Religion, Freedoms and Wealth

Review of Economic and Business Studies, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 107-115, 2011

14 Pages Posted: 28 Oct 2014

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Aurelian P. Plopeanu

The Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, The Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi

Date Written: January 01, 2011

Abstract

In the specific literature, religious diversity has received important attention. The present study contributes to the literature of economics of religion by examining the impact of religious freedom and other specific variables of freedom (like economic freedom, political freedom and civil liberties) on the Gross Domestic Product per capita PPP. Following Alon and Chase (2005), in the sections that follow we develop a rationale as to whether the selected variables of freedom, including the religious one, should affect Gross Domestic Product per capita PPP and, then, discuss the results and their importance.

Keywords: Religious freedom, economic freedom, political rights, civil liberties, GDP per capita

JEL Classification: Z1, O11

Suggested Citation

Plopeanu, Aurelian P., Religion, Freedoms and Wealth (January 01, 2011). Review of Economic and Business Studies, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 107-115, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2512377

Aurelian P. Plopeanu (Contact Author)

The Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, The Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi ( email )

Alexandru Lapusneanu 26
Iasi, 700057
Romania

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