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 …

directly measure religious organizations’ power to shape human decision making. We employ an objective measure of voters …’ commitment to their religious organization to determine whether they are more likely to vote in line with this organization’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 …