operation of formal and informal institutions. It also serves a less obvious function, a reassuring quality more closely related … to issues linked with trust, social capital, and cultural identification. While research on the role of language as a … English-speaking data for cities in the Golden Horseshoe area in Southern Ontario during the period 1991 to 2001. The results …

institutional and cultural factors. Our findings are that a culture characterized by individualism/self-determination is in favor of … OSS. Also, social capital in terms of interpersonal trust has a positive impact on the number of OSS developers as well as … has similarities to technical science and scientific culture, is a a public good game with the contributions are a means …

institutional and cultural factors. Our findings are that a culture characterized by individualism/self-determination, abundance of … social capital interpreted as interpersonal trust, an optimistic view of scientific progress, a low degree of regulation as …

Does culture have a causal effect on economic development? The data on European regions suggest that it does. Culture … is measured by indicators of individual values and beliefs, such as trust and respect for others, and confidence in … individual self-determination. To isolate the exogenous variation in culture, I rely on two historical variables used as …