The Effect of Economic Shocks on Religious Freedom Violations: Evidence from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Sudan

Rachel Miner ()
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Rachel Miner: School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, NYC, NY, USA

Journal of Economics, Management and Religion (JEMAR), 2023, vol. 04, issue 01, 1-23

Abstract: In this paper, I estimate the causal effect of economic shocks on religious freedom violations in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Sudan, using a difference-in-differences empirical strategy. Controlling for country and year effects, the timing of local conflicts and genocide, and other economic, health, and population factors; a one standard deviation increase in GDP per capita annual change caused a 0.16–0.20 standard deviation decrease in freedom of religion or belief violations in these countries between the years 1999–2020.

Keywords: Religious freedom; religious freedom violations; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Nigeria; Sudan; Africa; economic shocks; human rights; difference in difference design; causality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1142/S2737436X23500036

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