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A Chinese renaissance in an unremittingly integrating global economy
Das, Dilip K. - In: CESifo Forum 9 (2008) 1, pp. 39-46
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Institutions and Economic Performance - To Grow or Not to Grow: Why Institutions Must Make a Difference
Gylfason, Thorvaldur - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 2, pp. 3-9
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Forbidden Fruits: The Political Economy of Science, Religion, and Growth
Bénabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
and economic lines. History offers many examples of the recurring tensions between science and organized religion, but as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262883
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Is God in the Details? A Reexamination of the Role of Religion in Economic Growth
Durlauf, Steven N.; Kourtellos, Andros; Tan, Chih Ming - Department of Economics, Tufts University - 2006
that their analysis cannot be taken to provide useable evidence on how religion might affect aggregate outcomes. …
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From Worship to Worldly Pleasures: Secularization and Long-Run Economic Growth
Strulik, Holger - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2012
speed. In the 20th century, religion played a much lesser role in daily life and income and productivity grew at high and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010551887
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Is God in the Details? A Reexamination of the Role of Religion in Economic Growth
Durlauf, Steven N.; Kourtellos, Andros; Tan, Chih Ming - University of Cyprus Department of Economics - 2010
Barro and McCleary (2003) is a key research contribution in the new literature exploring the macroeconomic effects of religious beliefs. This paper represents an effort to evaluate the strength of their claims. We evaluate their results in terms of replicability and robustness. Overall, their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727705
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Post-Political Transitions in Arab Spring Countries: The Challenges
Trabelsi, Mohamed - In: Transition Studies Review 20 (2013) 2, pp. 253-263
characteristic of these countries. Indeed, religion may be considered as a relevant variable in these transitions and consequently it … phase where religion may gather unexpected results. Copyright CEEUN 2013 …
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How Robust Are the Linkages Between Religiosity and Economic Growth
Durlauf, Steven N.; Kourtellos, Andros; Tan, Chih Ming - Department of Economics, Tufts University - 2005
Do variations in the degree of religiosity across countries translate into predictable differences in cross-country growth experiences? We apply a model averaging procedure to investigate the empirical robustness of linkages between religiosity and growth when other fundamental growth...
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People's Opium? Religion and Economic Attitudes
Guiso, Luigi; Sapienza, Paola; Zingales, Luigi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
Since Max Weber, there has been an active debate on the impact of religion on people’s economic attitudes. Much of the … institutional factors. We use the World Values Surveys to identify the relationship between intensity of religious beliefs and …, differentiating on whether a religion is dominant in a country. We find that on average, religious beliefs are associated with ‘good …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123509
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Why is the number of catholic priests diminishing in Portugal?. Analysis of the period 1960-2002
Mourao, P. R. - In: Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies 6 (2006) 2
This work aims at testing a large range of hypotheses that focus on the evidence of the diminishing number of catholic priests. The data are from the Portuguese reality observed between 1960 and 2002. These hypotheses are related to the recent socio-economic evolution verified in Portugal. As...
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