We study the effect of Protestantism on human capital acquisition using novel data on 234
counties and 2,478 towns in the Korean peninsula in 1930. First, we show that towns with a …

What explains the origins of nationalism? In this article, we trace the origins of an important
early twentieth-century nationalist movement to Christian missionary activity. A growing …

We examine the short-and long-run effects of historical Protestant churches on human
capital and female empowerment in South Korea by combining historical data on religious …

In the mid 19th century, pre-colonial Korea under the Joseon dynasty was increasingly
isolated and lagging behind in its economic development. Joseon Korea was forced to sign …

Korean families belong to clan lineages, bon-guan, that originated in the imperial Joseon
period, 1392–1897. We can rank bon-guan by their average Joseon status, measured by the …

Japan colonized Taiwan in 1895, and Korea in 1905. After the Meiji Restoration of 1868,
Japan had already provided compulsory elementary education following the American …

Universities are an important but understudied institutional innovation in European history.
Universities contribute to innovation, economic growth, state capacity, and play an essential …

In a world of globalised education, the internationalisation of higher education and one of its
vital mechanisms, namely mobility, have become central issues for governments, higher …

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Korea's religious landscape underwent
a remarkable transformation. A plethora of new religious movements emerged that were …

By combining historical data on religious institutions and contemporary population census
and social survey data in South Korea, we examine the short-and long-run effects of …