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Bénabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

In earlier work (Bénabou, Ticchi and Vindigni 2013) we uncovered a robust negative association between religiosity and patents per capita, holding across countries as well as US states, with and without controls. In this paper we turn to the individual level, examining the relationship between...

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Like Mother Like Son? Experimental Evidence on the Transmission of Values from Parents to Children

Cipriani, Marco; Giuliano, Paola; Jeanne, Olivier - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper studies whether prosocial values are transmitted from parents to their children. We do so through an economic experiment, in which a group of Hispanic and African American families play a standard public goods game. The experimental data presents us with a surprising result. We find...

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Culture: Persistence and Evolution

Giavazzi, Francesco; Petkov, Ivan; Schiantarelli, Fabio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

persistence than previously thought. Finally, we show that persistence is “culture specific" in the sense that the country from …

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On the origins of gender roles: women and the plough

Alesina, Alberto F; Giuliano, Paola; Nunn, Nathan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

This paper seeks to better understand the historical origins of current differences in norms and beliefs about the appropriate role of women in society. We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural practices influenced the historical gender division of labor and the evolution and...

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The Dynamics of the Racial Test Score Gap During the School Years in Britain

Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We investigate the racial gap in test scores between white and non-white students in Britain both in levels and differences across the school years. We find that there is a substantial racial gap in test scores, especially between ages 7 and 11, and a less severe one between ages 11 and 16. It...

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Doux Commerces: Does Market Competition Cause Trust?

Francois, Patrick; van Ypersele, Tanguy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

culture. It also appears that it is not due to selection (i.e., trustworthy or trusting individuals selecting into competitive …

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The Clan and the City: Sustaining Cooperation in China and Europe

Greif, Avner; Tabellini, Guido - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Over the last millennium, the clan and the city have been the locus of cooperation in China and Europe respectively. This paper examines - analytically, historically, and empirically - the cultural, social, and institutional co-evolution that led to this bifurcation. We highlight that groups...

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Culture, Institutions and Democratization

Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Roland, Gérard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

We construct a model of revolution and transition to democracy under an individualistic and a collectivist culture. The … culture are more likely to end up adopting democracy faster than countries with a collectivist culture. Our instrumental … variable estimation suggests a strong and robust effect of individualistic culture on average polity scores and length of …

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Product-Based Cultural Change: Is the Village Global?

Maystre, Nicolas; Olivier, Jacques; Thoenig, Mathias; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

This paper makes three contributions to the growing literature on culture and economics. Using answers to the World … cultural distance; (iii) trade openness has a lock-in effect on culture. Third, we test the model using an instrumental …

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When the State Mirrors the Family: The Design of Pension Systems

Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

We study how the prevailing internal organization of the family affected the initial design of pension systems. Our theoretical framework predicts that, in society with weak family ties, pensions systems were introduced to act as a safety net, while in societies with strong ties they replicate...

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