This paper aims to show that culture is an important determinant of the effectiveness of formal democratic institutions … electoral reforms in Chinese villages. We use the presence of village temples to proxy for culture, or more specifically, for …

This paper investigates how Confucianism affects individual decision making in Taiwan and in China. We found that … loving, less loss averse, and more impatient after being primed with Confucianism, whereas Taiwanese subjects became … significantly less present-based and were inclined to be more trustworthy after being primed by Confucianism. Combining the evidence …

This study reviews the culture and institutions of Confucianism and explores their implications for the trajectory of … China's historical development. We trace the origins and evolution of the core elements of Confucianism and synthesize … research on its relationship to clan culture, state institutions, and a broad array of societal values. We also highlight …

This paper examines how the concept of embedded culture played a transformative role in the ongoing cultural revolution …

instrumented with its cultural determinants. We conclude that perceptions rooted in culture are important (and generally omitted …

This paper examines evidence on the role of assimilation versus source country culture in influencing immigrant women … to distinguish the effect of culture from that of social capital. These results support a growing literature that … suggests that culture matters for economic behavior. At the same time, the results suggest considerable evidence of …

We use micro data from the European Social Survey to investigate the impact of "culture of leisure" and taxes on labor … attributes of the country of residence and country of ancestry. The results show that for women, both taxes and culture of … margins, but culture of leisure has no impact …