arise from long-term processes influenced by geography, major historical events, culture, and, less commonly, religion. This … chapter reviews the available evidence to demonstrate that religion has a strong effect on formal (laws, judicial and … empirical challenges inherent in the study of religion and institutions, and proposes way to overcome them. It also suggests …

This paper examines the relationship between religion and home bias. We propose a simple theoretical framework that … suggests that countries interacting via their representative individuals might show a certain degree of religion …

, language, religion, level of education, industrial development and political system. Culture is a ambiguous construct and … understanding how culture relates to psychological phenomena is essential to analyze the determining dimensions such as the …

negatively correlated with growth-supporting formal institutions. -- culture ; economic development ; institutions ; property … rights ; religion …

This paper examines the relationship between religion and home bias. We propose a simple theoretical framework that … suggests that countries interacting via their representative individuals might show a certain degree of religion …

empirical estimation that employs data from 32 countries (included in the International Social Survey Program: Religion II … ; religion ; fertility ; secularization ; ISSP …

rejected at conventional levels of statistical significance (i.e., religion matters), but no robust relationship between …