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South Koreans (both in their homeland and as migrants to America) often convert from Buddhism to Protestantism as they rise economically. All this may reflect the fact that some kinds of Protestantism (like many strains of Islam) sit easily with a disciplined, reflective way of life. It would be odd if that had no economic effects.
But many attempts to link doctrine and economics have run up against exceptions and better explanations. In the Ottoman empire (and in some post-Ottoman places), Christian and Jewish minorities flourished in business. Yet this did not imply stereotypical “fatalism” or “backwardness” among Muslims the main point was that desirable posts in public or military service were closed to non-Muslims.
Similarly, contemplating Greece’s economic woes, it is easy to dream up some theory that connects Orthodox Christianity (and its comparatively charitable attitude to human weakness) with corruption or cronyism. Orthodoxy has a less pessimistic view of “original sin” than the Christian West—and its prayers for the dead emphasise “no man lives who does not sin”. Does that imply winking at misdeeds? Possibly—but then try explaining why Greek-Americans, who are at least as devout as their motherland kin, do so very well in business, education and public service. The plausible reason lies in America’s institutions which make it easier to prosper in an honest way.

A. 어휘
migrants 移民(이민). convert 改宗(개종)하다. strains 종족, 혈통, 家系(가계).
disciplined 단련된, 修養(수양)이 된. reflective 思慮(사려)깊은, 반성하는.
odd 이상한. doctrine 敎理(교리). exceptions 예외. empire 帝國(제국).
flourish 繁昌(번창)하다. imply 암시하다. stereotypical 陳腐(진부)한, 판에 박은.
fatalism 宿命(숙명), 운명론. backwardness 후진성.
posts 자리, 직위. contemplating 深思熟考(심사숙고)하다.
woes 고뇌, 悲哀(비애), 고통. Orthodox Christianity 동방정교.
charitable 자비로운. corruption 부패. cronyism 편파, 편들기.
pessimistic 비관주의적인. prayers 祈禱(기도). misdeeds 범죄, 악행.
devout 신앙심 깊은, 독실한. kin 親族(친족). plausible 그럴듯한.
institutions 제도, 기관.