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- Title
All equal in the sight of God: economic inequality and religion in the early twentieth century.
- Authors
DI MATTEO, LIVIO
- Abstract
A link between religion, estate division behavior, and economic inequality is demonstrated. Economic inequality varied across religious affiliations in early twentieth century Canada. Wealth inequality was higher for Anglicans and Roman Catholics relative to Presbyterians. Earnings inequality was higher for Anglicans and Presbyterians relative to Baptists and Catholics. In explaining differences in wealth inequality, estate division differences across religions are a factor with partibility associated with less inequality. However, these differences cannot be neatly categorized into watertight compartments according to the effects of differences in salvific merit or liberal/conservative divides suggesting the simple act of belonging had important network effects.
- Subjects
EQUALITY; ECONOMIC history; EQUALITY -- Religious aspects; ECONOMICS &; religion; ECONOMIC development; TWENTIETH century; HISTORY
- Publication
European Review of Economic History, 2016, Vol 20, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
1361-4916
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ereh/hev009