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Economics Professor at Chapman University. President of ASREC. Author of Rulers, Religion and Riches http://amzn.to/3luy5qe and How the World Became Rich http://amzn.to/2ZZJetD https://www.jaredcrubin.com/ https://www.howtheworldbecamerich.com/ .. more

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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · 1d

Now, this may not pass current standards of causal inference, but it seems like the fastest path to the Nobel is to write a blurb for How the World Become Rich

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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · 1d

2026 ASREC Conference
Orange, CA
March 20-21, 2026

Keynote: James Robinson
Submission Deadline: November 7

Join us at Chapman for what should be an amazing event! Seeking papers at the intersection of religion/culture & the social sciences

Submit proposals here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · 1d

Soon I hope! Just as deserving, as I suspect you agree…

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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · 1d

Three years in a row the Nobel has been awarded for historical work!

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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · Sep 3

Hint - summing the number may help

Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · Sep 3

Very close…

Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · Sep 2

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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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · Aug 22

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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Sascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · Jun 24

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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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · Jun 7

The Turkish translation of How the World Became Rich is now available!

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Sascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · May 9

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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Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics (SIOE) @sioecon.bsky.social · Apr 9

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!

www.sioe.org/news/2025-si...

Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · Apr 4

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

digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_...

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Alice Evans @draliceevans.bsky.social · Mar 24

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...

Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · Mar 21

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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Alice Evans @draliceevans.bsky.social · Mar 20

Was the Islamic revival inevitable?

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

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu5Y...

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Alice Evans @draliceevans.bsky.social · Mar 20

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

open.spotify.com/episode/4uvV...

What caused the Islamic Revival? Professor Jared Rubin

ROCKING OUR PRIORS · Episode

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CESifo @cesifo.org · Mar 19

🚨 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?

🔎 www.cesifo.org/en/publicati...
📚 www.cesifo.org/en/publicati...

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Sascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · Mar 18

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) 👉
www.cesifo.org/en/publicati...

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Guo Xu @guoxu.bsky.social · Mar 14

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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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · Mar 5

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

wheatley.byu.edu

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Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · Mar 5

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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Alice Evans @draliceevans.bsky.social · Mar 5

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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Tom Barson @tbarson49.bsky.social · Mar 4

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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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · Mar 4

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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Royal Economic Society @resmedia.bsky.social · Feb 17

🥳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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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · Dec 1

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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Alice Evans @draliceevans.bsky.social · Nov 20

Were the Ottomans religiously orthodox?

An inquiry…

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

open.substack.com/pub/dralicee...

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Jared Rubin @jaredcrubin.com · Mar 26

Thanks! We are open for business … submissions welcome!