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The scientist and the church
Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The April 21, 2005 issue of the LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS carried a lead article titled ‘Blood for Oil?’ The paper is attributed to a group of writers and activists – Iain Boal, T.J. Clark, Joseph Matthews and Michael Watts – who identify themselves by the collective name ‘Retort.’ In...
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Immigrants and religion
Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2014
the Economics of Religion and the Economics of Immigration, and distinguishes between religiosity per se and an immigrant …
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What happened to God's time? : the evolution of secularism and hours of work in America, evidence from religious holidays
Lozano, Fernando - 2012
Are American workers less likely to observe a religious holiday now than they were 30 years ago? In this paper I use evidence from religious holidays to explore the evolution of market hours' flexibility and religious observance during the last thirty years. To do so, I take advantage of three...
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Economic and cultural development : empirical studies of micro-level data
Sperling, Lena Lindbjerg - 2019 - 1st edition
What a ects the economic and cultural development tracks of societies? We know that large events such as political changes, natural disasters and migration can change a society dramatically at the macro level, but what exactly happens at the individual level? When conditions change, people are...
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Is religiosity of immigrants a bridge or a buffer in the process of integration? A comparative study of Europe and the United States
García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - 2012
several data sets (the International Social Survey Program - ISSP: Module Religion, 2008; the European Social Survey - ESS … religiosity and integration different in Europe and in the United States, due to historical differences in the state-religion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282226
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Bridges or buffers? : motives behind immigrants' religiosity ; a comparative study of Europe and the United States
Garcia-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - 2013
This study reviews and evaluates the motives and incentives behind immigrants’ religiosity, focusing on the two sides of the Atlantic - Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to identify indicators for the type of incentive - whether immigrants'...
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The revolving door : state connections and inequality of influence in the US banking sector
Brezis, Elise S.; Cariolle, Joël - 2017
This paper addresses the effects of the revolving door phenomenon on the inequality of influence among firms. It shows that firms are not equal in their capacities to benefit from state connections. We first develop a theoretical model introducing the notion of "bureaucratic capital" and showing...
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Egalitarian religion and economics
Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2010
; religion ; fertility …
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Religion and child health
Chiswick, Barry R.; Mirtcheva, Donka M. - 2010
Supplements (CDS) to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). The primary focus is on the effect of religion on the reported … overall health and psychological health of the child. Three measures of religion/religiosity of the child are employed …: whether there is a religious affiliation (and what kind), the importance of religion, and the frequency of church attendance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011533
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Is religiosity of immigrants a bridge or a buffer in the process of integration? : a comparative study of Europe and the United States
García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - 2012
several data sets (the International Social Survey Program - ISSP: Module Religion, 2008; the European Social Survey - ESS … religiosity and integration different in Europe and in the United States, due to historical differences in the state-religion … mainly the function of a buffer and of "balm to the soul". -- immigration ; religion ; integration ; Europe ; United States …
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