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Publications

by alumni of

Københavns Universitet → Økonomisk Institut → Centre for Macroeconomics and the Historical Record (MEHR)

University of Copenhagen → Department of Economics

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Working papers

2025

  1. Sascha O. Becker & Jeanet Sinding Bentzen & Chun Chee Kok, 2025, "Gender and Religion: A Survey," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12256.

2024

  1. Bentzen, Jeanet & Boberg-Fazlic, Nina & Sharp, Paul & Skovsgaard, Christian & Vedel, Christian, 2024, "Assimilate for God: The Impact of Religious Divisions on Danish American Communities," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 18898, Mar.

2023

  1. Bentzen, Jeanet & Boberg-Fazlic, Nina & Sharp, Paul & Volmar Skovsgaard, Christian & Vedel, Christian, 2023, "Holy Cows and Spilt Milk: The Impact of Religious Conflict on Firm-Level Productivity," CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), number 696.
  2. Bentzen, Jeanet & Force, Eric, 2023, "Did seismic activity lead to the rise of religions?," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 17878, Feb.
  3. Pablo Selaya & Neda Trifkovic & Vincent Leyaro, 2023, "Gender altruism and attitudes towards violence against women," DERG working paper series, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Development Economics Research Group (DERG), number 23-19, Jan.

2022

  1. Andersen, Lars Harhoff & Bentzen, Jeanet, 2022, "In the Name of God! Religiosity and the Transition to Modern Growth," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 16938, Jan.
  2. Eduardo Hidalgo & Erik Hornung & Pablo Selaya, 2022, "NAFTA and Drug-Related Violence in Mexico," ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany, number 196, Sep.

2020

  1. Bentzen, Jeanet & Sperling, Lena, 2020, "God Politics," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 14380, Feb.
  2. Bentzen, Jeanet & Gokmen, Gunes, 2020, "The Power of Religion," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 14706, May.
  3. Bentzen, Jeanet, 2020, "In Crisis, We Pray: Religiosity and the COVID-19 Pandemic," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 14824, May.

2018

  1. Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Kaarsen, Nicolai & Olsson, Ola & Selaya, Pablo, 2018, "Roman Roads to Prosperity: Persistence and Non-Persistence of Public Goods Provision," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, number 12745, Feb.

2017

  1. Vincent Leyaro & Pablo Selaya & Neda Trifković, 2017, "Fishermen's wives: On the cultural origins of violence against women," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number wp-2017-205.

2016

  1. Andersen, Thomas Barnebeck & Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Skovsgaard, Christian Volmar & Selaya, Pablo, 2016, "Historical Migration Flows and Global Health Differences," DaCHE discussion papers, University of Southern Denmark, Dache - Danish Centre for Health Economics, number 2016:1, Feb.

2015

  1. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen, 2015, "Acts of God? Religiosity and Natural Disasters Across Subnational World Districts," Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics, number 15-06, Apr.
  2. Pablo Selaya & Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Anne Sofie B. Knudsen, 2015, "The Bounty of the Sea and Long-Run Development," Development Research Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Development Studies, number 10/2015, Sep.

2014

  1. Jeanet Bentzen & Jacob Gerner Hariri & James A. Robinson, 2014, "The Indigenous Roots of Representative Democracy," Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics, number 14-30, Dec.

2013

  1. Andersen, Thomas Barnebeck & Bentzen, Jeanet & Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Sharp, Paul, 2013, "Pre-Reformation Roots of the Protestant Ethic," CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), number 137.
  2. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen, 2013, "Origins of Religiousness: The Role of Natural Disasters," Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics, number 13-02, Feb.
  3. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen & Nicolai Kaarsen & Asger Moll Wingender, 2013, "The Timing of Industrialization across Countries," Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics, number 13-17, Nov.
  4. Barthel, Fabian & Neumayer, Eric & Nunnenkamp, Peter & Selaya, Pablo, 2013, "Competition for export markets and the allocation of foreign aid: The role of spatial dependence among donor countries," Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, number 1875.

