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Cultural roots of family ties

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  • Davis, Lewis S.
  • Williamson, Claudia R.

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We forward the hypothesis and empirically establish that variations in the strength of family ties are rooted in culture. In particular, we show that individualism is associated with looser family ties. We exploit the associations between contemporary individualism and historical climatic and disease environments to establish a causal relationship. At both the individual- and country-levels, we find strong support that individualism reduces family ties. The estimated effects are economically large and robust to a wide variety of potentially confounding variables.

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  • Davis, Lewis S. & Williamson, Claudia R., 2020. "Cultural roots of family ties," Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 16(6), pages 785-808, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jinsec:v:16:y:2020:i:6:p:785-808_3
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    1. Godlewski, Christophe J. & Nhung Le, Hong, 2024. "Family ties and firm performance empirical evidence from East Asia," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 94(C), pages 150-166.
    2. Davis, Lewis S. & Williamson, Claudia R., 2022. "Individualism and women's economic rights," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 198(C), pages 579-597.
    3. Matija Kovacic & Cristina Elisa Orso, 2024. "What women want. Gender-based norms and cognition in STEM occupational choices," Working Papers 2024: 08, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari", revised 2024.
    4. Claudia Williamson Kramer, 2023. "Individualism and racial tolerance," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 197(3), pages 347-370, December.

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