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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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Monotheism (From a Sociopolitical and Economic Perspective)
Iyigun, Murat F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
, Christianity and Islam were born between 1200 B. C. E. and 622 C. E. in the Middle East. In this paper, I offer a taxonomy to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762170
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Ottoman Conquests and European Ecclesiastical Pluralism
Iyigun, Murat - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper emphasizes that the evolution of religious institutions in Europe was influenced by the expansionary threat posed by the Ottoman Empire five centuries ago. This threat intensified in the second half of the 15th century and peaked in the first half of the 16th century with the Ottoman...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762252
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Is Religion Associated with Entrepreneurial Activity?
Henley, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
activity and religious affiliation. The relationship between religion and economic development has attracted recent attention …. A positive association may indicate that religion raises the social acceptability of entrepreneurial activity, by … national boundaries between religion and entrepreneurship. Definitions of entrepreneurship are taken from the Global …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010761638
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Why Did the Netherlands Develop So Early? The Legacy of the Brethren of the Common Life
Akçomak, I. Semih; Webbink, Dinand; ter Weel, Bas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This research provides an explanation for high literacy, economic growth and societal developments in the Netherlands in the period before the Dutch Republic. We establish a link between the Brethren of the Common Life (BCL), a religious community founded by Geert Groote in the city of Deventer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010791523
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Cultures, Clashes and Peace
Fletcher, Erin; Iyigun, Murat - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Ethnic and religious fractionalization have important effects on economic growth and development, but their role in internal violent conflicts has been found to be negligible and statistically insignificant. These findings have been invoked in refutation of the Huntington hypothesis, according...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566684
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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887064
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The Economics and Psychology of Inequality and Human Development
Cunha, Flavio; Heckman, James J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Recent research on the economics of human development deepens understanding of the origins of inequality and excellence. It draws on and contributes to personality psychology and the psychology of human development. Inequalities in family environments and investments in children are substantial....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999163
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Personality Psychology and Economics
Almlund, Mathilde; Duckworth, Angela Lee; Heckman, James J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper explores the power of personality traits both as predictors and as causes of academic and economic success, health, and criminal activity. Measured personality is interpreted as a construct derived from an economic model of preferences, constraints, and information. Evidence is...
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