Why Did the Netherlands Develop So Early? The Legacy of the Brethren of the Common Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9703664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | İbrahim Semih Akçomak (0000-0001-8963-5771, Middle East Technical University), Dinand Webbink (Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Bas Ter Weel (0000-0001-8446-7457, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis and Maastricht University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | 593 |
| Pages | 821-860 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecoj.12193 |
| OpenAlex | W1582514793 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 43 |
This research establishes a link between the Brethren of the Common Life (BCL), a religious community founded by Geert Groote in Deventer in the late fourteenth century, and the early economic development of the Netherlands. The BCL stimulated human capital accumulation. The historical analyses show that the BCL contributed to the high rates of literacy, to the high level of book production and to city growth in the Netherlands. These findings are supported by a set of OLS regressions and further corroborated by 2SLS estimates that use distance from Deventer as an instrument for the presence of the BCL
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 1,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |