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Kin-based institutions and economic development

2022; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

10.2139/ssrn.4200629

1556-5068

Duman Bahrami‐Rad, Jonathan Beauchamp, Joseph Henrich, Jonathan Schulz,

Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Add Paper to My Library Share: Permalink Using these links will ensure access to this page indefinitely Copy URL Kin-based institutions and economic development 108 Pages Posted: 9 Sep 2022 See all articles by Duman Bahrami-RadDuman Bahrami-RadBowdoin CollegeJonathan BeauchampInterdisciplinary Center for Economic Science and Department of Economics, George Mason University.Joseph HenrichHarvard University; Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)Jonathan SchulzGeorge Mason University; University of Nottingham - Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics (CeDEx); George Mason University - Mercatus Center Date Written: August 25, 2022 Abstract Though many theories have been advanced to account for global differences in economic prosperity, little attention has been paid to the oldest and most fundamental of human institutions: kin-based institutions---the set of social norms governing descent, marriage, clan membership, post-marital residence and family organization. Here, focusing on an anthropologically well established dimension of kinship, we establish a robust and economically significant negative association between the tightness and breadth of kin-based institutions---their kinship intensity---and economic development. To measure kinship intensity and economic development, we deploy both quantified ethnographic observations on kinship and genotypic measures (which proxy endogamous marriage patterns) with data on satellite nighttime luminosity and regional GDP. Our results are robust to controlling for a suite of geographic and cultural variables and hold across countries, within countries at both the regional and ethnolinguistic levels, and within countries in a spatial regression discontinuity analysis. Considering potential mechanisms, we discuss evidence consistent with kinship intensity indirectly impacting economic development via its effects on the division of labor, cultural psychology, institutions, and innovation. Keywords: kin-based institutions, cousin marriage, inbreeding coefficient, cultural evolution, economic development JEL Classification: D01, J12, J16, N30, Z12, Z13 Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation Bahrami-Rad, Duman and Beauchamp, Jonathan and Henrich, Joseph and Schulz, Jonathan, Kin-based institutions and economic development (August 25, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4200629 Duman Bahrami-Rad Bowdoin College ( email ) MEUnited States HOME PAGE: http://https://www.duman-b-rad.com/ Jonathan Beauchamp (Contact Author) Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science and Department of Economics, George Mason University. ( email ) Arlington, VAUnited States HOME PAGE: http://https://jonathanpbeauchamp.com Joseph Henrich Harvard University ( email ) 1875 Cambridge StreetCambridge, MA 02138United States Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) 180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1400Toronto, OntarioCanada Jonathan Schulz George Mason University ( email ) Fairfax, VAUnited States University of Nottingham - Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics (CeDEx) ( email ) University ParkNottingham, NG7 2RDUnited Kingdom George Mason University - Mercatus Center ( email ) 3434 Washington Blvd., 4th FloorArlington, VA 22201United States Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN? Place Job Opening Paper statistics Downloads 933 Abstract Views 2,877 PlumX Metrics Related eJournals Economic Growth eJournal Follow Economic Growth eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 639 PAPERS 15,221 This Journal is curated by: William Easterly at New York University - Department of Economics Development Economics: Microeconomic Issues in Developing Economies eJournal Follow Development Economics: Microeconomic Issues in Developing Economies eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 635 PAPERS 13,821 Biology & Anthropology eJournal Follow Biology & Anthropology eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 324 PAPERS 2,630 Feedback Feedback to SSRN Feedback (required) Email (required) Submit If you need immediate assistance, call 877-SSRNHelp (877 777 6435) in the United States, or +1 212 448 2500 outside of the United States, 8:30AM to 6:00PM U.S. Eastern, Monday - Friday. Submit a Paper Section 508 Text Only Pages SSRN Quick Links SSRN Solutions Research Paper Series Conference Papers Partners in Publishing Jobs & Announcements Newsletter Sign Up SSRN Rankings Top Papers Top Authors Top Organizations About SSRN SSRN Objectives Network Directors Presidential Letter Announcements Contact us FAQs Copyright Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. To learn more, visit Cookie Settings. This page was processed by aws-apollo-5dc in 0.325 seconds