the main variables used, a report of results and tests, and discussion of the links among social capital, education …

In the United States, religious attendance rises sharply with education across individuals, but religious attendance … declines sharply with education across denominations. This puzzle is explained if education both increases the returns to … social connection and reduces the extent of religious belief. The positive effect of education on sociability explains the …

1970 -- the income gap between the US and the sending country, the education gap between the US and the sending country …