between France and Germany
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Judicial Checks and Balances
Moral Rules, the Moral Sentiments, and Behavior
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Group Loyalty and the Taste for Redistribution
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The Dictator Game, Fairness and Ethnicity in Postwar Bosnia
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| Unique citing works | 312 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 22,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2027 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 310 |