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Does secular education impact religiosity, electoral participation and the propensity to vote for Islamic parties? : evidence from an education reform in a Muslim country
Cesur, Resul; Mocan, Naci - 2014
Using a unique survey of adults in Turkey, we find that an increase in educational attainment, due to an exogenous secular education reform, decreases women's propensity to identify themselves as religious, lowers their tendency to wear a religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257344
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Does Secular Education Impact Religiosity, Electoral Participation and the Propensity to Vote for Islamic Parties? Evidence from an Education Reform in a Muslim Country
Cesur, Resul - 2014
Using a unique survey of adults in Turkey, we find that an increase in educational attainment, due to an exogenous secular education reform, decreases women's propensity to identify themselves as religious, lowers their tendency to wear a religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013057050
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Strategic Extremism : Why Republicans and Democrats Divide on Religious Values
Glaeser, Edward L.; Ponzetto, Giacomo A. M.; Shapiro, … - 2008
Party platforms differ sharply from one another, especially on issues with religious content, such as abortion or gay marriage. Religious extremism in the U.S. appears to be strategically targeted to win elections, since party platforms diverge significantly, while policy outcomes like abortion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014028855
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Religious practice and student performance : evidence from Ramadan fasting
Hornung, Erik; Schwerdt, Guido; Strazzeri, Maurizio - 2021
We investigate how the intensity of Ramadan affects educational outcomes by exploiting spatio-temporal variation in annual fasting hours. Longer fasting hours are related to increases in student performance in a panel of TIMMS test scores (1995–2019) across Muslim countries but not other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012643548
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Religious practice and student performance: evidence from Ramadan fasting
Hornung, Erik; Schwerdt, Guido; Strazzeri, Maurizio - 2021
We investigate how the intensity of Ramadan affects educational outcomes by exploiting spatio-temporal variation in annual fasting hours. Longer fasting hours are related to increases in student performance in a panel of TIMMS test scores (1995-2019) across Muslim countries but not other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012648607
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The impact of institutions, culture, and religion on per capita income
Dobler, Constanze - 2009
rights ; religion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003958864
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The implications of cultural background on labour market choices : the case of religion and entrepreneurship
Nunziata, Luca; Rocco, Lorenzo - 2011
behaviour. -- entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; religion ; culture ; Protestantism ; Catholicism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009519877
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Religion and the Shadow Economy
Heinemann, Friedrich - 2011
Religion is increasingly acknowledged to be a cultural dimension which affects economic outcomes in different regards …. This contribution focuses on religion's possible impact on the shadow economy. Different dimensions of the religious … religions, religious competition or the proximity between religion and the state. The empirical test makes use of the largest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123778
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Religiosity and Terrorism : Evidence from Ramadan Fasting
Hodler, Roland - 2019
This study examines the effect of religiosity on terrorism by focusing on one of the five pillars of Islam: Ramadan fasting. For identification, we exploit two facts: First, daily fasting from dawn to sunset during Ramadan is considered mandatory for most Muslims. Second, the Islamic calendar is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892037
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Does Religion Affect Economic Growth and Happiness? Evidence from Ramadan
Campante, Filipe R. - 2014
We study the economic effects of religious practices in the context of the observance of Ramadan fasting, one of the central tenets of Islam. To establish causality, we exploit variation in the length of the fasting period due to the rotating Islamic calendar. We report two key, quantitatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013056956