culture from other confounds, however, is often a daunting, sometimes intractable challenge for the working empiricist. To … of the border. Our results show multiple discontinuities and thus indicate a potential role of culture to shape …

; language ; culture ; internal migration ; gravity ; Germany …

We show that culture and diversity strongly influence welfare systems around the globe. To disentangle culture from …

This paper explores intergenerational transmission of culture and the consequences of a plausible assumption: that … people care not only for their children's culture but also for how their grand-children are raised. This departs from the …

finding as evidence for the effect of culture on trade. -- language ; culture ; trade costs ; gravity …Language is a strong and robust determinant of international trade patterns: Countries sharing a common language trade … that this trade-promoting effect of language is likely to reflect cultural ties, rather than lower costs of communication …

including strong social norms. These patterns suggest that various seemingly unrelated aspects of culture are all functional and …

The impact of culture on non-kin cooperation has been singled out as critical for economic activity. However, causal … evidence of culture's influence on cooperation remains scant. In this paper we provide such evidence, focusing on two key … components of culture: preferences and beliefs. Adopting the view that culture is one aspect of an individual's multi …