Advances in the Economics of Religion

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.

Autorentext
Jean-Paul Carvalho is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Irvine, USA.
Sriya Iyer is Janeway Fellow in Economics and Affiliated Lecturer, University of Cambridge, UK; and Bibby Fellow and College Lecturer, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. She is the author of The Economics of Religion in India (Harvard University Press, 2018) and Demography and Religion in India (Oxford University Press, 2002).
Jared Rubin is Associate Professor of Economics at the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics in Chapman University, USA. He is author of Rulers, Religion, and Riches: Why the West Got Rich and the Middle East Did Not (Cambridge University Press, 2017).

Inhalt
1)IntroductionJean-Paul Carvalho, Sriya Iyer, and Jared Rubin

Part I: Theoretical Advances in the Economics of Religion
2)Religious Clubs: The Strategic Role of Religious IdentityJean-Paul Carvalho
3)Spatial Models of Religious Market Competition: A Critical AssessmentMichael McBride
4)When Average is Irrelevant: Computational Modeling of Religious GroupsMichael D. Makowsky
5)The Intelligent Design of Religious BeliefsGilat Levy
6)Religion and SegregationRonny Razin
7)Religious and Cultural LeadersAnja Prummer
8)Intermediated Social Preferences: Altruism in an Algorithmic EraDaniel L. Chen

Part II: Empirical Advances in the Economics of Religion
9)Religion and DemographySriya Iyer
10)Economics and Church State Research: Past, Present, FutureDan Hungerman and Timothy Weninger
11)Protestants and Catholics and Educational Investment in GuatemalaRachel M. McCleary and Robert J. Barro
12)The Religious Factor in Private Education in the United StatesDanny Cohen-Zada and Moshe Justman
13)How Luther's Quest for Education Changed German Economic History: 9+5 Theses on the Effects of the Protestant ReformationSascha O. Becker and Ludger Woessmann
14)Hindu-Muslim Violence in India: A Postscript From the 21st CenturyAnirban Mitra and Debraj Ray
15)Religion and Conflict: A Quantitative ApproachJosé G. Montalvo and Marta Reynal-Querol
16)Why are Some Societies More Religious than Others?Jeanet Sinding Bentzen
17)Socioeconomic Inequality across Religious Groups: Self-Selection or Religion-Induced Human Capital Accumulation? The Case of EgyptMohamed Saleh
18)Religion and the European UnionBenito Arruñada and Matthias Krapf

Part III: Advances in Religion and Political Economy
19)The Political and Economic Consequences of Religious LegitimacyJared Rubin
20)Religious Legitimacy and the Joint Evolution of Culture and InstitutionsAlberto Bisin, Avner Seror, and Thierry Verdier
21)Strategic Interactions between Religion and Politics: the Case of IslamJean-Philippe Platteau
22)State and Religion: An Economic ApproachMetin M. Cogel and Thomas J. Miceli
23)A Great Academic Re-Awakening: The Return to a Political Economy of ReligionAnthony Gill
24)The State, Toleration, and Religious FreedomNoel Johnson and Mark Koyama
25)Religiosity and Economic Performance: The Role of Personal LibertiesLaura Mayoral and Joan Esteban
26)Causes and Consequences of Monotheism in the Supply of ReligionMurat Iyigun
27)Religion, Political Power and Human Capital Formation: Evidence from Islamic HistoryEric Chaney
28)Islam, Trade, and InnovationAlireza Naghavi