All advanced economies have undergone secular revolutions in which religious belief and institutions have been subordinated to secular forms of authority. There are, however, numerous examples of failed secular transitions. To understand these failures, we present a religious club model with...

Gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against children (VAC) are two prevalent and highly interconnected global health challenges, yet data and research capacities to study these forms of violence and to generate evidence-based policies and programs remain limited. To address critical...

The religious club model is central to the economics of religion. To extend the scope of its application, we develop the first club model to combine (i) network externalities, (ii) discrimination against members, and (iii) competition among religious leaders. This leads to new insights into...

Drawing on cultural evolutionary theory, we identify two new factors in the formation of radical groups: (1) Prestige-biased cultural transmission and (2) Niche construction. These factors enable organizations to use dynamic radicalization strategies that activate and strengthen powerful forms...

I develop a duopoly model of competition between platforms, incorporating users with heterogeneous preferences over both the platforms' characteristics and the presence of other users. Hence platforms are concerned with both the number and composition of users. The model yields novel...

This paper investigates firms' decisions to reimburse consumers' switching costs in network industries. Prior literature finds that switching costs incentivize firms to harvest their locked-in consumers rather than price aggressively for market dominance, resulting in a lower market...