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The ambivalent role of religion for sustainable development : a review of the empirical evidence
Basedau, Matthias; Gobien, Simone; Prediger, Sebastian - 2017
Until recently, academia has largely neglected the impact of religion on sustainable development. However, empirical … studies have shown that religion remains important in many societies and that its importance has been increasing since the … beginning of the new millennium. This paper reviews the empirical quantitative literature on the effect of religion on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594855
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Claiming society for God : religious movements and social welfare ; Egypt, Israel, Italy, and the United States
Davis, Nancy J.; Robinson, Robert V. - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009557225
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The national and religious diversity of Siberia's regions
Bufetova, A. N.; Kolomak, Evgenija A.; Khruzhanovskaia, … - In: Problems of economic transition 61 (2019) 1/3, pp. 19-37
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012199710
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Effects of Religiosity on Social Behaviour: Experimental Evidence from a Representative Sample of Spaniards
Brañas-Garza, Pablo; Espín, Antonio M.; Neuman, Shoshana - 2013
This study explores the effect of several personal religion-related variables on social behaviour, using three … no religion made decisions closer to rational selfish behaviour in the DG and the UG compared to those who affiliate with … religion raised in seems to have no effect on pro-sociality, beyond the effect of the current measures of religiosity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329145
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Are Japanese households financially healthy, and if so, why? A Group of Seven (G7) comparison
Horioka, Charles Yuji - 2012
In this paper, I conduct an international comparison of the financial health of households using data on household wealth and indebtedness for the Group of Seven (G7) countries and show that, even though household borrowings in Japan were the highest among the G7 countries, at least until 2000,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332271
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The evolution of secularization: Cultural transmission, religion and fertility theory, simulations and evidence
Bar-El, Ronen; Garcia-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana; … - 2010
empirical estimation that employs data from 32 countries (included in the International Social Survey Program: Religion II …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336012
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Effects of religiosity on social behaviour: Experimental evidence from a representative sample of spaniards
Brañas-Garza, Pablo; Espín, Antonio M.; Neuman, Shoshana - 2013
This study explores the effect of several personal religion-related variables on social behaviour, using three … no religion made decisions closer to rational selfish behaviour in the DG and the UG compared to those who affiliate with … religion raised in seems to have no effect on pro-sociality, beyond the effect of the current measures of religiosity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336038
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New times, old beliefs: Projecting the future size of religions in Austria
Goujon, Anne; Skirbekk, Vegard; Fliegenschnee, Katrin; … - 2006
Austria until 2051 by considering relative fertility rates, religion-specific net migration, and the rate of conversion … religion for those below 15 years of age in 2051. Other religion categories are estimated to constitute 7-12% of the population …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352570
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Vom sakralen Raum zur regionalen Marke
Hilpert, Markus - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 11 (2019) 3, pp. 311-324
Zusammenfassung Zahlreiche Kulturlandschaften, die maßgeblich von religiösen Bauwerken, Traditionen oder Riten geprägt sind, nutzen in ihrem touristischen Marketing diese Besonderheiten und entwickeln darauf basierend eine regionale Marke mit eigenem Namen, Logo und Webauftritt. Die...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014624514
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Job Protection : The Macho Hypothesis
Cahuc, Pierre; Algan, Yann - 2004
This paper shows that employment protection is influenced by the male breadwinner conception which is itself shaped by religions. First, by using international individual surveys, we document that Catholics, Muslims and Orthodoxs are more likely to support such "macho values" than Protestants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261941