题 目：Can Cultural Norms Reduce Conflicts: Confucianism and Peasant Rebellions in Qing China
报告人：马驰骋博士 山东大学泰岳经济研究中心
主持人：赖普清博士
地点：玉泉校区外经贸楼418室
时间：11月22日（星期五）下午 2：00--4：00
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附报告摘要：
Can Cultural Norms Reduce Conflicts? Confucianism and Peasant Rebellions in Qing China
James Kai-sing Kung Chicheng Ma
ABSTRACT: Based on a panel dataset spanning 260 years (1651-1910) uniquely constructed on 107 counties of a northern Chinese province strongly steeped in the traditions of both Confucianism and peasant rebellions, we find that, while economic shocks as measured by crop failure trigger peasant rebellions, their effect is significantly smaller in counties characterized by stronger Confucian norms—as proxied by Confucian temples, schools, and folk customs. Our results are robust to the inclusion of a wide gamut of variables correlated with both Confucianism and peasant rebellions; these include state capacity, economic prosperity, social mobility, other cultural norms, and Western influence.
Keywords: Cultural norms, Confucianism, Economic shocks, Conflicts, Peasant Rebellions