democracies around the world was influenced by conversionary Protestantism. While Woodberry's historical analysis is exhaustive …

Institutions, defined as "the rules of the game in society", drive economic growth and prosperity. Institutions often … arise from long-term processes influenced by geography, major historical events, culture, and, less commonly, religion. This … chapter reviews the available evidence to demonstrate that religion has a strong effect on formal (laws, judicial and …

less likely to adopt a mandatory vaccination policy. One unit of the Corruption Perception Index (scaled from 0 to 10) is … that is lower by 10 pp. In addition, Google Trends data show that public interest in corruption is correlated with interest … in vaccination. The insight from our analysis is that corruption affects not only the supply but also the demand for …

This paper studies the effect of religion on the economic progress of Black Americans after Reconstruction. Southern …

covering more than 100 countries around the world. Consistent with the happiness results, we also find that relative to … Catholics, Protestants and non-believers, those of Eastern Orthodox religion have less social capital and prefer old ideas and … involvement in the economy. Compared to non-believers and Orthodox adherents, Catholics and Protestants are less likely to agree …

Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … that minimizes corruption and is sensitive to the present and future needs of society. To do this it must understand what … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the …

While under communism the identity-providing religion was suppressed, religiosity is strong today even among the youth … relates to risky behaviors like smoking, drinking, and drugs among the young. This study shows that not religion as such or … found strongly for both males and females, those females doubting or reflecting religion show a somewhat smaller risky …