The Evolution of Culture and Institutions: Evidence From the Kuba Kingdom

Econometrica

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1065-1091

  Lowes, Sara ^a   Nunn, Nathan ^b   Robinson, James A ^c   Weigel, Jonathan L ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; institutions; state centralization; values

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025653222     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA14139     Document Type: Article

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