Search Results - subject:"Protestantism"

God, guilt, and giving : public good contribution among catholics and protestants

Cinnirella, Francesco; Della Lena, Sebastiano; Manzoni, … - 2026

This paper examines how religious ethic influences contributions to public goods. We develop a theoretical model distinguishing individualistic motivations - where people seek to meet individual moral standards - from collectivistic motivations - where behavior is guided by others' expectations....

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The unequal spirit of the protestant reformation : particularism and wealth distribution in early modern Germany

Schaff, Felix S. F. - 2023

insiders only. This gave Protestantism an ambiguous character in terms of redistribution and its impact on inequality. I … result is driven by the introduction of new particularistic poor relief policies in Protestant communities. Protestantism is …

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Religion and the money laundering risk

Mahmood, Hamza; Ashraf, Badar Nadeem - In: Economies 13 (2025) 4, pp. 1-16

Protestantism compared to other religions. Protestantism is often associated with greater individual self-discipline and stronger … of money laundering. Additionally, our findings indicate that Protestantism exerts a distinct influence that is separate …

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The unequal spirit of the Protestant Reformation : particularism and wealth distribution in early modern Germany

Schaff, Felix S. F. - In: Journal of economic growth 30 (2025) 3, pp. 417-460

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Religion and the money laundering risk

Mahmood, Hamza; Ashraf, Badar Nadeem - In: Economies : open access journal 13 (2025) 4, pp. 1-16

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Networks of dissent : social leaders and protest in an autocracy

Buggle, Johannes; Deter, Max; Lange, Martin - 2025

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Networks of dissent : social leaders and protest in an autocracy

Buggle, Johannes; Deter, Max; Lange, Martin - 2025

This paper examines how network ties between local social leaders influenced the diffusion of mass protests in an autocracy. We focus on the Protestant Church and the Peaceful Revolution in East Germany. To quantify the role of leader networks in protest diffusion, we compile biographical...

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Protestantism and human capital : evidence from early 20th century Ireland

Fernihough, Alan; Henderson, Stuart - In: Explorations in economic history : EEH 95 (2025), pp. 1-18

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The protestant ethic and entrepreneurship: inside the black box

Nunziata, Luca; Rocco, Lorenzo - In: Small Business Economics 62 (2024) 4, pp. 1285-1313

We provide one of the first investigations of the cultural and value dimensions through which Protestantism affects … Empire. By exploiting the minorities’ strong attachment to religious ethic, we find that Protestantism significantly affects … entrepreneurship available in our data, the dimensions that mediate the effect of Protestantism are education and a taste for …

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Hume on the protestant ethic and the rise of English commercial spirit

Matson, Erik W. - In: Journal of the history of economic thought 46 (2024) 3, pp. 443-465

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