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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 ISSN 0165-1765.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2010.01.031
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 | ||||
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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 |
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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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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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