Advances in the Economics of Religion (International Economic Association Series)

This edited collection brings together expertise from around the globe to overview and debate key concepts and concerns in the economics of religion. While the economics of religion is a relatively new field of research in economics, economists have made and continue to make important contributions to the understanding of religion. There is much scope for economists to continue to make a significant contribution to debates about religion, including its implications for conflict, political economy, public goods, demography, education, finance, trade and economic growth.-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvii Introduction (Jean-Paul Carvalho, Sriya Iyer, Jared Rubin)....Pages 1-21 Front Matter ....Pages 23-23 Religious Clubs: The Strategic Role of Religious Identity (Jean-Paul Carvalho)....Pages 25-41 Spatial Models of Religious Market Competition: A Critical Assessment (Michael McBride)....Pages 43-59 When Average Is Irrelevant: Computational Modeling of Religious Groups (Michael D. Makowsky)....Pages 61-72 The Intelligent Design of Religious Beliefs (Gilat Levy)....Pages 73-88 Religion and Segregation (Ronny Razin)....Pages 89-101 Religious and Cultural Leaders (Anja Prummer)....Pages 103-117 Intermediated Social Preferences: Altruism in an Algorithmic Era (Daniel L. Chen)....Pages 119-138 Front Matter ....Pages 139-139 Religion and Demography (Sriya Iyer)....Pages 141-153 Economics and Church State Research: Past, Present, Future (Daniel Hungerman, Timothy Weninger)....Pages 155-168 Protestants and Catholics and Educational Investment in Guatemala (Rachel M. McCleary, Robert J. Barro)....Pages 169-195 The Religious Factor in Private Education in the United States (Danny Cohen-Zada, Moshe Justman)....Pages 197-213 How Luther’s Quest for Education Changed German Economic History: 9+5 Theses on the Effects of the Protestant Reformation (Sascha O. Becker, Ludger Woessmann)....Pages 215-227 Hindu-Muslim Violence in India: A Postscript from the Twenty-First Century (Anirban Mitra, Debraj Ray)....Pages 229-248 Religion and Conflict: A Quantitative Approach (José G. Montalvo, Marta Reynal-Querol)....Pages 249-263 Why Are Some Societies More Religious Than Others? (Jeanet Sinding Bentzen)....Pages 265-281 Socioeconomic Inequality Across Religious Groups: Self-Selection or Religion-Induced Human Capital Accumulation? The Case of Egypt (Mohamed Saleh)....Pages 283-294 Religion and the European Union (Benito Arruñada, Matthias Krapf)....Pages 295-308 Front Matter ....Pages 309-309 The Political and Economic Consequences of Religious Legitimacy (Jared Rubin)....Pages 311-320 Religious Legitimacy and the Joint Evolution of Culture and Institutions (Alberto Bisin, Avner Seror, Thierry Verdier)....Pages 321-332 Strategic Interactions Between Religion and Politics: The Case of Islam (Jean-Philippe Platteau)....Pages 333-345 State and Religion: An Economic Approach (Metin M. Coşgel, Thomas J. Miceli)....Pages 347-360 A Great Academic Re-awakening: The Return to a Political Economy of Religion (Anthony Gill)....Pages 361-376 The State, Toleration, and Religious Freedom (Noel Johnson, Mark Koyama)....Pages 377-403 Religiosity and Economic Performance: The Role of Personal Liberties (Laura Mayoral, Joan Esteban)....Pages 405-422 Causes and Consequences of Monotheism in the Supply of Religion (Murat Iyigun)....Pages 423-436 Religion, Political Power and Human Capital Formation: Evidence from Islamic History (Eric Chaney)....Pages 437-448 Islam, Trade, and Innovation (Alireza Naghavi)....Pages 449-460 Back Matter ....Pages 461-485 Jean-paul Carvalho, Sriya Iyer, Jared Rubin, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.