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Monotheism (from a Sociopolitical and Economic Perspective)
Iyigun, Murat - 2007
sociopolitical institutions because they (a) involve a strong degree of increasing returns to scale and the natural monopoly powers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012775813
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Lessons from the Ottoman Harem (on Ethnicity, Religion and War)
Iyigun, Murat - 2021
, covering the era between 1453 C. E. and 1699 C. E. In this paper, I exploit the empire's unique culture and institutions to … examine the roles of ethnicity and religion in conflict and war. Based on one theory, the Ottoman conquests were driven by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325107
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Cultures, clashes and peace
Fletcher, Erin; Iyigun, Murat - 2009
ecclesiastical conflicts shows that religous fractionalization likely has negative effects on economic growth. -- Conflict ; religion … ; institutions ; economic development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003831220
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Ottoman conquests and European ecclesiastical pluralism
Iyigun, Murat (contributor) - 2006
military conquests in Europe significantly reduced intra-European feuds. -- cooperation ; conflict ; religion ; institutions …This paper emphasizes that the evolution of religious institutions in Europe was influenced by the expansionary threat …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003278952
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Cultures, Clashes and Peace
Fletcher, Erin - 2009
Ethnic and religious fractionalization have important effects on economic growth and development, but their role in internal violent conflicts has been found to be negligible and statistically insignificant. These findings have been invoked in refutation of the Huntington hypothesis, according...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012763931
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Ottoman Conquests and European Ecclesiastical Pluralism
Iyigun, Murat - 2021
This paper emphasizes that the evolution of religious institutions in Europe was influenced by the expansionary threat …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318049
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The long-term impact of religion on social capital : lessons from post-war Czechoslovakia
Mikula, Stepan; Reggiani, Tommaso; Sabatini, Fabio - 2023
We exploit a historical experiment that occurred in Czechoslovakia after World War Two to study the drivers of social capital accumulation in an extremely unfavorable environment. Between 1945 and 1948, the Sudetenland became the scene of ethnic cleansing, with the expulsion of nearly three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014248714
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Culture, institutions & the long divergence
Bisin, Alberto; Rubin, Jared; Seror, Avner; Verdier, Thierry - 2021
(Islamic) law. These theories take as exogenous the cultural values that complement the prevailing institutions. As a result … institutional environment. In this paper, we address these issues by modeling the joint evolution of institutions and culture. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012433961
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Family structure and the education gender gap : evidence from Italian provinces
Bertocchi, Graziella; Bozzano, Monica - 2013
We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in historical perspective with a focus on the influence of family structure. We capture the latter with two indicators: residential habits (nuclear vs. complex families) and inheritance rules (partition vs. primogeniture)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010199691
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Family structure and the education gender gap : evidence from Italian provinces
Bertocchi, Graziella; Bozzano, Monica - 2014
We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in historical perspective with a focus on the influence of family structure. We capture the latter with two indicators: residential habits (nuclear vs. complex families) and inheritance rules (partition vs. primogeniture)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010387949