The Eurozone fiscal crisis has created pressure for institutional harmonization, but skeptics argue that cultural predispositions can prevent convergence in behavior. Our paper derives a robust cultural classification of European countries and utilizes unique data on natives and immigrants....

Europe and the European Union are close in values, in culture and in attitudes. Yet the EU has made little attempt to jointly reinforce the emotional attachment to Europe. Member States stress their differences in national identity through education and language. When the EU made the borderlines...

The Eurozone fiscal crisis has created pressure for institutional harmonization, but skeptics argue that cultural predispositions can prevent convergence in behavior. Our paper derives a robust cultural classification of European countries and utilizes unique data on natives and immigrants....

Der Brexit ist nur das spektakuläre Synonym für Desintegrationsprozesse in der EU. Lässt man das Schrille der Kampagne beiseite, ergibt sich der Blick auf eine politische Kultur und Mentalität, die die nationalen Institutionen wie Parlament und Gerichte gegenüber den supranationalen...