Cultural evolution and economic growth: A theoretical hypothesis with some empirical evidence

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 765-784

  Marini, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cultural values; Economic development; Economic growth; Evolution; Preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144251766     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2004.09.044     Document Type: Article

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