historical economic development. A notion of culture as heuristics or rules-of-thumb that aid in decision making is described … costs and benefits of different traits. A number of empirical studies confirm that culture is an important mechanism that …

based on differences in average answers to questions from the World Values Survey. Using a simple theoretical model we …

While both cultural and legal norms (institutions) help foster cooperation, culture is the more primitive of the two … makes it difficult to identify the role played by culture. Cultural changes and their effects are easier to identify in … simpler, more controlled, environments, such as corporations. Corporate culture, thus, is not only interesting per se, but …

previously thought. Persistence is also culture specific, in the sense that the country of origin of one's ancestors matters for …

cultural heterogeneity, the world's geographical fragmentation by ethic and religious traits, at any given time. Finally, the …

This paper discusses some recent advances in the area of culture and economics and examines the effect of culture on a … key economic outcome: female labor supply. To separate the effect of market variables and institutions from culture, I use …

framework, technology, contacts with the outside world, and changes in power and wealth matter not just directly but because …

century and family values prevailing before World War II, and between family structures in the Middle Ages and current desire …