Purpose

The purpose of the paper is to examine how much difference in income can be explained by familial culture that persists in different societies.

Design/methodology/approach

We employ a two-step methodology to evaluate the impact of familial culture on income across countries. In the first step, we construct the macro measures of familial culture from micro survey data. In the second step, the growth model is estimated.

Findings

First-step micro regression results show that family is more important to female, richer, highly educated, unemployed and married individuals. Male, poorer, less educated and unemployed individuals are more likely to respect and love parents unconditionally. The same group is also more likely to think that parents must do the best for their kids. Finally, the macro results show that the strength of national familial ties explains significant differences in income across countries.

Research limitations/implications

We show that countries with weak family ties are richer than those with strong family ties. These results are useful for policymakers who design public policies that accommodate the type of familial culture that persists in their society.

Originality/value

We construct the macro measures of familial culture from the micro survey data. The paper adds to the literature on the effect of culture on income at the macro level.

中文翻译：

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各国的文化和收入：来自家庭关系的证据

目的

本文的目的是研究在不同社会中持续存在的家庭文化可以解释多少收入差异。

设计/方法/方法

我们采用两步法来评估家庭文化对各国收入的影响。第一步，我们从微观调查数据构建家庭文化的宏观测量。第二步，估计增长模型。

发现

第一步微回归结果表明，家庭对女性、富裕、受过高等教育、失业和已婚人士更为重要。男性、较贫穷、受教育程度较低和失业的人更有可能无条件地尊重和爱父母。同一组人也更有可能认为父母必须为孩子做到最好。最后，宏观结果表明，国家家庭关系的强度解释了各国收入的显着差异。

研究限制/影响

我们表明，家庭关系较弱的国家比家庭关系强的国家更富有。这些结果对于设计公共政策以适应社会中持续存在的家庭文化类型的政策制定者很有用。

原创性/价值

我们从微观调查数据构建了家庭文化的宏观测量。本文补充了有关文化对宏观收入影响的文献。