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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...
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Female labour force participation in Arab countries: The role of identity
Caris, Tobias; Hayo, Bernd - 2012
determinants of identity in the Arab region, Islam and cultural tradition. Employing two waves of the World Values Survey, we find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294358
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On the Norms of Charitable Giving in Islam: A Field Experiment
Lambarraa, Fatima; Riener, Gerhard - 2012
Charitable giving is one of the major obligations Islam and a strong Muslim norm endorses giving to the needy, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330010
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New times, old beliefs: Projecting the future size of religions in Austria
Goujon, Anne; Skirbekk, Vegard; Fliegenschnee, Katrin; … - 2006
, represent 14 to 26% of the population by 2051. If current fertility trends remain constant, Islam could represent the majority …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352570
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Trade and geography in the economic origins of Islam: theory and evidence
Michalopoulos, Stelios; Naghavi, Alireza; Prarolo, Giovanni - 2010
This research examines the economic origins of Islam and uncovers two empirical regularities. First, Muslim countries … (i) determined the economic aspects of the religious doctrine upon which Islam was formed, and (ii) shaped its subsequent … had to remain within limits for Islam to persist. This was instituted via restrictions on physical capital accumulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272455
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Changes in beliefs and perceptions about the natural environment in the forest-Savanna transitional zone of Ghana: the influence of religion
Sarfo-Mensah, Paul; Oduro, William - 2010
Christianity and Islam. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272483
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The puzzle of Muslim advantage in child survival in India
Bhalotra, Sonia; Valente, Christine; van Soest, Arthur - 2009
The socio-economic status of Indian Muslims is, on average, considerably lower than that of upper caste Hindus. Muslims have higher fertility and shorter birth spacing and are a minority group that, it has been argued, have poorer access to public goods. They nevertheless exhibit substantially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276696
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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 …. Islam was such a movement. In line with this conjecture, we utilize anthropological information on precolonial traits of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010420265
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Geschlechterunterschiede in islamischer Religiosität und Geschlechterrollenwerten: Ein Vergleich der Zusammenhänge am Beispiel der türkischen und marokkanischen zweiten Generation...
Scheible, Jana Anne; Fleischmann, Fenella - 2011
In Anlehnung an die Debatte über den Einfluss von (islamischer) Religiosität auf Geschlechterrollenwerte, untersucht dieser Beitrag den Zusammenhang zwischen Religiosität und Geschlechterrollenwerten bei Männern und Frauen der türkischen und marokkanischen zweiten Generation in Belgien....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010308716
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On the norms of charitable giving in Islam: A field experiment
Lambarraa, Fatima; Riener, Gerhard - 2012
Charitable giving is one of the major obligations Islam and a strong Muslim norm endorses giving to the needy, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010309282