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Compulsory Schooling Laws and Formation of Beliefs : Education, Religion and Superstition
Mocan, Naci H. - 2014
We exploit information on compulsory schooling reforms in 11 European countries, implemented mostly in the 1960s and 70s, to identify the impact of education on religious adherence and religious practices. Using micro data from the European Social Survey, conducted in various years between 2002...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013039600
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Is Education the Panacea for EconomicDeprivation of Muslims? Evidence fromWage Earners in India, 1987-2005
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Chakrabarty, Manisha - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Few researchers have examined the nature and determinants of earnings differentials amongreligious groups, and none has been undertaken in the context of conflict-prone multireligioussocieties like the one in India. We address this lacuna in the literature by examiningthe differences in the...
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Paintings and Numbers : An Econometric Investigation of Sales Rates, Prices and Returns in Latin American Art Auctions
Campos, Nauro F. - 2020
This paper uses a unique data set of Latin American paintings auctioned by Sothebyamp;apos's between 1995 and 2002 to investigate several puzzles from the recent auctions literature. Our results suggest that: (1) the reputation of an artist and the provenance of the artwork, omitted variables in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012705816
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The ART of Life : IVF or Child Adoption?
Gumus, Gulcin - 2010
This paper analyzes the effects of child adoption on the utilization of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in the US. Using state-level longitudinal data for 1999-2006, we show that ART use is responsive to changes in adoption markets. Controlling for state-specific fixed effects, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013147554
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Religion and Child Health
Chiswick, Barry R. - 2010
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013137552
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The Effect of Religion on Cooperation and Altruistic Punishment : Experimental Evidence from Public Goods Experiments
Akay, Alpaslan - 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/10013117607
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The Effect of Religiosity and Religious Festivals on Positional Concerns : An Experimental Investigation of Ramadan
Akay, Alpaslan - 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/10013117614
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The Implications of Cultural Background on Labour Market Choices : The Case of Religion and Entrepreneurship
Nunziata, L. - 2011
minorities and the exogenous historical determination of the geographical distribution of religious minorities in Europe. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013118057
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Diversity and Public Goods : A Natural Experiment with Exogenous Residential Allocation
Algan, Yann - 2011
This paper demonstrates the effects of ethnic and religious diversity on the quality of public spaces. Its identification strategy relies on the exogeneity of public housing allocations in France, and thereby eliminates the bias from endogenous sorting. The paper uses micro evidence of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119010
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Knocking on Heaven's Door? Protestantism and Suicide
Becker, Sascha O. - 2011
We model the effect of Protestant vs. Catholic denomination in an economic theory of suicide, accounting for differences in religious-community integration, views about man's impact on God's grace, and the possibility of confessing sins. We test the theory using a unique micro-regional dataset...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123593