Despite many approaches of neoclassical and endogenous growth theory, economists still face problems in explaining the reasons for income differences between countries. Institutional economics and the deep determinants of growth literature try to depart from pure economic facts to examine...

This research focuses on the determinants of declining democracy values in the world using recently available data. By doing so, factors that are expected to be correlated with declining democratic values are illuminated and discussed based on formulated hypotheses. This paper utilises...

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-driven international altruism that in turn affects trade. We test...

Religious and cultural practices have major implications for a Country's economic performance. However, it is not clear if the institutionalization of these social norms within a country's legal system causes material economic effects. In this study I show this to be the case. By employing the...

This paper reviews recent economics literature on culture, with an emphasis on its relation to the field of long-run growth and development. It examines the key issues debated in the new cultural economics: causal effects of culture on economic outcomes, the origins and social costs of culture,...

During these times, the resilience of humankind is put to the test by the ravages of COVID-19. Besides the virus, endemic corruption becomes pandemic since some individuals seek unethical gains and peril others' lives, engaging in corrupt, fraudulent behaviors. The East European countries have...

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-driven international altruism that in turn affects trade. We test...

Despite the many approaches of neoclassical and endogenous growth theory, economists still face problems explaining the reasons for income differences between countries. Institutional economics and the deep determinants of growth literature try to depart from pure economic facts to examine...

Islamist nationalist project the AKP has embarked upon has found its resonance in foreign policy which espoused a proactive, interventionist policy in ex-Ottoman territories and Turkish diaspora communities. The most striking and significant change in AKP’s conception of nationalism is the...

During the COVID-19 outbreak, most religious places in the world are closed down for months together. Many religious leaders and communities of faith have canceled their services and other gatherings for quite some time. In many nations, such gatherings are already prohibited or discouraged....