The aim of this research is to use a controlgroup population, the East European Jewish immigrants, present in two differentlocations, the United States and Britain, to test for the economic effects ofassimilating British and American cultural values. Census and marriage recordsand other...

Examines the impact of cultural factors on the supplyof entrepreneurs in the United States and United Kingdom (Great Britain)between 1880 and 1914. Seeks to determine if the alleged differences are due tocultural differences, which have often been cited as cause ofdivergencein the two economies...