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The Rise of the Religious Right : Evidence from the Moral Majority and the Jimmy Carter Presidency

Buccione, Giulia; Knight, Brian G. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We investigate the rise of the religious right in the context of the Moral Majority and Jimmy Carter, the first Evangelical President. During Carter's Presidency, the Moral Majority, an Evangelical group headed by televangelist Jerry Falwell, turned against the incumbent Carter, a Democrat, and...

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Randomizing Religion : The Impact of Protestant Evangelism on Economic Outcomes

Bryan, Gharad T. - 2018

To test the causal impact of religiosity, we conducted a randomized evaluation of an evangelical Protestant Christian values and theology education program that consisted of 15 weekly half-hour sessions. We analyze outcomes for 6,276 ultra-poor Filipino households six months after the program...

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Compulsory Schooling Laws and Formation of Beliefs : Education, Religion and Superstition

Mocan, Naci - 2014

We exploit information on compulsory schooling reforms in 11 European countries, implemented mostly in the 1960s and 70s, to identify the impact of education on religious adherence and religious practices. Using micro data from the European Social Survey, conducted in various years between 2002...

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Praying for Rain

Espín-Sánchez, José-Antonio; Gil-Guirado, Salvador; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

We study the climate as a determinant of religious belief. People believe in the divine when religious authorities (the "church") can credibly intervene in nature on their behalf. We present a model in which nature sets the pattern of rainfall over time and the church chooses when optimally to...

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The Great Transition : Kuznets Facts for Family-Economists

Greenwood, Jeremy; Guner, Nezih; Marto, Ricardo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

The 20th century beheld a dramatic transformation of the family. Some Kuznets style facts regarding structural change in the family are presented. Over the course of the 20th century in the United States fertility declined, educational attainment waxed, housework fell, leisure increased, jobs...

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The Great Migration of Black Americans from the US South : A Guide and Interpretation

Collins, William J. - 2020

The Great Migration from the US South is a prominent theme in economic history research not only because it was a prime example of large scale internal migration, but also because it had far-reaching ramifications for American economic, social, and political change. This essay offers a concise...

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Do People Shape Cities, or Do Cities Shape People? The Co-evolution of Physical, Social, and Economic Change in Five Major U.S. Cities

Naik, Nikhil - 2015

Urban change involves transformations in the physical appearance and the social composition of neighborhoods. Yet, the relationship between the physical and social components of urban change is not well understood due to the lack of comprehensive measures of neighborhood appearance. Here, we...

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Cohabitation and the Uneven Retreat from Marriage in the U.S., 1950-2010

Lundberg, Shelly - 2013

Cohabitation became an acceptable living arrangement for all groups, but cohabitation serves different functions among different groups. The poor and less educated are much more likely to rear children in cohabitating relationships. The college educated typically cohabit before marriage, but...

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The role of innovation and entrepreneurship in economic growth

Andrews, Michael Jeffrey (ed.); Chatterji, Aaron (ed.); … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

"Innovation and entrepreneurship are ubiquitous today, both as fields of study and as starting points for conversations … a nuanced understanding of where innovation and entrepreneurship occur and where they matter. Answering these questions … allows for strategic public investment and the infrastructure for economic growth.The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship …

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Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Innovation in the U.S. High-Tech Sector

Brown, J. David - 2019

We estimate differences in innovation behavior between foreign versus U.S.-born entrepreneurs in high-tech industries. Our data come from the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, a random sample of firms with detailed information on owner characteristics and innovation activities. We find uniformly...

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