Religion in macroeconomics: a quantitative analysis of Weber’s thesis
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Keywords
Religion; Growth; Industrial revolution; O11; O41; Z12;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
- O41 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models
- Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
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