Alesina, AlbertoGiuliano, Paola2016-07-272015Alesina, Alberto, and Paola Giuliano. 2015. “Culture and Institutions.” Journal of Economic Literature 53 (4) (December): 898–944. doi:10.1257/jel.53.4.898.0022-0515http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:27759053A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that culture matters for a variety of economic outcomes. This paper focuses on one specific aspect of the relevance of culture: its relationship to institutions. We review work with a theoretical, empirical, and historical bent to assess the presence of a two-way causal effect between culture and institutions.en-USJournal Article2016-07-2710.1257/jel.53.4.898