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An Economic Perspective on Religious Education : Complements and Substitutes in a Human Capital Portfolio
Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2005
education. Applications include the tension between science and religion during the European Enlightenment and the development …This paper models the tradeoffs between education in secular subjects, formal and informal, and the formation of … religion-specific human capital. It explores some implications of negative externalities between religious and secular …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272728
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Understanding the Development of Fundamentalism
Gang, Ira N.; Epstein, Gil S. - 2004
We use economic theory to examine the intensity of fundamentalist sects. Leaders work to enhance their followers? observance level. We model three stylized situations under which fundamentalist groups function, examining the intensity of observance in each. We find that, under reasonable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261982
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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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Worldviews and intergenerational altruism : empirical evidence for Germany
Akkemik, Kucik Ali; Dittrich, Marcus; Göksal, Koray; … - 2012
German survey data containing questions on worldviews, religion, parental behavior, and socioeconomic variables. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011538561
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The power of religious organizations in human decision processes : analyzing voting behavior ; conference paper
Torgler, Benno; Stadelmann, David; Portmann, Marco - 2014
recommendations. We find that voting recommendations do indeed matter, implying that even in a secularized world, religion plays a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010487277
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Secularization and long-run economic growth
Strulik, Holger - 2015 - Revised Version: March 2015
This paper integrates a simple theory of identity choice into a framework of endogenous economic growth to explain how secularization can be both cause and consequence of economic development. A secular identity allows an individual to derive more pleasure from consumption than religious...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010492354
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The invisible hand plays dice : eventualities in religious markets
Poutvaara, Panu; Wagener, Andreas - 2004
Religious participation is much more widespread in the United States than in Europe, while Europeans tend to view sects more suspiciously than Americans. We propose an explanation for these patterns without assuming differences in preferences or market fundamentals. Religious markets may have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011450057
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The invisible hand plays dice : eventualities in religious markets
Poutvaara, Panu; Wagener, Andreas - 2004
Religious participation is much more widespread in the United States than in Europe, while Europeans tend to view sects more suspiciously than Americans. We propose an explanation for these patterns without assuming differences in preferences or market fundamentals. Religious markets may have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261227
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Learning about outgroups : the impact of broad versus deep interactions
Chakraborty, Anujit; Ghosh, Arkadev; Lowe, Matt; … - 2024
We hypothesize that broad contact, involving brief interactions with multiple outgroup members, and deep contact, meaning longer interactions with a single outgroup member, play distinct roles in shaping intergroup relations. We set up a factory in India and recruited Hindu and Muslim men to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015071071
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The effect of prayer on god's attitude toward mankind
Heckman, James Joseph - 2008
This paper uses data available from the National Opinion Research Center's (NORC) survey on religious attitudes and powerful statistical methods to evaluate the effect of prayer on the attitude of God toward human beings.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274250