Religion, Freedoms and Wealth
Review of Economic and Business Studies, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 107-115, 2011
14 Pages Posted: 28 Oct 2014
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
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