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The effect of Protestantism on education before the industrialization : evidence from 1816 Prussia

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Becker, Sascha O. and Woessmann, Ludger (2010) The effect of Protestantism on education before the industrialization : evidence from 1816 Prussia. Economics Letters, Vol.107 (No.2). pp. 224-228. doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2010.01.031

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Abstract

Across Prussian counties and towns, Protestantism led to more schooling already in 1816, before the Industrial Revolution. This supports a human capital theory of Protestant economic history and rules out a Weberian explanation of Protestant education just resulting from industrialization.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Journal or Publication Title: Economics Letters
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0165-1765
Official Date: May 2010
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May 2010Published
Volume: Vol.107
Number: No.2
Number of Pages: 5
Page Range: pp. 224-228
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2010.01.031
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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