%0 Report %A Alesina, Alberto %A Giuliano, Paola %T Culture and Institutions %D 2015 %8 2015 Aug %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 9246 %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9246 %X A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that culture matters for a variety of economic outcomes. This paper focuses on one specific aspect of the relevance of culture: its relationship to institutions. We review work with a theoretical, empirical, and historical bent to assess the presence of a two-way causal effect between culture and institutions. %K institutions %K culture