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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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Are Americans and Indians more altruistic than the Japanese and Chinese? : evidence from a new international survey of bequest plans
Horioka, Charles - 2014
This paper discusses three alternative assumptions concerning household preferences (altruism, self-interest, and a desire for dynasty building) and shows that these assumptions have very different implications for bequest motives and bequest division. After reviewing some of the literature on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010354604
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Culture and Public Goods : The Case of Religion and the Voluntary Provision of Environmental Quality
Owen, Ann L.; Videras, Julio - 2006
Using data from approximately 11,000 individuals in 14 different OECD regions, we find that culture, as expressed by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014056674
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The Evolution of Secularization : Cultural Transmission, Religion and Fertility Theory, Simulations and Evidence
Bar-El, Ronen - 2010
empirical estimation that employs data from 32 countries (included in the International Social Survey Program: Religion II …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141739
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Long-Run Development and the New Cultural Economics
Gershman, Boris - 2016
This paper reviews recent economics literature on culture, with an emphasis on its relation to the field of long …-run growth and development. It examines the key issues debated in the new cultural economics: causal effects of culture on … economic outcomes, the origins and social costs of culture, as well as cultural transmission, persistence, and change. Some of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012983798
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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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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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Determinant of social norms
Voigt, Stefan - 2022
development of social norms, and suggests that religion and family organization are potential mediators. It turns out that many …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013167285