Jared Rubin

Professor of Economics at Chapman University

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Jared Rubin is a professor of economics at Chapman University. He is an economic historian interested in the role that Islam and Christianity played in the long-run “reversal of fortunes” between the economies of the Middle East and Western Europe. His book, Rulers, Religion, and Riches: Why the West got Rich and the Middle East Did Not (Cambridge University Press, 2017), which addresses these issues, has won multiple book awards. For more information, visit his website, www.jaredcrubin.com.

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"In god we trust" on US quarter coin
VoxEU Column

Religion matters for economic growth through various channels

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  • Development & Growth
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  • Economic history