Essays on the economic impact of religiosity and family ties

• Main Author: Ji, Yaling
• Other Authors: James Ang
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women; DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103515; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47385
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis seeks an understanding of how cultural factors may affect economic behavior and drive aggregate outcomes. It comprises 3 self-contained essays that explore the link between the strength of social institutions and economic issues, with the purpose of providing insights from an empirical a...