Culture and Institutions
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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. (JEL D02, D72, I32, J12, Z13)Citation
Alesina, Alberto, and Paola Giuliano. 2015. "Culture and Institutions." Journal of Economic Literature, 53 (4): 898-944. DOI: 10.1257/jel.53.4.898Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D02 Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
- D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- I32 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
- J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
- Z13 Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Social and Economic Stratification