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The labor market behavior of married women with young children in the US : have differences by religion disappeared?

Lehrer, Evelyn L.; Chen, Yu - 2013

estimate ordered probit models with a trichotomous dependent variable indicating full-time employment, part-time employment or … non-employment. We find that the labor market decisions of Catholic women are not significantly different from those of …-linear association: the probability of non-employment is high both among women who have zero attendance at religious services and among …

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The role of religion in economic and demographic behavior in the United States : a review of the recent literature

Lehrer, Evelyn L. (contributor) - 2008

This paper presents a critical review and synthesis of recent research on the role of religion in economic and demographic behavior in the United States. Relationships reviewed include the effects of religion on investments in human capital, labor supply and wealth accumulation; union formation...

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Religion as a determinant of economic and demographic behavior in the United States

Lehrer, Evelyn L. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

This paper critically reviews and synthesizes research on the role of religion on various aspects of the economic and demographic behavior of individuals and families in the United States, including the choice of marital partner, union formation and dissolution, fertility, female time...

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