Linguistic traits and human capital formation

O Galor, Ö Özak, A Sarid - AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020 - aeaweb.org
This research establishes the influence of linguistic traits on human behavior. Exploiting
variations in the languages spoken by children of migrants with identical ancestral countries …

Culture's impact on entrepreneurship and interaction effect of economic development level: An 81 country study

M Çelikkol, H Kitapçi, G Döven - Journal of Business …, 2019 - journals.vilniustech.lt
This research has two aims. The first one is to determine how and to what extent the national
cultural characteristic of a country plays a role in her entrepreneurship success. The second …

Geographical origins and economic consequences of language structures

O Galor, Ö Özak, A Sarid - Available at SSRN 2820889, 2017 - papers.ssrn.com
This research explores the economic causes and consequences of language structures. It
advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that variations in pre-industrial …

Do migrants think differently? Evidence from Eastern European and post-Soviet states

R Berlinschi, A Harutyunyan - International Migration …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This research investigates migrant self-selection on values, beliefs, and attitudes using data
from Eastern European and former Soviet countries. We find that individuals who intend to …

Surname distance and technology diffusion: the case of the adoption of maize in late imperial China

Y Bai, JK Kung - Journal of Economic Growth, 2022 - Springer
Like genetic distance, surname distance provides a measure of potential differences in
population characteristics (eg, biological, cultural, and institutional). We construct a unique …

Entrepreneurship and culture: challenges and opportunities

MR Khan, R Panditharathna, MI Hossain… - … Entrepreneurialism as a …, 2022 - Springer
Despite the extensive research on the variability of entrepreneurial success across
countries, variations among nations have not been adequately clarified by conventional …

Geographical roots of the coevolution of cultural and linguistic traits

O Galor, Ö Özak, A Sarid - 2018 - nber.org
This research explores the geographical origins of the coevolution of cultural and linguistic
traits in the course of human history, relating the geographical roots of long-term orientation …

Does Confucian culture reduce corporate default risk? Evidence from China

S Wu, M Wan - Applied Economics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Confucianism is the cornerstone of traditional Chinese culture, and it has a significant impact
on corporate behaviour. This paper investigates the relationship between Confucian culture …

Follow the Leader: How Culture Gives Rise to a Behavioral Bias That Leads to Higher Greenhouse Gas Emissions

L Zhao, N Vafai, M Velazquez, A Amin - Journal of Risk and Financial …, 2024 - mdpi.com
This research investigates the influence of national culture, particularly power distance, on
firms' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Drawing on a large international dataset spanning …

Geographical origins of language structures

O Galor, Ö Özak, A Sarid - Available at SSRN 3097220, 2018 - papers.ssrn.com
This research explores the geographical origins of the coevolution of cultural and linguistic
traits in the course of human history, relating the geographical roots of long-term orientation …