All equal in the sight of God: economic inequality and religion in the early twentieth century
研究了二十世纪初加拿大不同宗教派别与财富及收入不平等的关系,发现圣公会和罗马天主教徒的财富不平等高于长老会信徒,而遗产分割差异是影响因素之一。
A link between religion, estate division behavior, and economic inequality is demonstrated. Economic inequality varied across religious affiliations in early twentieth century Canada. Wealth inequality was higher for Anglicans and Roman Catholics relative to Presbyterians. Earnings inequality was higher for Anglicans and Presbyterians relative to Baptists and Catholics. In explaining differences in wealth inequality, estate division differences across religions are a factor with partibility associated with less inequality. However, these differences cannot be neatly categorized into watertight compartments according to the effects of differences in salvific merit or liberal/conservative divides suggesting the simple act of belonging had important network effects.