Rachel M. McCleary is Lecturer, Economics Department, Harvard University, and nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute. Rachel holds a doctorate in moral philosophy, University of Chicago. Rachel’s scholarly work in philosophy focuses on issues of moral agency, consciousness, and reasoning. Her most recent work on the topic is the nature agency for beatified and canonized children and youth by the Catholic Church as martyrs. Her contributions to the study of the political economy of religion examine the influence of religious beliefs and practices on human productivity, economic growth, and the maintenance of political institutions such as democracy. |
Phone: (+01) 617-930-8185 Email: rachel_mccleary@harvard.edu |
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Recent Publications
Data Sets
Saints Data
Available in Excel format. Regression Data.Religion Adherence Data
Available in Excel format.McCleary Data on Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOS)
The Codebook is available in Excel and the data file in STATA .McCleary Guatemala Protestant Data
(1882 – 2011) (forthcoming)McCleary Moreria Data
(forthcoming)