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From the death of god to the rise of Hitler
Becker, Sascha O.; Voth, Hans-Joachim - 2023
Church only had shallow roots, the Nazis received higher electoral support and saw more party entry. "Shallow Christianity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014414204
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Wars and markets : how bond values reflect World War II
Frey, Bruno S.; Kucher, Marcel - 1999
Historical events are reflected in asset prices. In this paper, we analyse government bond prices of Germany and Austria traded on the Swiss bourse during WWII. Some war events that are generally considered crucial are clearly reflected in government bond prices. This holds, in particular, for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781716
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Jesus speaks Korean : christianity and literacy in colonial Korea
Becker, Sascha O.; Won, Cheongyeon - 2021
In the mid 19th century, pre-colonial Korea under the Joseon dynasty was increasingly isolated and lagging behind in its economic development. Joseon Korea was forced to sign unequal treaties with foreign powers as a result of which Christian missionaries entered the country and contributed to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012415933
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Religion in economic history : a survey
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2020
This paper surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - and on the period up to WWII. Works on Judaism address Jewish occupational specialization …, human capital, emancipation, and the causes and consequences of Jewish persecution. One set of papers on Christianity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012229328
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Reformation and reallocation : religious and secular economic activity in early modern Germany
Cantoni, Davide; Dittmar, Jeremiah; Yuchtman, Noam - 2016
that contributed to Europe's secularization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568805
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Culture, institutions & the long divergence
Bisin, Alberto; Rubin, Jared; Seror, Avner; Verdier, Thierry - 2021
Recent theories of the Long Divergence between Middle Eastern and Western European economies focus on Middle Eastern (over-)reliance on religious legitimacy, use of slave soldiers, and persistence of restrictive proscriptions of religious (Islamic) law. These theories take as exogenous the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012433961
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Religion and growth
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023
We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function-physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology-together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014383297
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Future European alliance : Europe as a flexible democracy
Frey, Bruno S.; Steuernagel, Armin; Friedrich, Jonas - 2018
A reasonable future for Europe can only be achieved if two essential elements are fulfilled: Firstly, newly established …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011919540
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Learning from the past : trends in executive compensation over the twentieth century
Frydman, Carola (contributor) - 2008
In recent years, a large academic debate has tried to explain the rapid rise in CEO pay experienced over the past three decades. In this article, I review the main proposed theories, which span views of compensation as the result of a competitive labor market for executives to theories based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003790763
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The trend of BMI values by centiles of US adults, birth cohorts 1882 - 1986
Komlos, John; Brabec, Marek - 2010
Trends in BMI values are estimated by centiles of the US adult population by birth cohorts 1886-1986 stratified by ethnicity. The highest centile increased by some 18 to 22 units in the course of the century while the lowest ones increased by merely 1 to 3 units. Hence, the BMI distribution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003994174