Culture in Development

B-Tier
Journal: World Bank Economic Review
Year: 2015
Volume: 29
Issue: suppl_1
Pages: S238-S246

Authors (3)

Shankha Chakraborty (University of Oregon) Jon C. Thompson (not in RePEc) Etienne B. Yehoue (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.673 = (α=2.02 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

An anti-capitalist cultural bias, through directed within-family human capital transmission, adversely affects the supply of entrepreneurial talent and risk-taking. This limits economic progress if aggregate productivity is low. When productivity is high, economic incentives can overcome cultural inertia. Though the income level depends on culture, the growth rate in this case does not.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:wbecrv:v:29:y:2015:i:suppl_1:p:s238-s246
Journal Field
Development
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25