Medical and the social science disciplines, together with the global bodies (e.g., The UN Food and Agriculture Organization, and The World Health Organization) focusing on human health conditions, agree that the rising obesity epidemic (the US, worldwide) and related ill-health outcomes (e.g.,...

The paper investigates the missing link in the literature – whether informal institutions, or what is known as culture, can affect the level of financial development for a country? Our hypothesis stresses that the cultural dimensions of a country can have an impact on its financial set up. We...

The paper investigates the missing link in the literature – whether informal institutions, or what is known as culture, can affect the level of financial development for a country? Our hypothesis stresses that the cultural dimensions of a country can have an impact on its financial set up. We...