Culture and Institutions

Alberto Alesina and Paola Giuliano

No 10773, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: P16 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-08
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