Economics of Culture and Institutions.

• Position: Conferences - Brief article

An NBER Conference on the Economics of Culture and Institutions took place in Cambridge on April 13, 2013. NBER Research Associate Alberto Bisin of New York University and NBER Faculty Research Fellow Paola Giuliano of the University of California, Los Angeles, organized the meeting. These papers were discussed:

* Alberto Alesina, Harvard University and NBER; Johann Harnoss, University of Lille; and Hillel Rapoport, Bar-Ilan University, "Birthplace Diversity and Economic Prosperity" (NBER Working Paper No. 18699)

* Saumitra Jha, Stanford University, and Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, University of California, San Diego, "Does Contract Failure Foster Ethnic Assimilation? Evidence from Cochineal in Mexico"

* David Atkin, Yale University and NBER, "The Caloric Costs of Culture: Evidence from Indian Migrants"

* Shang-Jin Wei, Columbia University and NBER; Xiaobo Zhang, International Food Policy Research Institute; and Yin Liu, Tsinghua University, "Status...