innovation during the second industrial revolution. Religious tolerance is measured through population's religious diversity …We argue that, for a given level of scientific knowledge, tolerance and diversity are conducive to technological … creativity and innovation. In particular, we show that variations in innovation within Prussia during the second industrial …

innovation during the second industrial revolution. Religious tolerance is measured through population's religious diversity …We argue that, for a given level of scientific knowledge, tolerance and diversity are conducive to technological … creativity and innovation. In particular, we show that variations in innovation within Prussia during the second industrial …

causal effect of human capital on income, net of the innovation channel. …

causal effect of human capital on income, net of the innovation channel …

waves of the World Values Survey (1980 to 2005). We thus relate eleven indicators of individual openness to innovation … individual level, examining the relationship between religiosity and a broad set of pro- or anti-innovation attitudes in all five … innovation. …

Innovation is often seen as carried out by highly educated labor in R&D intensive companies with strong ties to leading … centers of excellence in the scientific world. Seen from this angle innovation is a typical “first world” activity. There is …, however, another way to look at innovation that goes significantly beyond this high-tech picture. In this broader perspective …