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 …

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 …

estimate an econometric model to study if religion also insures against aggregate shocks to happiness, such as reforms and … various changes in political, economic, and social life. The model accounts for the endogeneity of religion and analyzes the … effects of religion on life satisfaction, and perceptions of the current economic and political situation in transition …

In this paper, we investigate how attachment to religion is connected to conservative gender role beliefs and to what …-progressive political regimes and ideology can weaken this chain of effects, by eroding either the way religion shapes gender roles or the … religion is in both groups associated with more traditional gender roles; however, the link is significantly weaker for the …

In this paper, we investigate how attachment to religion is connected to conservative gender role beliefs and to what …-progressive political regimes and ideology can weaken this chain of effects, by eroding either the way religion shapes gender roles or the … religion is in both groups associated with more traditional gender roles; however, the link is significantly weaker for the …

This paper focuses on the effects of reforms and religion on happiness in transition economies. Previous literature … marital separation. I estimate an econometric model to study if religion also insures against aggregate shocks to happiness … religion and analyzes the effects of religion on life satisfaction, and perceptions of the current economic and political …