The interplay between religion and the economy has occupied social scientists for long. We construct a unique panel of … income and Protestant church attendance for six waves of up to 175 Prussian counties spanning 1886-1911. The data reveal a … marked decline in church attendance coinciding with increasing income. The cross-section also shows a negative association …

, religious concentration, and gender composition. Tests that discriminate between the two mechanisms based on historical church …

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

In Switzerland, two key church institutions – the Conference of Swiss Bishops (CSB) and the Federation of Protestant …’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 … influence of religion on the overall 3P Anti-trafficking Policy Index is driven by protection and prevention policies. As … empirical findings regarding the association between religion, political institutions, and human development. …

proxied by a country’s dominant religion – seems to be related to inequality. But in addition, in Judeo-Christian societies …