This article calls for a greater integration of moral psychology and political economy. While these disciplines were …

prediction in an original data set of whether ethnic groups around the world traditionally prayed for rain. We find that prayer …

religions and costs of having one's religion deviate from the type viewed as ideal. The International Social Survey Programme … (ISSP) waves for 1991, 1998, 2008, and 2018 allow for calculations of country-wide conversion rates based on religion … analysis applies to 8 types of religion for 58 countries (125 total observations). The rate of conversion depends positively on …

The United States is among the most individualistic societies in the world. However, unlike Western European …

economics of virtue ethics. Character traits and personality are not considered immutable in either field. They are shaped by … content to virtue ethics and suggest what virtue ethics contributes to the study of economic models …