The interplay between religion and the economy has occupied social scientists for long. We construct a unique panel of … doubt on causal interpretations of the religion-economy nexus in Prussian secularization. …

institution embedded in the Voodoo religion and a recent secular institution in the form of fishing committees. Using household …

’s recommendations. We find that voting recommendations do indeed matter, implying that even in a secularized world, religion plays a …

I investigate empirically the role of religion and political institutions in policies against human trafficking, using … countries with Christian majorities implement stricter anti-trafficking policies than countries with Muslim majorities. The … differences between countries with Christian and Muslim majorities is pronounced in dictatorships but less so in democracies. The …

proxied by a country’s dominant religion – seems to be related to inequality. But in addition, in Judeo-Christian societies …, empirical literature has failed to uncover any such robust relationship. Here we take yet another look at this issue arguing … is reached through informal transfers, while in Judeo-Christian societies where family ties are weaker, desired outcome …