This research explores the effects of culture on technological diffusion and economic development. It shows that … culture's direct effects on development and barrier effects to technological diffusion are, in general, observationally … culture, while lending credence to the idea that common ancestry generates persistence and plays a central role in economic …

study, and on the basis of a simplified spatial model, the optimal spatial structure and size of culture areas are …. The book also examines various aspects of intercultural economic influences, such as those of culture on international …