the impact of the religions Judaism, Islam and Christianity, where we are able to differentiate between individuals who …

causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms—Judaism …, Christianity, and Islam—and on the period up to WWII. Works on Judaism address Jewish occupational specialization, human capital …

In the context of interwar Poland, we find that Jews tended to be more literate than non-Jews, but show that this … finding is driven by a composition effect. In particular, most Jews lived in cities and most non-Jews lived in rural areas …

both the identity and perceived quality of their mentors (seniors). A preference for homophily results in the persistence …

This paper examines how beliefs and preferences drive identity-conforming consumption or investments. We introduce a … theory that explains how identity distorts individuals' beliefs about potential outcomes and imposes psychic costs on … benefiting from identity-incongruent sources. We substantiate our theoretical foundation through two lab-infield experiments on …