by Natalya Naumenko (GMU)

by Erik Bengtsson and Felix Kersting

In a previous post, I discussed ways in which recent historical political economy research has advanced the study of state capacity.

By Bastian Becker (Humboldt-University of Berlin), Lukas Haffert (University of Geneva), Cathrin Mohr (University of Bonn)

By Adeel Malik (University of Oxford), Rinchan Ali Mirza (University of Kent, UK), and Faiz-ur-Rehman (IBA, University of Karachi)

By Leticia Arroyo-Abad (CUNY) and Jose-Antonio Espin-Sanchez (Yale)

This post is cross-posted at How the World Became Rich

By Peng Peng (Washington University in St. Louis)

It is almost self-evident that religion affects economic growth and development.

This chapter examines the role of religion in economic development, both historically and today. Religion’s influence varies globally, with high religiosity in countries like Pakistan and low rates in...