Overview
- Draws together leading commentators on the economics of religion from around the world
- Clearly organised around three major contemporary themes: religious networks; religious conflict and extremism; religion and political economy
- Based on the International Economic Association conference
Part of the book series: International Economic Association Series (IEA)
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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.
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Keywords
- Economics of Religion
- Religious Identity
- Religious Market Competition
- Religious Beliefs
- Religion and Segregation
- Religion and Demography
- Church State Research
- Protestant Reformation
- Religion and Conflict
- Socioeconomic Inequality
- Religion-Induced Human Capital Accumulation
- Religious Legitimacy
- State and Religion
- Political Economy of Religion
- Religious Freedom
- Religiosity and Economic Performance
- Monotheism
- religion and society
Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theoretical Advances in the Economics of Religion
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Front Matter
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Empirical Advances in the Economics of Religion
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
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).
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).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in the Economics of Religion
Editors: Jean-Paul Carvalho, Sriya Iyer, Jared Rubin
Series Title: International Economic Association Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98848-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-99336-2Published: 12 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-98847-4Published: 09 July 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-98848-1Published: 29 June 2019
Series ISSN: 2662-6330
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6349
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 485
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cultural Economics, Religion and Society, Development Economics, Economic Policy