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 … Islam and Islamic institutions played in political-economy outcomes and in the "long divergence" between the Middle East and …

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 … Islam and Islamic institutions played in political-economy outcomes and in the "long divergence" between the Middle East and …

The global economy is currently expanding at a moderate pace, albeit with considerable differences in momentum across … countries. The economy in the United States is still growing at robust rates, whereas the euro area is in a phase of stagnation … inflation rates are not expected to fall sustainably close to the target levels again until 2025. Risks for the global economy …