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International Determinants of Religiosity

Barro, Robert - 2003

Two important theories of religiosity are the secularization hypothesis and the religion-market model. According to the … depends on the presence of a state religion, regulation of the religion market, suppression of organized religion under … religion tends to increase religiosity, probably because of the subsidies that flow to organized religion. However, in …

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Religion and Political Economy in an International Panel

Barro, Robert J. - 2002

economic performance and political institutions. We study these two directions of causation in a broad cross-country panel that … attendance and religious beliefs are positively related to education (thereby conflicting with theories in which religion … and lower fertility. We investigate the effects of official state religions, government regulation of the religion market …

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On the Importance of African Traditional Religion for Economic Behavior

Butinda, Lewis Dunia; Lameke, Aimable Amani; Nunn, Nathan; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Within the field of economics, despite being widespread, African traditional religions tend to be perceived as unimportant and ignored when studying economic decision-making. This study tests whether this presumption is correct. Using daily data on business decisions and performance of beer...

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Zero-Sum Thinking, the Evolution of Effort-Suppressing Beliefs, and Economic Development

Carvalho, Jean-Paul; Bergeron, Augustin; Henrich, Joseph; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

We study the evolution of belief systems that suppress productive effort. These include concerns about the envy of others, beliefs in the importance of luck for success, disdain for competitive effort, and traditional beliefs in witchcraft. We show that such demotivating beliefs can evolve when...

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Forced Displacement, the Perpetuation of Autocratic Leaders, and Development in Origin Countries

Cabra-Ruiz, Nicolas; Rozo, Sandra V.; Sviatschi, Maria - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

How does forced displacement shape development in origin countries? We examine the case of Venezuela, where over seven million people have been forcibly displaced. Our study compares municipalities with different proportions of foreign-born populations before and after the international oil...

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Rebel Governance and Development : The Persistent Effects of Guerrillas in El Salvador

Bandiera, Antonella; Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Jimenez, Juan … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

displaced state authorities and promoted the creation of self-governing institutions that embodied local values and openly … state. Our results suggest that community institutions in guerrilla-controlled areas led to enduring land fragmentation and … disengagement with the government. We argue that when non-state actors develop alternative governance institutions, they can lead to …

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The Economics of Women's Rights

Tertilt, Michele; Doepke, Matthias; Montenbruck, Laura; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Two centuries ago, in most countries around the world, women were unable to vote, had no say over their own children or property, and could not obtain a divorce. Women have gradually gained rights in many areas of life, and this legal expansion has been closely intertwined with economic...

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State of the Art : Economic Development Through the Lens of Paintings

Gorin, Clément; Heblich, Stephan; Zylberberg, Yanos - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

This paper analyzes 630,000 paintings from 1400 onward to uncover how visual art reflects its socioeconomic context. We develop a learning algorithm to predict nine basic emotions conveyed in each painting and isolate a context effect--the emotional signal shared across artworks created in the...

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Culture, Policy, and Economic Development

Bau, Natalie; Lowes, Sara; Montero, Eduardo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

Culture shapes how policies are made and how people react to them. This chapter explores how culture and development policy affect each other. First, we provide evidence that cultural mismatch -- specifically a mismatch between project manager background and the location of project...

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Crisis Bargaining with Collective Decision Making

Kim, Jeongbin; Palfrey, Thomas R.; Zeidel, Jeffrey - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2025

Crisis bargaining games are widely used to analyze bilateral conflicts, featuring strategic bluffing akin to poker. Players risk substantial losses from overplaying their hand but can secure significant gains if their opponent concedes. Since decisions in crises typically emerge from collective...

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