- American Homeowners Association (AHA) – Mission Statement (see also Community)
- Microsoft Finance – Code of Professional Conduct
- Economic Development Administration – Mission
- Association for Financial Professionals – Standards of Ethical Conduct
- The World Bank Group – Code of Professional Ethics(.pdf)
Economics and finance: Professional associations and faith groups
Economics and finance: Syllabi
- Religion, Economy and Values(.pdf). Ivan Strenski, University of California Riverside
- Religion in the World: Economics of Religion(.doc). Carmel Chiswick, University of Illinois at Chicago
Economics and finance: Recent research
- Banaji, Jairus. “Islam, the Mediterranean and the Rise of Capitalism.” Historical Materialism. 15, no. 1 (2007): 47-74.
- Callen, Jeffrey L.; Mindy Morel and Grant Richardson. “Do culture and religion mitigate earnings management? Evidence from a cross-country analysis.” International Journal of Disclosure and Governance. Vol. 8, No. 1 (2011): 103-21.
- Granger, Maury D. and Gregory N. Price. “The Tree of Science and Original Sin: Do Christian Religious Beliefs Constrain the Supply of Scientists?” Journal of Socio-Economics. 36, no. 1 (2007): 144-60.
- Haught, James A. “My God, How the Money Rolls In.” Free Inquiry. 27, no. 1 (2007): 51-2.
- Heftier, Robert W. “Islamic Economics and Global Capitalism.” Society. Vol. 44, No. 1 (2006): 16-22.
- Lindrooth, Richard C. and Burton A. Weisbrod. “Do Religious Nonprofit and For-profit Organizations Respond Differently to Financial Incentives? The hospice industry.” Journal of Health Economics. 26, no. 2 (2007): 342-57.Society. 44, no. 1 (2006): 16-22.
- Renneboog, Luc and Chirstophe Spaenjers. “Religion, Economic Attitudes, and Household Finance.” Oxford Economic Papers. Jan. 27, 2011.
- Roth, Louise Marie and Jeffrey Kroll. “Risky Business: Assessing Risk Preference Explanations for Gender Differences in Religiosity.” American Sociological Review. 72, no. 2 (2007): 205-20.
- Woodberry, Robert. “The Economic Consequences of Pentecostal Belief.” Society. 44, no. 1 (2006): 29-35.
Economics and finance: Journals
Economics and finance: Articles
- “The Credit Crunch and Islamic Finance: Shari’Ah-Compliant Finance Against the Backdrop of the Credit Crisis” by Omar Salah and Reinout M. Wibier. TISCO Working Paper Series on Banking, Finance and Services. No. 1 (2011).
- “Islam, the Mediterranean and the Rise of Capitalism” by Jairus Banaji. Historical Materialism. 15, no. 1 (2007): 47-74.
- “The Tree of Science and Original Sin: Do Christian Religious Beliefs Constrain the Supply of Scientists?” by Maury D. Granger and Gregory N. Price. Journal of Socio-Economics. 36, no. 1 (2007): 144-60.
- “My God, How the Money Rolls In” by James A. Haught. Free Inquiry. 27, no. 1 (2007): 51-2.
- “Islamic Economics and Global Capitalism” by Robert W. Heftier. Society. 44, no. 1 (2006): 16-22.
- “Do Religious Nonprofit and For-profit Organizations Respond Differently to Financial Incentives? The hospice industry” by Richard C. Lindrooth and Burton A. Weisbrod. Journal of Health Economics. 26, no. 2 (2007): 342-57.
- “Risky Business: Assessing Risk Preference Explanations for Gender Differences in Religiosity” by Louis Marie Roth and Jeffrey Kroll. American Sociological Review. 72, no. 2 (2007): 205-20.
- “The Economic Consequences of Pentecostal Belief” by Robert Woodberry. Society. 44, no. 1 (2006): 29-35.
- “World Bank and Heavenly Bank in Poverty and Prosperity: The Case of Tanzanian Faith Gospel” by Paivi Hasu. Review of African Political Economy. 33, no. 110 (2006): 679-92.
- “‘SmartMoney’: Religious Giving” by Sam Kean. Chronicle of Philanthropy. 19, no. 6 (2007): 41.
- “Satisfaction for Whom? Freedom for What? Theology and the Economic Theory of the Consumer” by Mark Nixon. Journal of Business Ethics. 70, no. 1 (2007): 39-60.
- “Religion has a key part to play in ensuring economic recovery” by Zaki Cooper. The Independent (London), April 3, 2009.
- “Islamic finance can help in the blueprint for a new global economic order” by Sid Myer and Abdullah Saeed. The Age (Melbourne, Australia), Nov. 28, 2008.
- “Meet God’s Fraud Squad; When they saw their flocks being fleeced and dispirited, a priest and a minister took action. Now they’re spreading the word on how to spot swindlers who see religious groups as easy prey” by Patrick White. The Globe and Mail (Canada), Oct. 4, 2007.
- “The Civic, Economic, and Political Consequences of Pentecostalism in Russia and Ukraine” by Christopher Marsh and Artyom Tonoyan. Society, 46:6 (2009): 510-516.
- “All Consuming Christmas? Religion, Culture and Challenges of Consumption” by Karen Wenell. Expository Times, 121:3 (2009): 105-114.
- “Recession Gets Religion” by Monee Fields-White. Crain’s Chicago Business, 32:31 (2009): 3.
Economics and finance: Books
- Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism is the Solution and Not the Problem. Jay W. Richards. HarperOne (May 4, 2010).
- Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don’t Give Away More Money. Christian Smith. Oxford University Press, USA (Sept. 29, 2008).
- Faith, Morals and Money: What the World’s Religions Tell Us About Ethics in the Marketplace. Edward D. Zinbarg. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005.
- Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice. Mahmoud A. El-Gamal. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- Religion and economics. James M. Dean, Anthony Michael and C. Waterman. Springer, 1999.
- The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Max Weber and Stephen Kalberg. Revised ed. Oxford University Press, USA, 2010.
- To Serve God and Wal-Mart: The Making of Christian Free Enterprise. Bethany Moreton. Harvard University Press, 2010.
- Religion, Economics, and Public Policy: Ironies, Tragedies, and Absurdities of the Contemporary Culture Wars. Andrew D. Walsh. Praeger Publishers, 2000.
- Capitalism and Religion: The Price of Piety. Philip Goodchild. Routledge, 2002.
- Divine Economy: Theology and the Market. D. Stephen Long. Routledge, 2000.
- Religion, Economics and Demography: The Effects of Religion on Education, Work, and the Family. Evelyn Lehrer. Routledge, 2008.
- Biblical Principles for Success in Personal Finance. Rich Brott. ABC Book Publishing, 2008.
Economics and finance: More links
- Economics of Religion
- Association for the Study of Religion, Economics & Culture
- “God’s Trade, Economics of Judaism, Christianism and Islam.” Afrik.com, April 1, 2008
- Finance in Islam
- Economics of Religion Gateway
- “What are economists learning about religion?
- The economics of religion (ReligionLink)
Economics and finance: Case studies
(All previous case studies were dead links. Re-publish when new links added — DH)
Economics and finance: About the discipline
Religious beliefs influence how people choose to spend their money and how they believe money should be spent. They also inform their beliefs about the role of their nation’s economy in the world and the responsibilities of the state and individual. Religious organizations can also be powerful players in the secular realms of government and politics, affecting economic policy decisions. [Read more…]