2012

  1. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen & Nicolai Kaarsen & Asger Moll Wingender, 2012, "Irrigation and Autocracy," Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics, number 12-06, Jul.

2011

  1. Andersen, Thomas Barnebeck & Bentzen, Jeanet & Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Selaya, Pablo, 2011, "Lightning, IT diffusion and economic growth across US states," Discussion Papers on Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Department of Economics, number 2/2011, Feb.
  2. Thomas Barnebeck Andersen & Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Pablo Selaya, 2011, "Eye Disease and Development," Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics, number 11-22, Aug.

2010

  1. Thomas Barnebeck Andersen & Jeanet Bentzen & Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Paul Sharp, 2010, "Religious Orders and Growth through Cultural Change in Pre-Industrial England," DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade, number c015_036, Sep.

2009

  1. Selaya, Pablo & Thiele, Rainer, 2009, "The impact of aid on bureaucratic quality: does the mode of delivery matter?," Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, number 1494.

2008

  1. Thomas Barnebeck Andersen & Jeanet Bentzen & Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Pablo Selaya, 2008, "On the Impact of Digital Technologies on Corruption: Evidence from U.S. States and Across Countries," Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics, number 08-11, Apr.
  2. Pablo Selaya & Eva R. Sunesen, 2008, "Does Foreign Aid Increase Foreign Direct Investment?," Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics, number 08-04, Feb.
  3. Selaya, Pablo & Thiele, Rainer, 2008, "Aid and sectoral labour productivity," Kiel Working Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, number 1468.

2007

  1. Abbott, Philip & Bentzen, Jeanet & Tarp, Finn, 2007, "Vietnam’s Accession to the WTO: Lessons from Past Trade Agreements," Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project, number 331644.
  2. Abbott, Philip & Bentzen, Jeanet & Huong, Thi Lan & Tarp, Finn, 2007, "A Critical Review of Studies on the Social and Economic Impacts of Vietnam’s International Economic Integration," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 29789, Mar.

2005

  1. Pablo Selaya, 2005, "To aid or not to aid: Foreign aid and productivity in cross-country regressions," Development Research Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Development Studies, number 03/2005, Nov.

Journal articles

2026

  1. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen & Alessandro Pizzigolotto & Lena Lindbjerg Sperling, 2026, "Divine Policy: The Impact of Religion in Government," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, volume 18, issue 1, pages 195-247, January, DOI: 10.1257/app.20240018.
  2. Bentzen, Jeanet Sinding & Boberg-Fazlic, Nina & Sharp, Paul & Skovsgaard, Christian Volmar & Vedel, Christian, 2026, "Holy cows and spilled milk: The impact of religious missions on firm-level productivity," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 179, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103651.
  3. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen & Anne Sofie Beck Knudsen & Lena Lindbjerg Sperling & Ara Norenzayan, 2026, "Cultural diversity of religion across 117 countries," Nature Communications, Nature, volume 17, issue 1, pages 1-9, December, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-67671-y.
  4. Hidalgo, Eduardo & Hornung, Erik & Selaya, Pablo, 2026, "NAFTA and drug-related violence in Mexico," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, volume 181, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103719.

2023

  1. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen & Gunes Gokmen, 2023, "The power of religion," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, volume 28, issue 1, pages 45-78, March, DOI: 10.1007/s10887-022-09214-4.

2022

  1. Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Kaarsen, Nicolai & Olsson, Ola & Selaya, Pablo, 2022, "Roman roads to prosperity: Persistence and non-persistence of public infrastructure," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, volume 50, issue 4, pages 896-916, DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2022.05.003.

2021

  1. Bentzen, Jeanet Sinding, 2021, "In crisis, we pray: Religiosity and the COVID-19 pandemic," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, volume 192, issue C, pages 541-583, DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2021.10.014.
  2. Thomas Barnebeck Andersen & Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Christian Volmer Skovsgaard & Pablo Selaya, 2021, "Historical migration and contemporary health," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, volume 73, issue 3, pages 955-981.

