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 …, we argue that these findings do not necessarily mean that culture and social norms do not matter. …

This paper examines the relationship between culture and redistribution, focusing on the individualism …-collectivism dimension of culture. Perhaps surprisingly, countries with more individualistic cultures have significantly greater income …

This paper reviews recent economics literature on culture, with an emphasis on its relation to the field of long …-run growth and development. It examines the key issues debated in the new cultural economics: causal effects of culture on … economic outcomes, the origins and social costs of culture, as well as cultural transmission, persistence, and change. Some of …

cultural background relative to individual heterogeneity and group-level differences in cooperation. We find that culture has a …