Jared Rubin

Competing social influence in contested diffusion: contention and the spread of the early reformation1 Abstract. The spread of radical institutional change does not often result from one-sided pro-innovation influence; countervailing influence networks in su

Our Luther vs Erasmus paper is now published in ‪Social Forces 🎉

"Competing social influence in contested diffusion: contention and the spread of the early Reformation" academic.oup.com/sf/article/d...

with @jaredcrubin.com Yuan Hsiao, Steve Pfaff

The pope is fallible

The Turkish translation of How the World Became Rich is now available!

The 1st paper in a sociology journal I read ca. 20 years ago was Delacroix & Nielsen (2001) in Social Forces 👉 doi.org/10.1353/sof....

Today, our paper (with @jaredcrubin.com, Yuan Hsiao and Steve Pfaff) on Erasmus vs Luther was accepted in Social Forces 🎉 🥂 😇

Also please share / repost / reskeet! 🙌

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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_...

What were the most important drivers of the Global Islamic Revival?

- politicians’ seeking legitimacy?
- economic stagnation?
- religious club goods?
- the Arab-Israeli war?
- Saudi funded Wahhabism?
- technology & mass education?

My new paper examines ALL the evidence 👇

go.bsky.app/CUoPpEa

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

i want @draliceevans.bsky.social energy and enthusiasm. i want her to narrate everything from now on.

this is a fun place to learn things from wise people with insight and i highly recommend it. thanks also to @jaredcrubin.com

(will go buy some books now😎)

What caused the Islamic Revival? Professor Jared Rubin ROCKING OUR PRIORS · Episode

Why did the Middle East & North Africa really fall behind?

And what caused the Islamic revival?

Podcast with the fantastic @jaredcrubin.com

Ps. It’s two hours, take snax

open.spotify.com/episode/4uvV...

Was the Islamic revival inevitable?

It was such a joy to chat to @jaredcrubin.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu5Y...

🚨 NEW WP ALERT
"Religion and Economic Development: Past, Present, and Future"
✍️ @essobecker.bsky.social @ammapanin.bsky.social Steven Pfaff & @jaredcrubin.com

⏳What role does religion play in economic development?

🔎 www.cesifo.org/en/publicati...
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Jared's @broadstreetblog.bsky.social post 👇 about our chapter for the forthcoming Handbook of Culture and Economic Behaviour (edited by Ben Enke, Paola Giuliano, @nathannunn.bsky.social and Leonard Wantchekon)

The chapter (pdf) 👉
www.cesifo.org/en/publicati...

Religion and Development It is almost self-evident that religion affects economic growth and development.

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...

Very excited about the first installment of the Berkeley Econ History Mini Conference — first edition being on econ history x political economy. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Very very cool opportunity for a PhD student interested in religion!!

What drives cultural backlash?

Economic frustrations, new technology, the failure of ruling regimes, or ideological persuasion?

Super excited for my upcoming podcast with the great @jaredcrubin

On "Rocking Our Priors" 🎙️😲⛪️

How the World Became Rich by Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin and Slouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLong: A Review Essay (March 2025) - This essay reviews two recent books on economic growth: Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin's How the World Became Rich and J. Bradford DeLong's Slouching Towards Utopia. Both books offer rich ...

A thoughtful and insightful review of @durlauf.bsky.social How the World Became Rich by @markkoyama.bsky.social .social and @jaredcrubin.com and Slouching Towards Utopia by @delong.social www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

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Almost too good to be true: a wide-ranging review in JEL (by its former editor @durlauf.bsky.social) of the two great recent books in econ history: @delong.social 's "Slouching" and @markkoyama.bsky.social and @jaredcrubin.com 's "How the World Became Rich". Dig in!

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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)!

🥳Congrats to our The Economic Journal Referee Prize winners! We thank the referees for the service they have provided to authors and the journal.

Read👉 https://buff.ly/3X0bR4i

#EconSky #RESPrizes @colewilliams.bsky.social @efremcastelnuovo.bsky.social @jaredcrubin.com @dprbyrne.bsky.social

Were the Ottomans religiously orthodox?

An inquiry…

Drawing on @jaredcrubin.com, Michael Cook & JR Neil

open.substack.com/pub/dralicee...

Very much enjoyed reading "How the World Became Rich", by @jaredcrubin.com and Mark Koyama! A great synthesis of research on causes of long-run economic development. I am planning to assign it in my master's-level development econ course at Michigan.

Thanks! We are open for business … submissions welcome!

Our goal is to make this the *premier* book series for works of HPE. If you have an idea for a book, feel free to reach out to us!
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HPE is a growing field. We want books across several fields, not just our own. We suspect that most books will come from political science and economics, but we really hope to attract books in history and historical sociology
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Obviously, books in the series must have a historical element. We want books that take the history seriously and ask questions motivated by historical context … not questions that can be answered only because one has found a historical data set. Questions and context matter!
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In our view, books are for big narratives. We are not seeking narrow claims that be causally identified with precision. Books give an author the space to make big claims and support them with an (over-)abundance of evidence. This is the type of thinking we want to foster.
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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…
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