2020

  1. Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Anne Sofie B. Knudsen & Pablo Selaya, 2020, "The bounty of the sea and long-run development," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, volume 25, issue 3, pages 259-295, September, DOI: 10.1007/s10887-020-09181-8.

2019

  1. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen & Jacob Gerner Hariri & James A Robinson, 2019, "Power and Persistence: The Indigenous Roots of Representative Democracy," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, volume 129, issue 618, pages 678-714.
  2. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen, 2019, "Acts of God? Religiosity and Natural Disasters Across Subnational World Districts," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, volume 129, issue 622, pages 2295-2321.

2017

  1. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen & Nicolai Kaarsen & Asger Moll Wingender, 2017, "Irrigation and Autocracy," Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association, volume 15, issue 1, pages 1-53.
  2. Thomas Barnebeck Andersen & Jeanet Bentzen & Carl‐Johan Dalgaard & Paul Sharp, 2017, "Pre‐reformation Roots of the Protestant Ethic," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, volume 127, issue 604, pages 1756-1793, September.

2016

  1. Thomas Barnebeck Andersen & Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Pablo Selaya, 2016, "Climate and the Emergence of Global Income Differences," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, volume 83, issue 4, pages 1334-1363.

2014

  1. Barthel, Fabian & Neumayer, Eric & Nunnenkamp, Peter & Selaya, Pablo, 2014, "Competition for Export Markets and the Allocation of Foreign Aid: The Role of Spatial Dependence among Donor Countries," World Development, Elsevier, volume 64, issue C, pages 350-365, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.06.009.

2012

  1. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen, 2012, "How Bad is Corruption? Cross‐country Evidence of the Impact of Corruption on Economic Prosperity," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, volume 16, issue 1, pages 167-184, February, DOI: j.1467-9361.2011.00653.x.
  2. Thomas Barnebeck Andersen & Jeanet Bentzen & Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Pablo Selaya, 2012, "Lightning, IT Diffusion, and Economic Growth Across U.S. States," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, volume 94, issue 4, pages 903-924, November.
  3. Selaya, Pablo & Sunesen, Eva Rytter, 2012, "Does Foreign Aid Increase Foreign Direct Investment?," World Development, Elsevier, volume 40, issue 11, pages 2155-2176, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.06.001.
  4. Pablo Selaya & Rainer Thiele, 2012, "The Impact Of Aid On Bureaucratic Quality: Does The Mode Of Delivery Matter?," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 24, issue 3, pages 379-386, April.

2010

  1. Bruce Byiers & John Rand & Finn Tarp & Jeanet Bentzen, 2010, "Credit demand in Mozambican manufacturing," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 22, issue 1, pages 37-55, DOI: 10.1002/jid.1558.
  2. Pablo Selaya & Rainer Thiele, 2010, "Aid and Sectoral Growth: Evidence from Panel Data," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 46, issue 10, pages 1749-1766, DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2010.492856.

2009

  1. Abbott, Philip & Bentzen, Jeanet & Tarp, Finn, 2009, "Trade and Development: Lessons from Vietnam's Past Trade Agreements," World Development, Elsevier, volume 37, issue 2, pages 341-353, February.

Chapters

2023

  1. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen & Eric R. Force, 2023, "Did Seismic Activity Lead to the Rise of Religions?," World Scientific Book Chapters, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., chapter 2, in: Robert M Sauer, "THE ECONOMICS OF RELIGION".

2019

  1. Jeanet Sinding Bentzen, 2019, "Why Are Some Societies More Religious Than Others?," International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan, chapter 0, in: Jean-Paul Carvalho & Sriya Iyer & Jared Rubin, "Advances in the Economics of Religion", DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98848-1_16.

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