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We analyze temporal trends in cultural distance between groups in the US defined by income, education, gender, race … based on his or her (i) media consumption, (ii) consumer behavior, (iii) time use, or (iv) social attitudes. Gender …
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on the depiction of risk and gender roles. Films that promote risk-taking sell more in entrepreneurial societies today … continue to find a robust audience in societies with similar gender stereotypes in their folklore and where women today …
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This book focuses on cities, their relationships with each other and the disparities between them. Analysing cities as the places where diversity is especially apparent, where cultural richness is experienced and where conflicts often erupt, it illustrates how cultures and cultural diversity...
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heritage the more integrated are the neighborhoods where they reside and work. Data on ethnic preferences and attitudes …
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Are identities fungible? How do people come to identify with specific groups? This paper proposes a revealed preference approach, using food consumption to uncover ethnic and religious identity choices in India. We first show that consumption of identity goods (e.g. beef and pork) systematically...
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We present evidence that shared codes, religious beliefs, ethnicity - cultural proximity - between lenders and …
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We explore the effects of local ethnic and religious diversity on individual donations to private charities. Using 10-year neighborhood-level panels derived from personal tax records in Canada, we find that diversity has a detrimental effect on charitable donations. A 10 percentage point...
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This paper reviews the literature on gender and culture. Gender gaps in various outcomes (competitiveness, labor force … literature has argued that gender differences in a variety of outcomes could reflect underlying cultural values and beliefs. This … article reviews the literature on the relevance of culture in the determination of different forms of gender gap. I examine …
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pt. 1. Consumer culture -- pt. 2. Consumers in context -- pt. 3. Connsumer impulsivity, compulsiveness and beyond -- pt. 4. Neuroscience and consumer choice -- pt. 5. Consumer behaviour in evolutionary perspective.
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