Catholics, Protestants and non-believers, those of Eastern Orthodox religion have less social capital and prefer old ideas and … the expense of others. These differences in life satisfaction and other attitudes and values persisted despite the fact …'s (1933, 1937) hypothesis of communism as a successor of Orthodoxy. …

Social science research has stressed the important role of religion in sustaining cooperation among non-kin. We … contribute to this literature with a large-scale empirical study documenting the relationship between religion and cooperation … world religions. The association between religion and prosocial preferences is stronger in more populous societies and …

Social science research has stressed the important role of religion in sustaining cooperation among non-kin. We … contribute to this literature with a large-scale empirical study documenting the relationship between religion and cooperation … religions. The association between religion and prosocial preferences is stronger in more populous societies and weaker in …

This paper explores the role of religion in mitigating the degree to which unemployment reduces subjective well … method to tease out a causal relation between religion and well-being. We find that religion acts as a buffer: Unemployed …

arise from long-term processes influenced by geography, major historical events, culture, and, less commonly, religion. This … chapter reviews the available evidence to demonstrate that religion has a strong effect on formal (laws, judicial and … attitudes towards innovation. In terms of formal institutions, there is evidence of causal effects of religious doctrines on …

This paper explores the role of religion in mitigating the degree to which unemployment reduces subjective well … method to tease out a causal relation between religion and well-being. We find that religion acts as a buffer: Unemployed …

arise from long-term processes influenced by geography, major historical events, culture, and, less commonly, religion. This … chapter reviews the available evidence to demonstrate that religion has a strong effect on formal (laws, judicial and … attitudes towards innovation. In terms of formal institutions, there is evidence of causal effects of religious doctrines on …

individual level, examining the relationship between religiosity and a broad set of pro- or anti-innovation attitudes in all five …, broadly defined (e.g., attitudes toward science and technology, new versus old ideas, change, risk taking, personal agency …