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Advances in the Economics of Religion (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

This edited collection brings together expertise from around the globe to overview and debate key concepts and concerns in the economics of religion. While the economics of religion is a relatively new field of research in economics, economists have made and continue to make important contributions to the understanding of religion. There is much scope for economists to continue to make a significant contribution to debates about religion, including its implications for conflict, political economy, public goods, demography, education, finance, trade and economic growth.

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Autor

Jean-Paul Carvalho is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Irvine, USA. Sriya Iyer is Janeway Fellow in Economics and Affiliated Lecturer, University of Cambridge, UK; and Bibby Fellow and College Lecturer, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. She is the author of The Economics of Religion in India (Harvard University Press, 2018) and Demography and Religion in India (Oxford University Press, 2002). Jared Rubin is Associate Professor of Economics at the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics in Chapman University, USA. He is author of Rulers, Religion, and Riches: Why the West Got Rich and the Middle East Did Not (Cambridge University Press, 2017).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 485
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319988481
• Artikelnr.: 57064778