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S2 E5: Religion, Economic Growth, and the Protestant Ethic with Sascha Becker from the University of Warwick

S2 E5: Religion, Economic Growth, and the Protestant Ethic with Sascha Becker from the University of Warwick

Update: 2025-02-05
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In this episode, our guest is Sascha Becker from the University of Warwick, and we talk about religion, how it is related to economic growth, Max Weber's theory on the Protestant Ethic, Erasmus, Luther, power dynamics, and more!




14:00 Religion and Economic Growth


17:00 Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic Theory


21:47 Digging for the Data


28:28 Objections from Various Disciplines


32:15 Diffusion of Ideas, and Innovations


35:59 Power Shift, Luther, and the Church


46:05 Cheezy Questions!


49:55 This or That? Who are you going to write a book with?!









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S2 E5: Religion, Economic Growth, and the Protestant Ethic with Sascha Becker from the University of Warwick

S2 E5: Religion, Economic Growth, and the Protestant Ethic with Sascha Becker from the University of Warwick

The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast