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2022
| Keywords | Life Science |
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| Publisher | Wageningen University |
| Publishing country | nl |
| Document type | Book ; Online |
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2021 Volume 38, Page(s) 107445
Abstract: ... to other spatio-temporal databases. The data has been used in: Jedwab, R., F. Meier zu Selhausen and A. Moradi ...
| Abstract | The data describes Christian mission stations established in Ghana 1752-1932. Data is reported at an annual basis. For all 2,144 mission stations, the data includes station name, denomination, circuity, longitude, latitude, year of entry, exit, whether the station is a main or out-station, and whether it had a school attached. For sub-periods the data also includes information on the number of church members, attendance and seat capacity. The data was mainly sourced from ecclesiastical returns provided by the mission societies and published in the British Blue Books of the Gold Coast 1844-1932. The source represents a comprehensive census of missions. Various other sources were consulted to extend the data base to Ghana's first mission (1752), to include missions from German Togoland incorporated into Ghana after World War I, and to account for years, for which no Blue Books have survived. Mission stations were then georeferenced based on the place name where the mission is located. Coordinates were retrieved from NGA place name gazetteer as well as other sources. The data can be used to study patterns in and effects of Christianization in Ghana. The geographic coordinates of the mission stations allow researchers to flexibly link the data to other spatio-temporal databases. The data has been used in: Jedwab, R., F. Meier zu Selhausen and A. Moradi (2021). Christianization without economic development: Evidence from missions in Ghana.'' Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-10-02 |
| Publishing country | Netherlands |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2786545-9 |
| ISSN | 2352-3409 ; 2352-3409 |
| ISSN (online) | 2352-3409 |
| ISSN | 2352-3409 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107445 |
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2021
| Keywords | Life Science |
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| Publisher | Wageningen University |
| Publishing country | nl |
| Document type | Book ; Online |
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Evidence from the Permanent Shrinking of Lake Chad
2023
Abstract: Empirical studies of the economic effects of climate change (CC) largely rely on climate anomalies for causal identification purposes. Slow and permanent changes in climate-driven geographical conditions, i.e. CC as defined by the IPCC (2013), have been ... ...
| Abstract | Empirical studies of the economic effects of climate change (CC) largely rely on climate anomalies for causal identification purposes. Slow and permanent changes in climate-driven geographical conditions, i.e. CC as defined by the IPCC (2013), have been studied relatively less, especially in Africa which remains the most vulnerable continent to CC. We focus on Lake Chad, which used to be the 11th-largest lake in the world. This African lake the size of El Salvador, Israel, or Massachusetts slowly shrunk by 90% for exogenous reasons between 1963 and 1990. While water supply decreased, land supply increased, generating a priori ambiguous effects. These effects make the increasing global disappearance of lakes a critical trend to study. For Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, and Niger – 25% of sub-Saharan Africa's population –, we construct a novel data set tracking population patterns at a fine spatial level from the 1940s to the 2010s. Difference-in-differences show much slower growth in the proximity of the lake, but only after the lake started shrinking. These effects persist two decades after the lake stopped shrinking, implying limited adaptation. Additionally, the negative water supply effects on fishing, farming, and herding outweighed the growth in land supply and other positive effects. A quantitative spatial model used to rationalize these results and estimate aggregate welfare losses taking into account adaptation shows overall losses of about 6%. The model also allows us to study the aggregate and spatial effects of policies related to migration, land use, trade, roads, and cities. |
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| Keywords | ddc:330 ; Q54 ; Q56 ; Q15 ; Q20 ; R11 ; R12 ; O13 ; O44 ; climate change ; aridification ; shrinkage of lakes ; natural disasters ; environment ; water supply ; land supply ; rural decline ; agricultural sectors ; adaptation ; land use ; Africa |
| Subject code | 910 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) |
| Publishing country | de |
| Document type | Book ; Article ; Online |
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evidence from Africa and implications for development
2022 Volume 27
Abstract: How did Christianity expand in Africa to become the continent’s dominant religion? Using annual panel census data on Christian missions from 1751 to 1932 in Ghana, and pre-1924 data on missions for 43 sub-Saharan African countries, we estimate causal ... ...
| Abstract | How did Christianity expand in Africa to become the continent’s dominant religion? Using annual panel census data on Christian missions from 1751 to 1932 in Ghana, and pre-1924 data on missions for 43 sub-Saharan African countries, we estimate causal effects of malaria, railroads and cash crops on mission location. We find that missions were established in healthier, more accessible, and richer places before expanding to economically less developed places. We argue that the endogeneity of missionary expansion may have been underestimated, thus questioning the link between missions and economic development for Africa. We find the endogeneity problem exacerbated when mission data is sourced from Christian missionary atlases that disproportionately report a selection of prominent missions that were also established early. |
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| Keywords | Africa ; Atlases ; Christianity ; Economic persistence ; Economics of religion ; Historical data ; Human capital ; Measurement ; Missions ; Religious diffusion |
| Subject code | 230 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing country | nl |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| ZDB-ID | 2016868-8 |
| ISSN | 1573-7020 ; 1381-4338 |
| ISSN (online) | 1573-7020 |
| ISSN | 1381-4338 |
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Data in Brief, Vol 38, Iss , Pp 107445- (2021)
2021
Abstract: ... to other spatio-temporal databases.The data has been used in: Jedwab, R., F. Meier zu Selhausen and A. Moradi ...
