Is God in the Details? A Reexamination of the Role of Religion in Economic Growth
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- Steven N. Durlauf & Andros Kourtellos & Chih Ming Tan, 2012. "Is God in the details? A reexamination of the role of religion in economic growth," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 27(7), pages 1059-1075, November.
- Steven N. Durlauf & Andros Kourtellos & Chih Ming Tan, 2006. "Is God in the Details? A Reexamination of the Role of Religion in Economic Growth," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0613, Department of Economics, Tufts University.
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Economic Growth; Religion; Model Uncertainty;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C59 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Other
- O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
- Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CUL-2010-12-04 (Cultural Economics)
- NEP-MAC-2010-12-04 (Macroeconomics)
- NEP-SOC-2010-12-04 (Social Norms & Social Capital)
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