"Questions about current and prior religion adherence from the International Social Survey Program and the World Values … religion adherence classified into eight major types. In a theoretical model based on rational individual choice, the frequency …" religion. Empirical findings for a panel of countries accord with several hypotheses: religious-conversion rates are positively …

Questions about current and prior religion adherence from the International Social Survey Program and the World Values … religion adherence classified into eight major types. In a theoretical model based on rational individual choice, the frequency …" religion. Empirical findings for a panel of countries accord with several hypotheses: religious-conversion rates are positively …

Empirical research on the determinants of economic growth has typically neglected the influence of religion. To fill … are the dependent variables. The instruments are dummy variables for the presence of state religion and for regulation of … the religion market, an indicator of religious pluralism, and the composition of religions. We find that economic growth …