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How economics helped shape American Judaism

Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2010

religious intermarriage and assimilation are reviewed. A concluding section forecasts the future of American Judaism and Jewish …

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Immigrant Religious Adjustment: An Economic Approach to Jewish Migrations

Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2003

An economic theory of immigration and immigrant absorption for a religious minority is developed and applied to Jewish history. Human capital is classified according to whether it is allocative or productive, transferable or location-specific, general or Jewish. Crossclassifying these categories...

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The Linguistic and Economic Adjustment of Soviet Jewish Immigrants in the United States, 2000 : A Preliminary Report

Chiswick, Barry R.; Wenz, Michael - 2004

Jews born in the United States. Soviet Jewish immigrants to the United States since 1965 appear to have made a very …

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The linguistic and economic adjustment of Soviet Jewish immigrants in the United States, 1980 to 2000

Chiswick, Barry R.; Wenz, Michael - 2005

similar to the patterns found among Jews born in the United States. Soviet Jewish immigrants appear to have made a very …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267525

The economic progress of American Jewry: from 18th century merchants to 21st century professionals

Chiswick, Barry R. - 2009

and women, compared to non-Jews, with additional analyses of earnings, self-employment, and wealth. The Jews in Colonial … of most contemporary American Jews. Starting in operative, craft and laborer jobs in small scale manufacturing or in …. American Jews, from the earliest period to the present, have had high rates of self-employment compared to the non-farm white …

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Happiness and financial satisfaction in Israel: Effects of religiosity, ethnicity, and war

van Praag, Bernard M. S.; Romanov, Dmitri; … - 2010

the impact of the religions Judaism, Islam and Christianity, where we are able to differentiate between individuals who …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277039

Religion in Economic History: A Survey

Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2020

causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms—Judaism …, Christianity, and Islam—and on the period up to WWII. Works on Judaism address Jewish occupational specialization, human capital …

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Religion and Growth

Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023

We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function—physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology—together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...

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Competition vs. monopoly in the religious marketplace: Judaism in the United States and Israel

Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2013

guarantor of freedom of conscience. Judaism in the United States illustrates the outcome in a competitive religious environment …. Judaism in Israel illustrates the outcome in a monopoly experiencing potential competition, possibly leading to an oligopoly …

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Competition vs. Monopoly in the Religious Marketplace: Judaism in the United States and Israel

Chiswick, Carmel U. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

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