and economic lines. History offers many examples of the recurring tensions between science and organized religion, but as …

cities if the share of votes to religious-political parties increases, suggesting that religion--either through individual …

education, gained the comparative advantage and incentive to enter skilled occupations during the vast urbanization in the newly … merchants the Jews invested even more in education - a pre-condition for the extensive mailing network and common court system … religious norm regarding education, and hence, voluntarily converted, exactly as it had happened centuries earlier. …

separation. Christian immigrants with college or higher education in the home country integrate well, but Muslims do not. For … both religious groups, school education in the home country leads to slower assimilation and causes more separation than no … education at home. While school education has no impact on integration efforts for Muslim, it affects similar attempts of …

the size of the Jewish population from 4.5 million to 1.2 million. Second, the Jewish farmers who invested in education … merchants the Jews invested even more in education---a pre-condition for the extensive mailing network and common court system … enforce the religious norm regarding education, and hence, voluntarily converted, exactly as it had happened centuries earlier. …

concerning ‘money’ (consumption) and happiness, as well as religion. …

The current study examines individuals who were raised in a certain religion and at some stage of their life left it …. Currently, they define their religious affiliation as ‘no religion’. A battery of explanatory variables (country-specific ones … tendency of individuals to leave their religion is strongly correlated with the degree of strictness of their country and with …

We analyze the intergenerational transmission of the strength of religion focusing on the interplay between family and …