Culture, institutions, and light output of the sun

• Main Authors: Aqil Luqman Nurhakim, Tay, Emerlyn Huiwen
• Other Authors: James Ang
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69780
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We study whether the variation in the intensity of ultraviolet radiation (UVR), which has been shown to be the root of a number of diseases, can explain the substantial differences in institutional quality across the globe. Evidence suggests that UVR has a negative and significant effect on institut...