articleJournal of Economic LiteratureDec 1, 2015HYBRID OA

Culture and Institutions

AAAlberto AlesinaPGPaola Giuliano

Harvard University · Bocconi University · +2 more institutions

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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. ( JEL D02, D72, I32, J12, Z13)

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  • Relevance (law)
  • Variety (cybernetics)
  • Work (physics)
  • Empirical research
  • Economics
  • Positive economics
  • Political science
  • Epistemology
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