Religion is the most paradox, intriguing and social active factor in the world history since the beginning of human … society and till the end of it, no matter how evolved or primitive its precepts ever were. For that reason Religion was always … influence over Society is been done by and through Religion. In this case, is Religion a threat for human evolution as seen by …

speed. In the 20th century, religion played a much lesser role in daily life and income and productivity grew at high and … unprecedented rates. The present paper develops a simple economic theory of identity choice that explains both stylized facts as … well as a period of secularization during which an increasing share of the population abandons religious identity for …

This paper integrates a simple theory of identity choice into a framework of endogenous economic growth to explain how … secularization can be both cause and consequence of economic development. A secular identity allows an individual to derive more … more affordable and increases the appeal of a secular identity for the next generation. An extension of the basic model …

approach obfuscates the importance of racial self-identity and clouds our ability to understand the relative importance of … outcomes. Our examination of identity heterogeneity among African Americans suggests racial wage disparity is most consistent …

speed. In the 20th century, religion played a much lesser role in daily life and income and productivity grew at high and … unprecedented rates. The present paper develops a simple economic theory of identity choice that explains both stylized facts as … well as a period of secularization during which an increasing share of the population abandons religious identity for …

In this note we take a first look at how the UK born identify across different dimensions (ethnicity, religion … make use of the new identity measures in the second wave of the UK longitudinal household survey, Understanding Society. We … stronger for those with stronger ethnic identity and both these are correlated with regional identities. …