culture, a hallmark of Chinese cultural history, on the prevalence of child labor in China. We find that clan culture … driven by boys rather than girls, which reflects the patrilineal nature of Chinese clan culture. Moreover, the impact is … greater on boys from households with lower socioeconomic status, and in rural areas. Clan culture acts as a supplement to …

When does culture persist and when does it change? We examine a determinant that has been put forth in the anthropology … beneficial in stable environments where the culture that has evolved up to the previous generation is more likely to be relevant …

" (Croson and Gneezy, 2009). According to the second one, the institutional culture and the role women have in society are key … western country with a matrilineal culture, introducing – at the same time - social influence in the design. We find more …

Culture as reflected in social and religious norms may be pivotal to social organization in a decentralised economy … collectivist cultures to argue that collectivist culture may promote rules to indulge in family, social and religious values at the … promoting collectivist culture. Results using 1997 and 2007 Indonesian Family Life Survey community-level panel data highlight …

innovation in an individualist culture. This cultural effect may offset the negative effects of bad institutions on growth … individualism on growth through innovation. Using genetic data as instruments for culture we provide strong evidence of a causal … collectivism, in line with recent advances in biology and neuro-science. The effect of culture on long-run growth remains very …

This paper reviews the literature on culture and economics, focusing primarily on the epidemiological approach. The … effect of culture from the original economic and institutional environment. This approach has been used to study a variety of …

norms and in particular on the 'religious taste for children'. The theoretical framework describes the setting and the …

This paper explores the role of culture in determining divorce decisions by examining country of origin differences in … evidence of the effect of culture. Our results are robust to controlling for several home country variables including average …-ethnics. Supplemental analyses indicate that divorce culture has a stronger impact on the divorce decisions of females than of males …