Culture in Historical Political Economy

Sara Lowes

No 30511, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Culture – the set of socially transmitted values and beliefs held by individuals – has important implications for a wide variety of economic outcomes. Both the causes and consequences of culture have been the subject of work in Historical Political Economy. I first outline several theories on the origins, evolution, and transmission of culture. I then discuss various strategies for measuring culture. Finally, I review recent research in HPE that explores the origins of variation in culture and the economic consequences of culture.

JEL-codes: N01 P0 P50 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-09
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cul, nep-evo, nep-gro and nep-his
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