Clas Weber
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Pro-environmental behaviour and subjective well-being: Culture has a role to play
Astghik Mavisakalyan, Swati Sharma, Clas Weber
This paper explores the relationship between pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) and subjective well-being (SBW) through the lens of cultural values. Using data from a global sample of individuals from the World Value Surveys, we show that there is a strong positive... Read article
Publication1 March 2024Journal Articles
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Gendered language and gendered violence
Lewis Davis, Astghik Mavisakalyan, Clas Weber
This study establishes the influence of sex-based grammatical gender on gendered violence. We demonstrate a statistically significant relationship between gendered language and the incidence of intimate partner violence in a cross-section of countries. Motivated by this evidence, we conduct an... Read article
Publication18 July 2022Working Papers
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Heaven can wait: future tense and religiosity
Astghik Mavisakalyan, Yashar Tarverdi, Clas Weber
This paper identifies a new source of differences in religiosity: the type of future tense marking in language. We argue that the rewards and punishments that incentivise religious behaviour are more effective for speakers of languages without inflectional future tense.... Read article
Publication6 May 2021Journal Articles
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Paradise Postponed: Future Tense and Religiosity
Astghik Mavisakalyan, Yashar Tarverdi, Clas Weber
This paper identifies a new source of differences in religiosity: the presence of future tense marking in language. We argue that the rewards and punishments that incentivise religious behaviour are less effective for speakers of languages that contain future tense... Read article
Publication25 March 2020Working Papers
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Talking in the Present, Caring for the Future: Language and Environment
Astghik Mavisakalyan, Yashar Tarverdi, Clas Weber
This paper identifies a new source that explains environmental behaviour: the presence of future tense marking in language. We predict that languages that grammatically mark the future affect speakers’ intertemporal preferences and thereby reduce their willingness to address environmental problems.... Read article
Publication1 December 2018Journal Articles
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Linguistic Structures and Economic Outcomes
Astghik Mavisakalyan, Clas Weber
Linguistic structures have recently started to attract attention from economists as determinants of economic phenomena. This paper provides the first comprehensive review of this nascent literature and its achievements so far. First, we explore the complex connections between language, culture,... Read article
Publication24 October 2017Journal Articles
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