scientific underpinnings of disease, the advent of Christianity has long-term health implications for India's children today. …

Can weakened religiosity lead to the rise of totalitarianism? The Nazi Party set itself up as a political religion … Church only had shallow roots, the Nazis received higher electoral support and saw more party entry. "Shallow Christianity …

This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … 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 …

- 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 …

; Africa ; Asia …

but positive in Africa. We suggest that amongst reasons why African women behave differently are that the conventional … non-employment. In Africa, there is a decline in paid employment which overwhelms the rise in self-employment and this is … ; dynamics ; Africa ; Asia ; Latin America …

. -- Civil conflicts ; refugees ; children ; human capital ; health ; Africa …

Primary school enrolment rates are very low in francophone Africa. In order to enhance education supply, many countries …