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Does Secular Education Impact Religiosity, Electoral Participation and the Propensity to Vote for Islamic Parties? Evidence from an Education Reform in a Muslim Country
Cesur, Resul; Mocan, Naci - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Using a unique survey of adults in Turkey, we find that an increase in educational attainment, due to an exogenous secular education reform, decreases women's propensity to identify themselves as religious, lowers their tendency to wear a religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884146
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The Effect of Religiosity and Religious Festivals on Positional Concerns: An Experimental Investigation of Ramadan
Akay, Alpaslan; Karabulut, Gökhan; Martinsson, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper examines the effect of religion on positional concerns using survey experiments. We focus on two of the … dimensions of religion – degree of religiosity and religious festivals. By conducting the experiments during both the most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369106
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Education, Social Mobility and Religious Movements: A Theory of the Islamic Revival in Egypt
Binzel, Christine; Carvalho, Jean-Paul - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
. Developing a behavioral model of religion, we then characterize conditions under which a temporary decline in social mobility … produces a large and long-lasting rise in religious participation. Religion in our model helps to cope with loss, which occurs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010676292
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Decline in Social Mobility: Unfulfilled Aspirations among Egypt's Educated Youth
Binzel, Christine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper studies how the gradual suspension of an employment guarantee scheme for secondary and post-secondary graduates has affected intergenerational mobility across well-educated cohorts in Egypt. The empirical results support suggestive evidence in the Middle East of a decline in social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371876
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The Effect of Religion on Cooperation and Altruistic Punishment: Experimental Evidence from Public Goods Experiments
Akay, Alpaslan; Karabulut, Gökhan; Martinsson, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper experimentally examines how religious festivals and the degree of religiosity affect cooperation and altruistic punishment by using public goods experiments. We conducted the experiments in Turkey at different points in time; one on the most religious day during Ramadan (the Night of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369116
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The Cult of Theoi: Economic Uncertainty and Religion
Frijters, Paul; Barón, Juan D. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Sacrifices to deities occur in nearly all known religions. In this paper, we report on our attempts to elicit this type of religious behaviour towards "Theoi" in the laboratory. The theory we test is that, when faced with uncertainty, individuals attempt to engage in a reciprocal contract with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008560752
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Income Inequality and Job Satisfaction of Full-Time Employees in Germany
Wunder, Christoph; Schwarze, Johannes - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
, individuals prefer inequality within their occupational group. The two effects are interpreted as envy and an information (or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566760
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Labour-Use Efficiency in Tunisian Manufacturing Industries
Haouas, Ilham; Yagoubi, Mahmoud; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
This paper investigates the process of adjustment in employment. A dynamic model is applied to a panel of six Tunisian manufacturing industries observed over the period 1971– 96. The adjustment process is industry and time specific. The adjustment parameter is specified in terms of factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762400
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Labor Market Dynamics in Tunisia: The Issue of Youth Unemployment
Stampini, Marco; Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper analyzes the dynamics of the youth labor market in Tunisia using unique labor force survey data from 2005 to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922970
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The Impact of Arab Spring on Hiring and Separation Rates in the Tunisian Labour Market
Haouas, Ilham; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
This paper analyses the hiring and separation rates in Tunisia before and after the Arab Spring of 2011. Several models … presence of continued risk factors in Tunisia's labour market resulting from the global financial crisis in 2008 and the Arab … separation decisions remained present in Tunisia's labour market. In addition, the paper looks at various social issues such as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011156476