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Religion and Income
Bettendorf, L.; Dijkgraaf, E. - Tinbergen Institute - 2008
influence of religion on income. The violation of the homogeneity assumption would have two consequences. First, results based … countries. We estimate simultaneously an income and a religion equation to correct for the endogeneity of religiosity. We find … that estimation outcomes are different between low and high-income countries. Whereas church membership is found to have a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136987
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Religion and income: heterogeneity between countries
Bettendorf, L.; Dijkgraaf, E. - Departamento de Teoría e Historia Económica, Facultad … - 2007
influence of religion on income. The violation of the homogeneity assumption would have two consequences. First, results based … countries. We estimate simultaneously an income and a religion equation to correct for the endogeneity of religiosity. We find … that estimation outcomes are different between low and high-income countries. Whereas church membership is found to have a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590832
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The Bicausal Relation between Religion and Income
Bettendorf, Leon; Dijkgraaf, Elbert - Tinbergen Institute - 2005
In this paper the relation between religion and income is investigated using a micro-dataset for the Netherlands …. Religiosity is measured by religious membership and by participation. Instead of estimating separately a religion and an income … approach, both religious measures are found to decrease significantly income and income is found to affect negatively religion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144570
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The Bicausal Relation between Religion and Income
Bettendorf, Leon; Dijkgraaf, Elbert - Tinbergen Instituut - 2005
In this paper the relation between religion and income is investigated using a micro-dataset for the Netherlands …. Religiosity is measured by religious membership and by participation. Instead of estimating separately a religion and an income … approach, both religious measures are found to decrease significantly income and income is found to affect negatively religion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257256
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The Effects of County Population Diversity on Contributions, Membership, and Adherents in the Presbyterian Religion and on Adherence in Mainline Protestant Religions
Coate, Douglas; VanderHoff, James - Department of Economics, Rutgers University-Newark - 2009
In this research we use data from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 2005-2007 to study the effects of race and ethnic diversity in the county on religious membership and religious giving in Presbyterian congregations. We also use data from the Religious Congregations Membership Study 2000 to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004964271
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The Labor Market Behavior of Married Women with Young Children in the U.S.: Have Differences by Religion Disappeared?
Lehrer, Evelyn L.; Chen, Yu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Using data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth, conducted in the United States, we study the role of religious affiliation and participation in the labor supply behavior of non-Hispanic married women with young children. We estimate ordered probit models with a trichotomous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011163478
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Economics of Religion and its Relevance for Economists in Central Europe
Minárik, Pavol - In: Politická ekonomie 2013 (2013) 5, pp. 691-704
This paper introduces possibilities for applying the economics of religion in Central European context. It reviews economic literature on religion, both the modern tradition of economic analysis of religious behavior and the Weberian tradition of analyzing consequences of religion for economy....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011195234
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Religion, Terrorism and Public Goods: Testing the Club Model
Berman, Eli; Laitin, David D. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
Can rational choice modeling explain why Hamas, Taliban, Hezbollah and other radical religious rebels are so lethal? The literature rejects theological explanations. We propose a club framework, which emphasizes the function of voluntary religious organizations as efficient providers of local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005089125
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Belief in a Just World and Redistributive Politics
Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
income, and popular perceptions of the poor. The model shows in particular how complementarities arise endogenously between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504312
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Beyond Work Ethic: Religion, Individual, and Political Preferences
Basten, Christoph; Betz, Frank - In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 5 (2013) 3, pp. 67-91
5, and government intervention by 7 percentage points. These preferences translate into higher per capita income as well … as greater income inequality. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684341