Jared Rubin is a professor of economics at Chapman University. He is an economic historian interested in the role that Islam and Christianity played in the long-run “reversal of fortunes” between the economies of the Middle East and Western Europe. His book, Rulers, Religion, and Riches: Why the West got Rich and the Middle East Did Not (Cambridge University Press, 2017), which addresses these issues, has won multiple book awards. For more information, visit his website, www.jaredcrubin.com.
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DP18501 Religion and Growth
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DP14894 Religion in Economic History: A Survey
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Religion matters for economic growth through various channels
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- Development & Growth 
- Economic history
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Spreading like wildfire: Luther’s network and the early Reformation
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- Economic history
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Recent insights on the role of religion in economic history
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- Economic history
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The financial power of the powerless: Evidence from Ottoman Istanbul
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- Economic history 
- Financial Markets
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Institutions, religion, and the rise of Europe vis-à-vis the Middle East: A long-run reversal of fortunes
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- Development