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Religion, division of labor and conflict : anti-semitism in Germany over 600 years

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Becker, Sascha O. and Pascali, Luigi (2019) Religion, division of labor and conflict : anti-semitism in Germany over 600 years. American Economic Review, 109 (5). pp. 1764-1804. doi:10.1257/aer.20170279

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Abstract

We study the role of economic incentives in shaping the co-existence of Jews, Catholics and Protestants, using novel data from Germany for 1,000+ cities. The Catholic usury ban and higher literacy rates gave Jews a specific advantage in the moneylending sector. Following the Protestant Reformation (1517), the Jews lost these advantages in regions that became Protestant. We show 1) a change in the geography of anti-Semitism with persecutions of Jews and anti-Jewish publications becoming more common in Protestant areas relative to Catholic areas; 2) a more pronounced change in cities where Jews had already established themselves as moneylenders. These findings are consistent with the interpretation that, following the Protestant Reformation, Jews living in Protestant regions were exposed to competition with the Christian majority, especially in moneylending, leading to an increase in anti-Semitism.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Antisemitism -- Economic aspects, Antisemitism -- History, Division of labor, Germany -- Ethnic relations -- Economic aspects, Christianity and antisemitism -- Germany -- History, Moneylenders -- History
Journal or Publication Title: American Economic Review
Publisher: American Economic Association
ISSN: 0002-8282
Official Date: May 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
May 2019Published
16 October 2018Accepted
Volume: 109
Number: 5
Page Range: pp. 1764-1804
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20170279
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
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