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Is it Protestant Tradition or Current Protestant Population That Affects Corruption?
Economics Letters (2008)
  • Omer Gokcekus, Seton Hall University
Abstract
The percentage of Protestants 100 years ago has a more significant impact on today's level of corruption than the current percentage of Protestants within a country. This supports Williamson [Williamson, O.E., 2000. The new institutional economics: taking stock, looking ahead, Journal of Economic Literature XXXVIII, 595–613]'s claim that religion is at Level-1 of social analysis.
Keywords
  • Religion,
  • Corruption,
  • New institutional economics
Publication Date
April, 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.econlet.2007.05.029
Citation Information
Omer Gokcekus. "Is it Protestant Tradition or Current Protestant Population That Affects Corruption?" Economics Letters Vol. 99 Iss. 1 (2008) p. 59 - 62
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/omer_gokcekus/5/