In this paper, we investigate how attachment to religion is connected to conservative gender role beliefs and to what …-progressive political regimes and ideology can weaken this chain of effects, by eroding either the way religion shapes gender roles or the … religion is in both groups associated with more traditional gender roles; however, the link is significantly weaker for the …

generally favorable influence of religion on health and many other domains of life, including intimate partner violence. The …

dominance. Third, economic and political factors remain less relevant than colonial origin and religion. These results lend …

This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms … facilitated a close historical interconnection of religion with political power and conflict. Second, human capital often played a …

religion enhances prosocial behavior. Evidence from both survey and experimental data however yield mixed results and there is … and church attendance. Despite the historic divide in religion, results in West and East Germany do not differ …