Rents and Reformation

• In Event: EITM in Historical Political Economy

Brief Overview

The Dissolution of the Monasteries entrenched Protestantism by giving landholders a stake in opposing Catholic return. Data show enduring anti-Catholic effects, leaving England in a T-stable rather than complete Reformation equilibrium.

Authors

• Desiree Desierto, George Mason University

• Mark L Koyama, George Mason University