Religious identity and the provision of public goods: Evidence from the Indian Princely States
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- 作者：Latika Chaudharya ; lhartman@nps.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Jared Rubin ; b ; jrubin@chapman.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Public goods ; Identity ; Religion ; Literacy ; Railroads ; Post fffices ; Princely States ; India ; Islam ; Hinduism
- 刊名：Journal of Comparative Economics
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：August 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：44
- 期：3
- 页码：461-483
- 全文大小：1967 K
文摘
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A simple model of how a ruler’s religious identity affects public goods provision.
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Rulers reduce public goods if private substitutes excludable by religion exist.
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Theory tested by exploiting variation in rulers’ religion in Indian Princely States.
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Muslim-ruled states had lower Hindu literacy but had no impact on Muslim literacy.
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Religion of ruler had no impact on railroad ownership or post office provision.