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The evolution of secularization: Cultural transmission, religion and fertility theory, simulations and evidence
Bar-El, Ronen; Garcia-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana; … - 2010
empirical estimation that employs data from 32 countries (included in the International Social Survey Program: Religion II …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336012
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Effects of religiosity on social behaviour: Experimental evidence from a representative sample of spaniards
Brañas-Garza, Pablo; Espín, Antonio M.; Neuman, Shoshana - 2013
This study explores the effect of several personal religion-related variables on social behaviour, using three … no religion made decisions closer to rational selfish behaviour in the DG and the UG compared to those who affiliate with … religion raised in seems to have no effect on pro-sociality, beyond the effect of the current measures of religiosity …
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Understanding the development of fundamentalism
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2002
Fundamentalist organizations and the terrorists they spawn do not arise of a vacuum. Combating terrorism requires understanding the principles of groups’ formation, development and growth. We use economic theory to explain the creation and development of fundamentalist groups. In this paper we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318337
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Health capital and the prenatal environment: The effect of maternal fasting during pregnancy
Almond, Douglas; Mazumder, Bhashkar - 2009
We use the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as a natural experiment in fasting and fetal health. In Michigan births 1989-2006, we and prenatal exposure to Ramadan among Arab mothers results in lower birthweight and reduced gestation length. Exposure to Ramadan in the first month of gestation is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292155
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National aggregates and individual disaffiliation: An international study
Brañas-Garza, Pablo; García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, … - 2009
a certain religion and at some stage of their lives left it. Currently, they define their religious affiliation as 'no … religion'. A battery of explanatory variables (country-specific, personal attributes and marriage variables) was employed to … test for determinants of this decision. It was found that the tendency of individuals to leave their religion is strongly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335971
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Bridges or buffers? Motives behind immigrants' religiosity - A comparative study of Europe and the United States
Garcia-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - 2013
This study reviews and evaluates the motives and incentives behind immigrants' religiosity, focusing on the two sides of the Atlantic - Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to identify indicators for the type of incentive - whether immigrants'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336000
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Employer discrimination and the immutability of ethnic hierarchies: A field experiment
Vernby, Kåre; Dancygier, Rafaela M. - 2018
How pervasive is labor market discrimination against immigrants and what options do policymakers and migrants have to reduce it? To answer these questions, we conducted a field experiment on employer discrimination in Sweden. Going beyond existing work, we test for a large range of applicant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012039298
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Social divisions in school participation and attainment in India: 1983 - 2004
Niaz Asadullah, M.; Kambhampati, Uma; López Bóo, Florencia - 2009
This study documents the size and nature of 'boy-girl' and 'Hindu-Muslim' gaps in children's school participation and attainments in India. Individual-level data from two successive rounds of the National Sample Survey suggest that considerable progress has been made in decreasing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278307
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Trade and geography in the origins and spread of Islam
Michalopoulos, Stelios; Naghavi, Alireza; Prarolo, Giovanni - 2012
This research examines the economic origins and spread of Islam in the Old World and uncovers two empirical regularities. First, Muslim countries and ethnic groups exhibit highly unequal regional agricultural endowments. Second, Muslim adherence is systematically higher along the pre-Islamic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010420265
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Do religious beliefs explain preferences for income redistribution? Experimental evidence
Neustadt, Ilja - 2010
Due to the mixed empirical evidence bearing on the economic determinants, beliefs have been at the center of attention of research into preferences for income redistribution. We elicit preferences for income redistribution through a Discrete Choice Experiment performed in 2008 in Switzerland and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010315490