Sunlight and culture

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization Vol/Iss. Issue 188 Elsevier Published In Pages: 757-782
By Fredriksson, Per G. , Mohanty, Aatishya

Hypothesis

Greater UV-R exposure will be negatively correlated with individualism sub-nationally.

Note

Individualism was measured from the World Values Survey and tested using 7 different individualistic agents (creative, success, non-traditional, control, parents, compete and human).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Ordinary least square regressionSupportedp< .01b= -.065UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
IndividualismDependentSocial Personality, Ethics
UV-R exposureIndependentClimate