Economics Professor at Chapman University. President of ASREC. Author of Rulers, Religion and Riches http://amzn.to/3luy5qe and How the World Became Rich http://amzn.to/2ZZJetD https://www.jaredcrubin.com/ https://www.howtheworldbecamerich.com/https://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3mw4nnf53gs2u**We are hiring a postdoc in the Economics of Religion** The post is for two years beginning in August 2027. In the past we have had economics, sociology, and political science PhDs join us as postdocs. Join us in southern California! https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2026-02_11147790222 Sep 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4nnf53gs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3mh7jv3n7722dAnnual update: Economics and Political Science of Religion Articles Published in Top Journals, 2000-present16 Mar 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7jv3n7722dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3mh6uvlpfls2cNew working paper! “On the Origins of Modern East Asia: Knowledge and the Economic Transformation of Japan and China in the Late 19th Century” with Debin Ma and Weiwen Yin Available at: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_papers/435/16 Mar 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6uvlpfls2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3md2ibnqshs2fStories 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3md2ibnqshs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3mckw2ljnik2jOur paper is now published at QJE ... it is open access!!! https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/141/1/263/8361686 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jan 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckw2ljnik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3m7srsepvu22bCourse materials for my European Economic History course, which I will be teaching in January 2026 Syllabus: https://www.jaredcrubin.com/teaching/european-economic-history-syllabus Term paper assignment (which I have tried to AI-proof, but 🤷): https://www.jaredcrubin.com/teaching/european-economic-history-paper-assignment Slides: https://www.jaredcrubin.com/teaching/european-economic-history-slides12 Dec 2025 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7srsepvu22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3m6plzvoiws27Beginning 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 IMO28 Nov 2025 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6plzvoiws27https://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3m5yny6atwc22Now 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: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_papers/393/ (See thread below for an overview) [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yny6atwc22https://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3m4qnfzg2ck2rDEADLINE FOR ASREC SUMBISSIONS IS FRIDAY! Join us in Orange in March - it should be an amazing event [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Nov 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qnfzg2ck2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3m3uysgdmqc2mASREC 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: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfk164gI9W7ZoLHP-9omGgqUGaoBStDzwchz7fZe9vMPx8Ggw/viewform23 Oct 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3uysgdmqc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3m344iopqzs2rNow, 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 Rich13 Oct 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m344iopqzs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3m33m5zckrc232026 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: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7qV9ON_8cjEopA3Dm7zZP1W52jQsG9QY_Q-jtKQM-FR4RxQ/viewform13 Oct 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m33m5zckrc23https://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3m33jsqc2qc2rThree years in a row the Nobel has been awarded for historical work!13 Oct 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m33jsqc2qc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3lxv422dpqs2cTrivia 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)02 Sep 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxv422dpqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3lwyv444t422xMassively updated version of: Enlightenment Ideals and Belief in Progress in the Run-up to the Industrial Revolution: A Textual Analysis Now available at: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_papers/393/22 Aug 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwyv444t422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3lrg5xiwpw227The pope is fallible12 Jun 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrg5xiwpw227https://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3lr22al7dxk2kThe Turkish translation of How the World Became Rich is now available!07 Jun 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr22al7dxk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jaredcrubin.com/post/3llzeb27has2tI 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 https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_papers/416/04 Apr 2025 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:2wxo7sth6txfviwpzfv5iwxx/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzeb27has2t