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The effect of protestantism on education before the industrialization: evidence from 1816 Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010
This paper uses recently discovered data on nearly 300 Prussian counties in 1816 to show that Protestantism led to more … Protestant economic history of Becker and Woessmann (2009), where Protestantism first led to better education, which in turn …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271781
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Luther and the girls: religious denomination and the female education gap in 19th century Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - 2008
exogenous variation in Protestantism due to a county's or town's distance to Wittenberg, the birthplace of the Reformation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317734
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From the Death of God to the Rise of Hitler
Becker, Sascha O.; Voth, Hans-Joachim - 2023
Can weakened religiosity lead to the rise of totalitarianism? The Nazi Party set itself up as a political religion, emphasizing redemption, sacrifice, rituals, and communal spirit. This had a major impact on its success: Where the Christian Church only had shallow roots, the Nazis received...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469562
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From the Death of God to the Rise of Hitler
Becker, Sascha O.; Voth, Hans-Joachim - 2023
Can weakened religiosity lead to the rise of totalitarianism? The Nazi Party set itself up as a political religion, emphasizing redemption, sacrifice, rituals, and communal spirit. This had a major impact on its success: Where the Christian Church only had shallow roots, the Nazis received...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469768
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Luther and the Girls: Religious Denomination and the Female Education Gap in 19th Century Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - CESifo - 2008
exogenous variation in Protestantism due to a county’s or town’s distance to Wittenberg, the birthplace of the Reformation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005766100
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The Effect of Protestantism on Education before the Industrialization: Evidence from 1816 Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - CESifo - 2010
This paper uses recently discovered data on nearly 300 Prussian counties in 1816 to show that Protestantism led to more … Protestant economic history of Becker and Woessmann (2009), where Protestantism first led to better education, which in turn …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533997
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Luther and the Girls: Religious Denomination and the Female Education Gap in 19th Century Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
exogenous variation in Protestantism due to a county's or town's distance to Wittenberg, the birthplace of the Reformation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566336
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Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History
Becker, Sascha O.; Wößmann, Ludger - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
crucial to economic prosperity. County-level data from late 19th-century Prussia reveal that Protestantism was indeed … the Reformation to use distance to Wittenberg as an instrument for Protestantism. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005187305
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Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History
Becker, Sascha O.; Wößmann, Ludger - 2007
crucial to economic prosperity. County-level data from late 19th-century Prussia reveal that Protestantism was indeed … the Reformation to use distance to Wittenberg as an instrument for Protestantism. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427495
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Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - CESifo - 2007
crucial to economic prosperity. County-level data from late 19thcentury Prussia reveal that Protestantism was indeed … the Reformation to use distance to Wittenberg as an instrument for Protestantism. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094299