Jared Rubin
Economics Professor at Chapman University. President of ASREC. Author of Rulers, Religion and Riches amzn.to/3luy5qe and How the World Became Rich amzn.to/2ZZJetD
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- Stories like this pop up often here. My take: this happens when the author is not making it clear what the advancement is relative to their own past work It’s not reviewers being stupid. At best it’s bad writing. At worst it’s authors obfuscating to make the contribution seem bigger than it is
- Our paper is now published at QJE ... it is open access!!! academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
- Now forthcoming at Quarterly Journal of Economics Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_... (See thread below for an overview)
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- Course materials for my European Economic History course, which I will be teaching in January 2026 Syllabus: www.jaredcrubin.com/teaching/eur... Term paper assignment (which I have tried to AI-proof, but 🤷): www.jaredcrubin.com/teaching/eur... Slides: www.jaredcrubin.com/teaching/eur...
- Reposted by Jared RubinThe Economic History Review has published a virtual issue collecting the contributions of 2025 Nobel Laureate Joel Mokyr in the journal. I had the privilege of writing the introductory essay. You can read it here, together with Joel's articles and reviews. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
- Beginning in Summer 2026, I will be one of the co-editors of Journal of Economic History. I will be taking over from Bishnu Gupta, who has done a fantastic job the last four years. Looking for papers asking big questions. Answers must be convincing, but methodology is secondary IMO
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- Reposted by Jared RubinNew survey on religion and gender with the amazing @jeanetbentzen.bsky.social & @chuncheekokecon.bsky.social 🎉
- 🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Our research leader @essobecker.bsky.social, with Jeanet Bentzen, & @chuncheekokecon.bsky.social survey the links between gender and religion. 🧵->
- Now forthcoming at Quarterly Journal of Economics Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis Available at: digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_... (See thread below for an overview)
- **NEW WORKING PAPER** Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis w/ Ali Almelhem, Murat Iyigun & Austin Kennedy Available at: docs.iza.org/dp16674.pdf Short 🧵 below… 1/7
- Reposted by Jared RubinWe wrote a survey on gender 🚻 and religion 🛐 Such a pleasure to work with @jeanetbentzen.bsky.social and @chuncheekokecon.bsky.social ❤️
- 1/ 🚨 New working paper alert. We (@essobecker.bsky.social @jeanetbentzen.bsky.social and myself) thought there is still much to learn about the link between religion and gender, so we write a survey 🥁 “Gender and Religion: A Survey" 👉 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
- DEADLINE FOR ASREC SUMBISSIONS IS FRIDAY! Join us in Orange in March - it should be an amazing event
- 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...
- ASREC Graduate Student Workshop 19-21 March 2026 Orange CA Join me, @avitallivny.bsky.social, Dan Hungerman, and Jonathan Schulz for one day of lectures overviewing the field followed by attending the ASREC conference Deadline: 14 November Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- 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
- 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...
- Three years in a row the Nobel has been awarded for historical work!
- 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)
- 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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- The pope is fallible
- The Turkish translation of How the World Became Rich is now available!
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- 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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- 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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- My new @broadstreetblog.bsky.social post on "Religion and Development", building off a recent handbook chapter with @essobecker.bsky.social, @ammapanin.bsky.social, & Steve Pfaff www.broadstreet.blog/p/religion-a...
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- 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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- I am ECSTATIC to announce that Jeff Jenkins and I have signed a contract with Cambridge University Press to edit a new book series titled: HISTORICAL POLITICAL ECONOMY We will seek submissions beginning today. A few thoughts on what we are looking for… 1/
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- The Oxford Handbook of Historical Political Economy is finally out … it looks great!! Yes, five copies stacked on each other come in at 9.5” Jeff and I our so proud of how it turned out. Thank you to all the contributors for helping to make a wonderful volume!!
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- Updated materials for my “European Economic History” course are available on my website! Syllabus: jaredcrubin.com/teaching/europ… Slides: jaredcrubin.com/teaching/europ Have added a few chapters from The Oxford Handbook of Historical Political Economy, which comes out in February 😀
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- **NEW WORKING PAPER** Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis w/ Ali Almelhem, Murat Iyigun & Austin Kennedy Available at: docs.iza.org/dp16674.pdf Short 🧵 below… 1/7
- Adding some new verbiage to my European Economic History syllabus. Trying to find a middle ground ... hoping this works!
- If you are attending ASSA in San Antonio, stop by the ASREC session on Friday (Jan 5) at 1015am. It will be amazing!! Session: Evolution of Religion, Culture, and Beliefs Including fantastic papers from Nathan Nunn, Charles Efferson & Ingela Alger Chaired by Vicky Fouka
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- The deadline for applying to the ASREC Graduate Student Workshop is approaching! Please apply by November 10 We hope to see you in Southern California!! Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Joel Mokyr getting religion in a public lecture at Beloit College
- The deadline for applying to ASREC 2024 is two weeks away!! We seek social science papers on religion & culture ASREC 2024 Orange, CA Chapman Univ. March 1-2, 2024 Keynote: Anna Grzymala-Busse Submission deadline: November 10 Apply here: forms.gle/ZXCXk5aKn5JE...
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