“…In this respect, this special issue devotes particular attention to the role of cultural aspects relative to economic and institutional outcomes (Mickiewicz and Kaasa, 2021;Moellman and Tarabar, 2021), individuals and social attitudes towards rent-seeking behaviours, corruption, tax evasion, and institutional trust, among others (Amini et al, 2021;Andriani et al, 2021;Kaasa and Andriani, 2021), and to the interplay between specific cultural traits and the evolution of institutional frameworks such as family systems and state formation (Benati and Guerriero, 2021;Gutmann and Voigt, 2021). Part of the special issue has also been devoted to commemorating Geert Hofstede, pioneer in the study of culture and institutional aspects (Sent and Kroese, 2021) as well as the review of Joel Mokyr's book 'A Culture of Growth' (Hodgson, 2021) and subsequent response of Joel Mokyr to this book review (Mokyr, 2021).…”