Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such … states to inculcate sexual mores. Technology affects culture. …

In this paper, we analyze the determinants of the living arrangements of elderly parents and their children (whether … elderly parents live with their children, and if so, with which child) in Japan using micro data from a household survey. We … living with children other than the eldest son, even if the eldest son is not the eldest child. Moreover, we find that …

levels, time required for start-ups, corruption levels, literacy levels, etc.). In the short- and medium-term, culture …

. This is particularly true with reference to the role that culture and cultural diversities may have in shaping firms … culture as key driver of firms' propensity to adopt social innovative practices. …

studies that have examined the impact of national culture on accounting using these theoretical frameworks are presented. …

by culture and social norms by examining their saving and bequest behavior. To summarize our main findings, we find that … the Japanese are not a saving-loving people and that their saving behavior is not governed by culture and social norms …. Moreover, the bequest behavior of the Japanese suggests that they are less altruistic toward their children and less reliant on …

label 'culture', change individuals' preferences and behaviour in mainland China. From 1949 China experienced dramatic …

This paper examines evidence on the role of assimilation versus source country culture in influencing immigrant women … to distinguish the effect of culture from that of social capital. These results support a growing literature that … suggests that culture matters for economic behavior. At the same time, the results suggest considerable evidence of …