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Culture and Institutions. Alberto Alesina, September 1, 2014, Paper. "A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that culture…
Family Values and the Regulation of Labor. Alberto Alesina, May 27, 2014, Paper. "To be efficient, flexible labor markets require geographically mobile workers. Otherwise firms…
Ethnic Inequality. Alberto Alesina, April 2014, Paper. "This study explores the consequences and origins of between-ethnicity economic inequality across countries. First,…
Immigration, diversity, and economic prosperity. Alberto Alesina, August 22, 2013, Paper. "With aging populations in the rich nations and booming labour forces in poor nations,…
Ethnic Inequality. Alberto Alesina, July 2013, Paper. "This study explores the consequences and origins of between-ethnicity economic inequality both across and within countries.…
On the Origins of Gender Roles: Women and the Plough. Alberto Alesina, Nathan Nunn, May 2013, Paper. "The study examines the historical origins of existing cross-cultural…
Do Women Pay More For Credit? Evidence from Italy. Alberto Alesina, January 3, 2013, Paper. "By using a unique and large data set on loan contracts between banks and microfirms,…
Fairness and Redistribution: Reply. Alberto Alesina, 2013, Paper. "The key contribution of Alesina and Angeletos (2005)—henceforth, AA—is to show how fairness considerations open…
The Evolution of Ideology, Fairness and Redistribution. Alberto Alesina, December 2012, Paper. "Ideas about what is ‘fair’ influence preferences for redistribution. We…
Gender-Based Taxation and the Division of Family Chores. Alberto Alesina, September 2010, Paper. "Gender-Based Taxation (GBT) satisfies Ramsey’s rule of optimality…