| Abstract | The data describes Christian mission stations established in Ghana 1752–1932. Data is reported at an annual basis. For all 2,144 mission stations, the data includes station name, denomination, circuity, longitude, latitude, year of entry, exit, whether the station is a main or out-station, and whether it had a school attached. For sub-periods the data also includes information on the number of church members, attendance and seat capacity.The data was mainly sourced from ecclesiastical returns provided by the mission societies and published in the British Blue Books of the Gold Coast 1844–1932. The source represents a comprehensive census of missions. Various other sources were consulted to extend the data base to Ghana's first mission (1752), to include missions from German Togoland incorporated into Ghana after World War I, and to account for years, for which no Blue Books have survived. Mission stations were then georeferenced based on the place name where the mission is located. Coordinates were retrieved from NGA place name gazetteer as well as other sources.The data can be used to study patterns in and effects of Christianization in Ghana. The geographic coordinates of the mission stations allow researchers to flexibly link the data to other spatio-temporal databases.The data has been used in: Jedwab, R., F. Meier zu Selhausen and A. Moradi (2021). Christianization without economic development: Evidence from missions in Ghana.'' Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 190: 573–596. |
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| Keywords | Religion ; Christianization ; Missionaries ; Gold Coast ; Ghana ; Africa ; Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ; R858-859.7 ; Science (General) ; Q1-390 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
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2021 Volume 147, Page(s) 105629
Abstract: Since COVID-19 broke out, there has been renewed interest in understanding the economic and social dynamics of historical and more recent epidemics and pandemics, from the plagues of Antiquity to modern-day outbreaks like Ebola. These events can have ... ...
| Abstract | Since COVID-19 broke out, there has been renewed interest in understanding the economic and social dynamics of historical and more recent epidemics and pandemics, from the plagues of Antiquity to modern-day outbreaks like Ebola. These events can have significant impacts on the interplay between poverty and social cohesion, i.e. how different groups in society interact and cooperate to survive and prosper. To that effect, this paper provides a theory-driven overview of how social responses to past epidemics and pandemics were determined by the epidemiological and non-epidemiological characteristics of these outbreaks, with a particular focus on the conditions giving rise to scapegoating and persecution of minority groups, including migrants. We discuss existing theories as well as historical and quantitative studies, and highlight the cases where epidemics and pandemics may lead to milder or more severe forms of scapegoating. Finally, we conclude with a summary of priorities for future research on epidemics, pandemics and social conflict and discuss the possible effects and policy implications of COVID-19. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-07-17 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 1500836-8 |
| ISSN | 0305-750X |
| ISSN | 0305-750X |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105629 |
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Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Evidence from missions in Ghana
2021 Volume 190
Abstract: One of the most powerful cultural transformations of the 20th century has been the dramatic expansion of Christianity outside of Europe. This unique historical process was facilitated by vast Christian missionary efforts. In this paper, we study the ... ...
| Abstract | One of the most powerful cultural transformations of the 20th century has been the dramatic expansion of Christianity outside of Europe. This unique historical process was facilitated by vast Christian missionary efforts. In this paper, we study the economic effects of Christian missions in Ghana. We rely on six distinct identification strategies that exploit exogenous variations in Christian missionary expansion from 1828 to 1932. We find no association between Christian missions, whether Protestant, Catholic, Presbyterian or Methodist, and local economic development, whether during contemporary or colonial times. However, some results suggest that Christian missions might have had a positive effect on human capital formation. There might thus be contexts in which missions promoted human capital accumulation without this necessarily translating into local economic development. |
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| Keywords | Africa ; Christian missions ; Christianity ; Economics of religion ; Long-term economic development ; Path dependence ; Religious diffusion |
| Subject code | 230 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing country | nl |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| ZDB-ID | 1460618-5 |
| ISSN | 0167-2681 |
| ISSN | 0167-2681 |
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2021 Volume 38
Abstract: ... to other spatio-temporal databases. The data has been used in: Jedwab, R., F. Meier zu Selhausen and A. Moradi ...
| Abstract | The data describes Christian mission stations established in Ghana 1752–1932. Data is reported at an annual basis. For all 2,144 mission stations, the data includes station name, denomination, circuity, longitude, latitude, year of entry, exit, whether the station is a main or out-station, and whether it had a school attached. For sub-periods the data also includes information on the number of church members, attendance and seat capacity. The data was mainly sourced from ecclesiastical returns provided by the mission societies and published in the British Blue Books of the Gold Coast 1844–1932. The source represents a comprehensive census of missions. Various other sources were consulted to extend the data base to Ghana's first mission (1752), to include missions from German Togoland incorporated into Ghana after World War I, and to account for years, for which no Blue Books have survived. Mission stations were then georeferenced based on the place name where the mission is located. Coordinates were retrieved from NGA place name gazetteer as well as other sources. The data can be used to study patterns in and effects of Christianization in Ghana. The geographic coordinates of the mission stations allow researchers to flexibly link the data to other spatio-temporal databases. The data has been used in: Jedwab, R., F. Meier zu Selhausen and A. Moradi (2021). Christianization without economic development: Evidence from missions in Ghana.'' Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 190: 573–596. |
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| Keywords | Africa ; Christianization ; Ghana ; Gold Coast ; Missionaries ; Religion |
| Language | English |
| Publishing country | nl |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| ZDB-ID | 2786545-9 |
| ISSN | 2352-3409 |
| ISSN | 2352-3409 |
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The review of economics and statistics vol. XCVIII, May 2016, number 2, Seite 268-284
evidence from Africa
2016
| Author's details | Remi Jedwab and Alexander Moradi |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | MIT Press$h1948- |
| Publishing place | Cambridge, Mass |
| Document type | Article |
| ZDB-ID | 207962-8 ; 1483322-0 |
| ISSN | 1530-9142 ; 0034-6535 ; 1553-0027 |
| ISSN (online) | 1530-9142 |
| ISSN | 0034-6535 ; 1553-0027 |
| Database | ECONomics Information System |
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