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Religion in macroeconomics: a quantitative analysis of Weber’s thesis

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  • Tiago Cavalcanti

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  • Stephen Parente

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  • Rui Zhao

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  • Tiago Cavalcanti & Stephen Parente & Rui Zhao, 2007. "Religion in macroeconomics: a quantitative analysis of Weber’s thesis," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 32(1), pages 105-123, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:32:y:2007:i:1:p:105-123
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-006-0181-8
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    Keywords

    Religion; Growth; Industrial revolution; O11; O41; Z12;

    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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