, there has been little study of the determinants of economic freedom. We investigate whether religion affects economic … freedom. Our empirical estimates, which include religiosity, political institutions, and other explanatory variables, confirm …

This chapter examines the role of religion in economic development, both historically and today. Religion’s influence … varies globally, with high religiosity in countries like Pakistan and low rates in China. Despite declines in some Western … countries, religion remains influential worldwide, with projected growth in Muslim populations due to higher fertility rates …

religiosity and gender-egalitarian attitudes. To do so, we use Gallup World Poll data on individual opinions and beliefs … emigrate to OECD, high-income countries exhibit significantly lower levels of religiosity than the rest of the population. They …

This paper uses a historical setting to study when religion can be a barrier to the diffusion of knowledge and economic … secondary sources, I exploit preexisting variation in the intensity of Catholicism (i.e., religiosity) among French districts … and cantons. I show that, despite a stable spatial distribution of religiosity over time, more religious locations had …

We study whether compulsory religious education in schools affects students’ religiosity as adults. We exploit the …. Using three different datasets, we find that abolishing compulsory religious education significantly reduced religiosity of …

Can religiosity sway a society's propensity for violence against outgroups? We first introduce two state …-year-level religiosity measures for several pre-Enlightenment European states with the frequencies of (i) religious language in book …

income. The effects are unlikely due to increased secularization, because the program does not reduce measures of religiosity …

-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 growth through all four elements because it shapes individual preferences …, societal norms, and institutions. Religion affects physical capital accumulation by influencing thrift and financial …

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. …