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by Jared Rubin

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Hint - summing the number may help
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by Jared Rubin

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Very close…
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by Jared Rubin

jaredcrubin.com
Trivia question: what do the following numbers mean in the context of US political history? (Note - order matters)

51.93
9.27
14.77
16.43
19.99
21.88
21.70
18.62
61.78 (and counting)
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by Jared Rubin

jaredcrubin.com
Massively updated version of:

Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis

Now available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...
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by Sascha O. Becker — Reposted by: Jared Rubin

essobecker.bsky.social
Our Luther vs Erasmus paper is now published in ‪Social Forces 🎉

"Competing social influence in contested diffusion: contention and the spread of the early Reformation" academic.oup.com/sf/article/d...

with @jaredcrubin.com Yuan Hsiao, Steve Pfaff
Competing social influence in contested diffusion: contention and the spread of the early reformation1
Abstract. The spread of radical institutional change does not often result from one-sided pro-innovation influence; countervailing influence networks in su
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by Jared Rubin

jaredcrubin.com
The Turkish translation of How the World Became Rich is now available!
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by Sascha O. Becker — Reposted by: Jared Rubin

essobecker.bsky.social
The 1st paper in a sociology journal I read ca. 20 years ago was Delacroix & Nielsen (2001) in Social Forces 👉 doi.org/10.1353/sof....

Today, our paper (with @jaredcrubin.com, Yuan Hsiao and Steve Pfaff) on Erasmus vs Luther was accepted in Social Forces 🎉 🥂 😇
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by Sascha O. Becker — Reposted by: Jared Rubin, Raphaël Soubeyran

sioecon.bsky.social
Just a reminder, the awards deadline is APRIL 15th.

Please send in those nominations!

Especially if you have a student whose dissertation is on ANY aspect of institutions or orgs (econ, polisci, law, management etc)

One more excuse to go to Sydney!

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by Jared Rubin

jaredcrubin.com
I rarely have work that has direct and clear implications for the present, but this new working paper may be just that

I conceptualize how *ideology* affects political legitimacy. I focus on historical examples, but the application to the present is clear

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Reposted by: Jared Rubin

draliceevans.bsky.social
What caused the Global Islamic Revival?

My new paper evaluates each of the contending theories, explores interconnections, and presents a new theory - “The Prestige-Piety Feedback Loop”.

Critique is always welcome.

drive.google.com/file/d/1lnlK...
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by Jared Rubin

jaredcrubin.com
Deadline is TODAY for our graduate student workshop!

Graduate students working at the intersection of religion and the social sciences: come join us in Southern California in May!

For more details, visit asrec.org
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Reposted by: Jared Rubin

draliceevans.bsky.social
Was the Islamic revival inevitable?

It was such a joy to chat to @jaredcrubin.com

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draliceevans.bsky.social
Why did the Middle East & North Africa really fall behind?

And what caused the Islamic revival?

Podcast with the fantastic @jaredcrubin.com

Ps. It’s two hours, take snax

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What caused the Islamic Revival? Professor Jared Rubin
ROCKING OUR PRIORS · Episode
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Reposted by: Jared Rubin

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🚨 NEW WP ALERT
"Religion and Economic Development: Past, Present, and Future"
✍️ @essobecker.bsky.social @ammapanin.bsky.social Steven Pfaff & @jaredcrubin.com

⏳What role does religion play in economic development?

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by Sascha O. Becker — Reposted by: Jared Rubin, Nathan Nunn, Simon Wiederhold

essobecker.bsky.social
Jared's @broadstreetblog.bsky.social post 👇 about our chapter for the forthcoming Handbook of Culture and Economic Behaviour (edited by Ben Enke, Paola Giuliano, @nathannunn.bsky.social and Leonard Wantchekon)

The chapter (pdf) 👉
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Reposted by: Jared Rubin

guoxu.bsky.social
Very excited about the first installment of the Berkeley Econ History Mini Conference — first edition being on econ history x political economy. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!
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by Mirya R. Holman — Reposted by: Jared Rubin, Greg Smith

profsamperry.bsky.social
Are you a PhD student in Political Science or Sociology interested in religion & public life? Apply for a *fully funded* opportunity to join us this summer (June 16-21) as part of the inaugural Wheatley Seminar in Religion & Politics. Apply by March 31. Details here:
wheatley.byu.edu/religionsemi...
Wheatley Seminar on Religion and Politics
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Reposted by: Jared Rubin

ldjeconomics.bsky.social
A thoughtful and insightful review of @durlauf.bsky.social How the World Became Rich by @markkoyama.bsky.social .social and @jaredcrubin.com and Slouching Towards Utopia by @delong.social www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

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How the World Became Rich by Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin and Slouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLong: A Review Essay
(March 2025) - This essay reviews two recent books on economic growth: Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin's How the World Became Rich and J. Bradford DeLong's Slouching Towards Utopia. Both books offer rich ...
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Reposted by: Jared Rubin

draliceevans.bsky.social
What drives cultural backlash?

Economic frustrations, new technology, the failure of ruling regimes, or ideological persuasion?

Super excited for my upcoming podcast with the great @jaredcrubin

On "Rocking Our Priors" 🎙️😲⛪️
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Reposted by: Jared Rubin

tbarson49.bsky.social
Almost too good to be true: a wide-ranging review in JEL (by its former editor @durlauf.bsky.social) of the two great recent books in econ history: @delong.social 's "Slouching" and @markkoyama.bsky.social and @jaredcrubin.com 's "How the World Became Rich". Dig in!

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AEA Web - Journal of Economic Literature - 63(1):288 - Abstract
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by Jared Rubin

jaredcrubin.com
The current issue of JEL includes @durlauf.bsky.social’s excellent essay on How the World Became Rich (w/ Mark Koyama) and Slouching Towards Utopia (@delong.social)!
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Reposted by: Jared Rubin

resmedia.bsky.social
🥳Congrats to our The Economic Journal Referee Prize winners! We thank the referees for the service they have provided to authors and the journal.

Read👉 https://buff.ly/3X0bR4i

#EconSky #RESPrizes @colewilliams.bsky.social @efremcastelnuovo.bsky.social @jaredcrubin.com @dprbyrne.bsky.social
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by Dean Yang — Reposted by: Jared Rubin

deanyang.bsky.social
Very much enjoyed reading "How the World Became Rich", by @jaredcrubin.com and Mark Koyama! A great synthesis of research on causes of long-run economic development. I am planning to assign it in my master's-level development econ course at Michigan.
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Reposted by: Jared Rubin

draliceevans.bsky.social
Were the Ottomans religiously orthodox?

An inquiry…

Drawing on @jaredcrubin.com, Michael Cook & JR Neil

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Reposted by: Jared Rubin, Sascha O. Becker, Janne Tukiainen

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by Jared Rubin

jaredcrubin.com
Thanks! We are open for business … submissions welcome!
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by Jared Rubin

jaredcrubin.com
Our goal is to make this the *premier* book series for works of HPE. If you have an idea for a book, feel free to reach out to us!
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by Jared Rubin

jaredcrubin.com
HPE is a growing field. We want books across several fields, not just our own. We suspect that most books will come from political science and economics, but we really hope to attract books in history and historical sociology
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by Jared Rubin

jaredcrubin.com
Obviously, books in the series must have a historical element. We want books that take the history seriously and ask questions motivated by historical context … not questions that can be answered only because one has found a historical data set. Questions and context matter!
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by Jared Rubin

jaredcrubin.com
In our view, books are for big narratives. We are not seeking narrow claims that be causally identified with precision. Books give an author the space to make big claims and support them with an (over-)abundance of evidence. This is the type of thinking we want to foster.
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