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Denominational Schism: An Economic Perspective

Karacuka, Mehmet; Leroch, Martin - EconWPA - 2005

In this paper we present an economic model contributing to the explanation of religious schism, a topic mostly dealt with in the fields of sociology and psychology so far. The main idea is to see religious groups as networks. These networks may serve as a device for exchanging information about...

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Religion

Rossi, Maximo; Rossi, Ianina - EconWPA - 2005

The present paper is a first attempt to measure and explain, from an economic perspective, the religious behavior of uruguayans (women in this stage), and compare the results with those obtained for some Latin American and developed countries. In this first stage, the efforts were concentrated...

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DEMOCRACY, IDEOLOGY AND INCOME INEQUALITY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

Milanovic, Branko; Gradstein, Mark; Ying, Yvonne - EconWPA - 2003

/mixed Christian and societies without a dominant religion. In addition, we find a strong evidence that, controlling for the level of …

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The Invisible Hand Plays Dice: Eventualities in Religious Markets

Poutvaara, Panu; Wagener, Andreas - EconWPA - 2004

Religious participation is much more widespread in the United States than in Europe, while Europeans tend to view sects more suspiciously than Americans. We propose an explanation for these patterns without assuming differences in preferences or market fundamentals. Religious markets may have...

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Towards a new EU policy for the Mediterranean South? Culture, migration and the de-velopment of social indicators in a wider Europe. Conference Paper, The European Union Neighbourh...

TAUSCH, Arno - EconWPA - 2005

Africa, West Asia and Southeast-Asia become the real future sending countries, while the demographic structure of East …

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Application of Economic Concepts on Religious Behavior

Mangeloja, Esa - EconWPA - 2003

This survey gathers the current state of research activity on the emerging economic sub-area Economics of Religion. The …

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Implications of the Economics of Religion to the Empirical Economic Research

Mangeloja, Esa - EconWPA - 2003

This paper collects most recent developments in the emerging economic sub-area Economics of Religion. According to …. This survey analyzes the economic consequences of religion, the two-way interrelationship between religious and economic … in economic development. Changes in belief systems, which in many cases will be forms of religion, also can significantly …

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RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF OSUMENYI TOWN(NNEWI SOUTH LGA, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA}

NWAOBI, DR. GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2005

THIS PAPER ENUNERATES THE SEQUENTIAL HISTORIC ORIGIN OF OSUMENYI VILLAGE AND ITS CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND ECONOMIC PRACTICES. IN OTHERWORDS, THE PAPER WILL HELP TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE SOCIO-POLITICAL CHANGES AND ECONOMIC CHANGES THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN OSUMENYI'S HISTORY. THE PAPER RECOMMENDS THE...

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Slavery, Institutional Development, and Long-Run Growth in Africa, 1400--2000

Nunn, Nathan - EconWPA - 2004

Can Africa's current state of under-development be partially attributed to the large trade in slaves that occurred … Africa between 1400 and 1913. I find the number of slaves exported from a country to be an important determinant of economic …

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Trade liberalisation under the Doha Development Agenda Options and consequences for Africa

Achterbosch, Tom; Hammouda, Hakim Ben; Osakwe, Patrick; … - EconWPA - 2004

the WTO for Africa using a framework that explicitly incorporates issues of concern to the region, such as preference … on economic welfare and specialisation in Africa. In the static version of the GTAP model, the study finds that full … African region. Sub-Saharan Africa and, to a lesser extent, Southern Africa, are vulnerable to partial trade reforms as they …

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