Due to conventional gender norms, women are more likely to be in charge of childcare than men. From an employer …, for part-time jobs, married women with older kids, who likely finished their childbearing cycle and have more projectable … childcare chores than women with very young kids, are at a significant advantage vis-avis other groups of women. At the same …

, religious concentration, and gender composition. Tests that discriminate between the two mechanisms based on historical church …

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 … monotheistic character of the Abrahamic religions facilitated a close historical interconnection of religion with political power …

This paper 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 … monotheistic character of the Abrahamic religions facilitated a close historical interconnection of religion with political power …

, villages, and manors in 1871 Prussia. We study religion, literacy, fertility, and group segregation by location type (town …

, villages, and manors in 1871 Prussia. We study religion, literacy, fertility, and group segregation by location type (town …