“…More closely linked to our endeavour are a limited number of studies which analyse European regions and focus on cultural indicators such as social capital, trust, and obedience, among others (see, e.g., Akçomak & ter Weel, 2009;Beugelsdijk, de Groot, & von Schaik, 2004;Forte, Peiró-Palomino, & Tortosa-Ausina, 2015;Kaasa, Vadi, & Varblane, 2014;Schneider, Plümper, & Baumann, 2000;Tabellini, 2010). 4 These studies tend to find weaker effects of culture on economic growth than what was found by the cross-country literature.…”