This paper studies the transmission mechanism from family culture to economic institutions, by analyzing the impact of … time. -- culture ; institutions ; historical evidence …

embedded into newly born economic institutions. We argue that when the family is substituted in one of its economic role by … the new-born institution. To study this transmission mechanism from family culture (or organization) to economic … institutions, we concentrate on the impact of the family structure on the design of the most widely spread welfare state program in …

This paper studies the transmission mechanism from family culture to economic institutions, by analyzing the impact of …

-colonial autocratic institutions within ethnic groups and the emergence of autocratic institutions across countries. Diversity has … amplified the importance of institutions in mitigating the adverse effects of non-cohesiveness on productivity, while … contributing to the scope for domination, leading to the formation of institutions of the autocratic type. …

-colonial autocratic institutions within ethnic groups and the emergence of autocratic institutions across countries. Diversity has … amplified the importance of institutions in mitigating the adverse effects of non-cohesiveness on productivity, while … contributing to the scope for domination, leading to the formation of institutions of the autocratic type. …