Handbook of Culture and Economic Behavior
- 1st Edition, Volume 1 - September 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Nathan Nunn, Leonard Wantchekon, Benjamin Enke, Paola Giuliano
- Language: English
Handbook of Culture and Economic Behavior, Volume One, the latest release in this series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting c… Read more
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Description
Description
Handbook of Culture and Economic Behavior, Volume One, the latest release in this series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of interesting topics such as Understanding the Cultural Foundation of Psychology, Ethnographic Records, Folklore, and AI, On the Measurement of Social Heterogeneity, The Global Variation in Economic Preferences, The Nature of Culture, Do liberal institutions sustain the liberal culture they require? Endogenous social preferences and why they matter, Identity Economics and the Economics of Culture, Economic Models of Cultural Transmission, Models of Norms, Markets and Religious Institutions, and Parenting Styles.
Key features
Key features
- Presents the latest information on Culture and Economic Behavior research
- Offers outstanding and original reviews on a range of research topics
- Serves as an indispensable reference for researchers and students alike
Readership
Readership
Undergraduates, graduates, academics, and researchers
Table of contents
Table of contents
Part I: Measuring and Quantifying Cultural Heterogeneity
1. Understanding the Cultural Foundation of Psychology
Steven Heine
2. Ethnographic Records, Folklore, and AI
Stelios Michalopoulos
3. On the Measurement of Social Heterogeneity
Klaus Desmet, Romain Wacziarg and Ignacio Ortuño Ortín
4. The Global Variation in Economic Preferences
Anke Becker, Christina Borner, Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk, David Huffman and Uwe Sunde
Part II: Theories of Culture
5. The Nature of Culture
Robert T. Boyd and Rob Boyd
6. Do liberal institutions sustain the liberal culture they require? Endogenous social preferences and why they matter
Samuel Bowles and Katrin Schmelz
7. Identity Economics and the Economics of Culture
George Akerlof
8. BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
Arthur Robson
9. Economic Models of Cultural Transmission
Alberto Bisin and Thierry Verdier
10. Models of Norms, Markets and Religious Institutions
Jean-Paul Carvalho
11. Parenting Styles
Francesco Agostinelli
1. Understanding the Cultural Foundation of Psychology
Steven Heine
2. Ethnographic Records, Folklore, and AI
Stelios Michalopoulos
3. On the Measurement of Social Heterogeneity
Klaus Desmet, Romain Wacziarg and Ignacio Ortuño Ortín
4. The Global Variation in Economic Preferences
Anke Becker, Christina Borner, Thomas Dohmen, Armin Falk, David Huffman and Uwe Sunde
Part II: Theories of Culture
5. The Nature of Culture
Robert T. Boyd and Rob Boyd
6. Do liberal institutions sustain the liberal culture they require? Endogenous social preferences and why they matter
Samuel Bowles and Katrin Schmelz
7. Identity Economics and the Economics of Culture
George Akerlof
8. BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
Arthur Robson
9. Economic Models of Cultural Transmission
Alberto Bisin and Thierry Verdier
10. Models of Norms, Markets and Religious Institutions
Jean-Paul Carvalho
11. Parenting Styles
Francesco Agostinelli
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 1
- Published: September 1, 2026
- Language: English