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European Economic History Syllabus

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We trace the evolution of the language of science, religion, and political economy in the centuries leading to the British Industrial Revolution. Using textual analysis of 264,443 works printed in Eng...

Abstract. The spread of radical institutional change does not often result from one-sided pro-innovation influence; countervailing influence networks in su

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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...

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

(March 2025) - This essay reviews two recent books on economic growth: Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin's How the World Became Rich and J. Bradford DeLong's Slouching Towards Utopia. Both books offer rich ...