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Are Japanese households financially healthy, and if so, why? A Group of Seven (G7) comparison
Horioka, Charles Yuji - 2012
In this paper, I conduct an international comparison of the financial health of households using data on household wealth and indebtedness for the Group of Seven (G7) countries and show that, even though household borrowings in Japan were the highest among the G7 countries, at least until 2000,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332271
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Religious belief and entrepreneurship among Dutch protestants
Rietvield, Cornelius A.; Burg, Elco van - In: International journal of entrepreneurship and small business 23 (2014) 3, pp. 279-295
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010477636
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Christianity and infant health in India
Menon, Nidhiya; McQueeney, Kathleen - 2015
This paper studies child health in India focusing on differences in anthropometric outcomes between the three main religions – Hindus, Muslims and Christians. The results indicate that Christian infants have higher height-for-age z-scores as compared to infants of other religious identities,...
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Culture, institutions & the Long Divergence
Bisin, Alberto; Rubin, Jared; Seror, Avner; Verdier, Thierry - 2021 - This draft: January 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012651514
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Jesus speaks Korean : christianity and literacy in colonial Korea
Becker, Sascha O.; Won, Cheongyeon - 2021
In the mid 19th century, pre-colonial Korea under the Joseon dynasty was increasingly isolated and lagging behind in its economic development. Joseon Korea was forced to sign unequal treaties with foreign powers as a result of which Christian missionaries entered the country and contributed to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012415933
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Religion in economic history: a survey
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2020
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239065
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Religion in economic history : a survey
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2020
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012229328
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Development of personal wellbeing index : the validation of spirituality-religion satisfaction as a life domain
Lai, Lufanna C. H.; Cummins, Robert A.; Lau, Anna L. D. - In: International journal of happiness and development 4 (2018) 2, pp. 93-112
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Culture, institutions & the long divergence
Bisin, Alberto; Rubin, Jared; Seror, Avner; Verdier, Thierry - 2021
Recent theories of the Long Divergence between Middle Eastern and Western European economies focus on Middle Eastern (over-)reliance on religious legitimacy, use of slave soldiers, and persistence of restrictive proscriptions of religious (Islamic) law. These theories take as exogenous the...
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God's stewards : a global overview of Christian-influenced mutual fund providers
Diener, Joel; Habisch, André - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 12, pp. 1-24
Despite a large amount of assets under management and a strong influence on the sustainable investment movement, very little is known about what ethical investing looks like from a Christian perspective. We therefore analyzed the ethical investment policies of a unique dataset of...
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