inefficient welfare states, as a function of the civicness of the citizens. -- welfare state ; trust ; civism ; corruption …

. -- Peer effects ; corruption ; crime ; externalities …

the Economics of Religion and the Economics of Immigration, and distinguishes between religiosity per se and an immigrant …

; religion ; fertility …

Supplements (CDS) to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). The primary focus is on the effect of religion on the reported … overall health and psychological health of the child. Three measures of religion/religiosity of the child are employed …: whether there is a religious affiliation (and what kind), the importance of religion, and the frequency of church attendance …

several data sets (the International Social Survey Program - ISSP: Module Religion, 2008; the European Social Survey - ESS … religiosity and integration different in Europe and in the United States, due to historical differences in the state-religion … mainly the function of a buffer and of "balm to the soul". -- immigration ; religion ; integration ; Europe ; United States …

We analyze the intergenerational transmission of the strength of religion focusing on the interplay between family and … effect of peers on the transmission of the non-religious trait. -- religion ; cultural transmission ; peer effects ; network …

religion. The "New Paradigm" views separation of Church and State, leading to competition in the religious marketplace, as … structure. -- religion ; religious marketplace ; new paradigm ; monopoly ; competition ; Judaism …