This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history,
covering both socioeconomic causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly …

Social scientists have long been interested in the diffusion of innovations—the process by
which new ideas, behavior, and practices spread between persons, organizations, and even …

I study the political impact of the first populist radio personality in American history. Father
Charles Coughlin blended populist demagoguery, anti-Semitism, and fascist sympathies to …

Multiplexity, the coexistence of more than one type of relationship between two actors, is a
prevalent phenomenon with clear relevance for a wide range of management settings and …

Social media is increasingly intertwined into people's lives, spurring questions about the
relationships between online behavior and offline actions. We advance knowledge in …

We argue that market forces shaped the geographic distribution of upper-tail human capital
across Europe during the Middle Ages, and contributed to bolstering universities at the dawn …

We measure how a network of heroes can legitimize and diffuse extreme political behaviors.
We exploit newly declassified intelligence files, novel voting data, and regimental histories to …

Innovation or the creation and diffusion of new material, social and cultural things in society
has been widely studied in sociology and across the social sciences, with investigations …

Survival cannibalism persisted across human societies until recently. What drove the decline
in cannibalism and other forms of violence? Using data from the 1470–1910 period, this …

Can leaders shape identity and legitimize new political orders? I address this question by
studying the role of Mustafa Kemal, the founder of modern Turkey, in spreading a new …