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Democracy and Countries with Muslim Majorities: A Reply and Update
Potrafke, Niklas - CESifo - 2012
democratic. Hanusch takes issue with my results – and by inference with all past empirical results on the relation between Islam …. He establishes his conclusion by excluding the heartland of Islam from the estimation sample. For his estimates, Hanusch … in the heartland of Islam. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010598912
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The Female Vote and the Rise of AKP in Turkey
Fidrmuc, Jan; Tunali, Cigdem Börke - CESifo - 2015
Differences between the voting behavior of men and women have become one of the most significant issues in social science research in recent years. In this study, we examine whether there is gender gap in voting behavior in Turkey. Using European Social Survey data, we find that education level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011194239
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Not the Opium of the People: Income and Secularization in a Panel of Prussian Counties
Becker, Sascha O.; Woessmann, Ludger - CESifo - 2013
The interplay between religion and the economy has occupied social scientists for long. We construct a unique panel of … doubt on causal interpretations of the religion-economy nexus in Prussian secularization. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877739
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Family Structure and the Education Gender Gap: Evidence from Italian Provinces
Bertocchi, Graziella; Bozzano, Monica - CESifo - 2013
We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in historical perspective with a focus on the influence of family structure. We capture the latter with two indicators: residential habits (nuclear vs. complex families) and inheritance rules (partition vs. primogeniture)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877959
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Social Cohesion, Religious Beliefs, and the Effect of Protestantism on Suicide
Sascha O, Becker; Woessmann, Ludger - CESifo - 2015
In an economic theory of suicide, we model social cohesion of the religious community and religious beliefs about afterlife as two mechanisms by which Protestantism increases suicide propensity. We build a unique micro-regional dataset of 452 Prussian counties in 1816-21 and 1869-71, when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212081
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Voodoo versus Fishing Committees: The Role of Traditional and Contemporary Institutions in Fisheries Management
Alonso, Elena Briones; Houssa, Romain; Verpoorten, Marijke - CESifo - 2015
institution embedded in the Voodoo religion and a recent secular institution in the form of fishing committees. Using household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252995
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The Power of Religious Organizations in Human Decision Processes: Analyzing Voting Behavior
Torgler, Benno; Stadelmann, David; Portmann, Marco - CESifo - 2013
’s recommendations. We find that voting recommendations do indeed matter, implying that even in a secularized world, religion plays a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010723526
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Policies against Human Trafficking: The Role of Religion and Political Institutions
Potrafke, Niklas - CESifo - 2013
I investigate empirically the role of religion and political institutions in policies against human trafficking, using … influence of religion on the overall 3P Anti-trafficking Policy Index is driven by protection and prevention policies. As … empirical findings regarding the association between religion, political institutions, and human development. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010668474
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The Invisible Hand Plays Dice: Eventualities in Religious Markets
Poutvaara, Panu; Wagener, Andreas - CESifo - 2004
Religious participation is much more widespread in the United States than in Europe, while Europeans tend to view sects more suspiciously than Americans. We propose an explanation for these patterns without assuming differences in preferences or market fundamentals. Religious markets may have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181566
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Democracy and Income In-Equality: An Empirical Analysis
Gradstein, Mark; Milanovic, Branko; Ying, Yvonne - CESifo - 2001
proxied by a country’s dominant religion – seems to be related to inequality. But in addition, in Judeo-Christian societies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005405921