This paper investigates the relationship between religion and economic performance. In
both cross-country and within-country regressions, the null hypothesis that religious …

The hypothesis that the coefficients on variables of religious affiliation are jointly equal to
zero can frequently be rejected at conventional levels of statistical significance (ie, religion …

SUMMARY Barro and McCleary (2003, Religion and economic growth across countries.
American Journal of Sociology 68: 760–781) is a key research contribution in the new …

Empirical research on the determinants of economic growth typically neglects the influence
of religion. To fill this gap, this study uses international survey data on religiosity for a broad …

Empirical research on the determinants of economic growth typically neglects the influence
of religion. To fill this gap, this study uses international survey data on religiosity for a broad …

Religion plays a fundamental role in most people's lives with profound implications for
socioeconomic development. This survey provides a comprehensive and systematic …

Research across a broad group of countries has identified many determinants of economic
growth, leading to the conclusion that successful explanations of economic performance …

More and more literature on economic growth and development has increasingly focused on
long-run effects of geographic, historical, and cultural factors on productivity and income per …

The question as to whether religion can block economic development and institutional
change, or is a purely endogenous factor, assumes particular importance today because of …

This paper tests whether the behaviour of households in different countries is homogeneous
with respect to the influence of religion on income. The violation of the homogeneity …