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The economics of missionary expansion : evidence from Africa and implications for development
Jedwab, Remi; Meier zu Selhausen, Felix; Moradi, Alexander - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013179181
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The role of historical Christian missions in the location of World Bank aid in Africa
Alpino, Matteo; Hammersmark, Eivind Moe - Weltbankgruppe - 2020
allocation of present-day World Bank aid at the grid-cell level in Africa. The correlation is robust to an extensive set of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228758
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A confrontation of economic and theological approaches to "ending poverty" in Africa
Davis, E. Philip (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003466203
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State-church synergies in colonial empires: longitudinal evidence on missionary expansion in Africa
Becker, Bastian - 2021
Christian missions played an essential role for European colonial empires, often entering territories before European powers officially claimed control. While interactions between governmental and religious actors and their long-term consequences have been subject to earlier studies, little is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012631079
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Women on a mission : protestant legacies of gender equality in Africa?
Becker, Bastian; Meier zu Selhausen, Felix - 2023 - This version: April 26, 2023
equality in Africa. However, the mechanisms behind this benign legacy and the contribution of missionary women, who constituted … of missions in colonial Africa, including the gender composition of their staff. In combination with contemporary survey … persistence of Africa's earliest centers of female education. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014276957
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Christianity and infant health in India
Menon, Nidhiya; McQueeney, Kathleen - 2015
scientific underpinnings of disease, the advent of Christianity has long-term health implications for India's children today. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011295558
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012433961
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Jesus speaks Korean : christianity and literacy in colonial Korea
Becker, Sascha O.; Won, Cheongyeon - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012405580
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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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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