Journal of Economic Literature Vol. 53 No. 4 2015

Culture and Institutions

Alberto Alesina¹; Paola Giuliano²

¹ Harvard University and IGIER Bocconi. · ² University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management

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.

DOI

10.1257/jel.53.4.898

Volume

53

Issue

4

Pages

898-944

Language

en

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