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Monotheism (from a Sociopolitical and Economic Perspective)

Iyigun, Murat - 2007

The Axial Age, which lasted between 800 B. C. E. and 200 B. C. E., covers an era in which the spiritual foundations of humanity were laid simultaneously and independently in various geographic areas, and all three major monotheisms of Judaism, Christianity and Islam were born between 1200 B. C....

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Religion in Economic History : A Survey

Becker, Sascha O. - 2020

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 … played in political-economy outcomes and in the "long divergence" between the Middle East and Western Europe. Finally, cross …

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Not the Opium of the People : Income and Secularization in a Panel of Prussian Counties

Becker, Sascha O. - 2013

The interplay between religion and the economy has occupied social scientists for long. We construct a unique panel of … doubt on causal interpretations of the religion-economy nexus in Prussian secularization …

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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development : In and Out of Africa

Bertocchi, Graziella - 2011

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader research agenda which accounts not only for basic economic and demographic factors, but also for the role of history and institutional development. After reporting results from...

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Genetic Diversity and the Origins of Cultural Fragmentation

Ashraf, Quamrul H. - 2013

Despite the importance attributed to the effects of diversity on the stability and prosperity of nations, the origins of the uneven distribution of ethnic and cultural fragmentation across countries have been underexplored. Building on the role of deeply-rooted biogeographical forces in...

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An Anatomy of Racial and Ethnic Trends in Male Earnings

Winters, John V. - 2012

Progress in narrowing black-white earnings differences has been far from continuous, with some of the apparent progress resulting from labor force withdrawal among lower-skilled African Americans. This paper builds on prior research and documents racial and ethnic differences in male earnings...

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iPEHD : The Ifo Prussian Economic History Database

Becker, Sascha O. - 2012

as education, religion, fertility, and many others for Prussian economic development in the 19th century. The service of …

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The Impact of City Contracting Set-Asides on Black Self-Employment and Employment

Chatterji, Aaron - 2013

In the 1980s, many U.S. cities initiated programs reserving a proportion of government contracts for minority-owned businesses. The staggered introduction of these set-aside programs is used to estimate their impacts on the self-employment and employment rates of African-American men. Black...

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Distributional Consequences of Capital Accumulation, Globalisation and Financialisation in the US

Karanassou, Marika - 2013

In this paper we examine the dynamic contributions of capital accumulation, globalisation, and financialisation to the functional-personal income distribution nexus. We analyse the labour share under the prism of monopoly and frictional growth, and disclose the dramatic upward trend in...

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Why Did the Netherlands Develop so Early? The Legacy of the Brethren of the Common Life

Akcomak, Semih - 2013

This research provides an explanation for high literacy, economic growth and societal developments in the Netherlands in the period before the Dutch Republic. We establish a link between the Brethren of the Common Life (BCL), a religious community founded by Geert Groote in the city of Deventer...

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