Couttenier, Mathieu; Sangnier, Marc - HAL - 2010
Using mineral resources discoveries in the United States since 1800, we argue that mineral mining fosters individualism …. Measuring individualism and the demand for redistribution by questions of the General Social Survey (GSS), we show that: (i … individualism ; (iii) individuals that experienced mineral discoveries during their early adulthood are more individualistic and …