Bénabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
We analyze the joint dynamics of religious beliefs, scientific progress and coalitional politics along both religious … and economic lines. History offers many examples of the recurring tensions between science and organized religion, but as … but sometimes erode religious beliefs; (ii) a government, endogenously in power, that can allow such innovations to spread …