In this article we survey recent advances in the economic theory of cultural transmission. We
highlight three main themes on which the literature has made great progress in the last 10 …

Educational institutions not only build human capital; they also shape culture. We present a
model of cultural dynamics produced by cultural transmission through the education system …

The religious club model is central to the economics of religion. To expand its scope for
application, we develop the first model to combine (i) increasing returns to membership,(ii) …

All advanced economies have undergone secular revolutions in which religious belief and
institutions have been subordinated to secular forms of authority. There are, however …

Based on population dynamics models, the literature on cultural transmission has studied
the formation and diffusion of religious traits through evolutionary and bottom-up forces such …

This chapter surveys existing work on the connection between religion and terrorism and
proposes an alternative theory, the religious utility hypothesis, in which terrorist …

All advanced economies have undergone secular revolutions in which religious belief and
institutions have been subordinated to secular forms of authority. There are, however …

Religion is an ideal setting for economists to study endogenous beliefs and preferences.
Two approaches have been explored–the religious capital approach (Iannaccone, J Sci …

Fertility becomes a strategic choice for minorities when having a larger share of the
population helps to increase power. If parents invest resources to educate their children …

The political and economic risks of artificial intelligence have been over shadowed by fears
of malicious superintelligence and killer robots. Due to AI's distinctive features—automation …