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Protestant human capital theory: a standalone construct

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Economic history

the argument that Protestant prosperity came from higher literacy, spurred by the call to read the Bible, rather than from a work ethic.

In economic history, Protestant human capital theory refers to the argument that Protestant prosperity came from higher literacy, spurred by the call to read the Bible, rather than from a work ethic. This meaning comes from Becker (2009) in Quarterly Journal of Economics.[1]

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References

  1. Becker, S. O., & Woessmann, L. (2009). Was Weber Wrong? A Human Capital Theory of Protestant Economic History. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 124(2), 531-596. https://doi.org/10.1162/qjec.2009.124.2.531

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