A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that culture matters for a … variety of economic outcomes. This paper focuses on one specific aspect of the relevance of culture: its relationship to … between culture and institutions …

This paper investigates how Confucianism affects individual decision making in Taiwan and in China. We found that … loving, less loss averse, and more impatient after being primed with Confucianism, whereas Taiwanese subjects became … significantly less present-based and were inclined to be more trustworthy after being primed by Confucianism. Combining the evidence …

on two social norms associated with Confucianism: the unequal gender division of childcare within a household and the …

We examine the impact of culture on the work behavior of second-generation immigrant women in Canada. We contribute to … the current literature by analyzing the role of intermarriage in intergenerational transmission of culture and its … country of ancestry as cultural proxies, we find that culture matters for the female labor supply. Cultural proxies are …

We discuss the two-way link between culture and economic growth. We present a model of endogenous technical change … Revolution. We also discuss empirical studies documenting the importance of culture and preference heterogeneity for economic …

identity, is constructed from information on the following elements: language, culture, societal interaction, history of …

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 …