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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 …
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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 …
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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,...
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empirical estimation that employs data from 32 countries (included in the International Social Survey Program: Religion II …
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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
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 …
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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...
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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...
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. I use the 1985 and 1999 Spanish Fertility Surveys to study whether the significance of religion in fertility behavior …
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While considerable concern has emerged about the impact of religion on economic development, little is actually known … about how religion impacts the decision making of individuals. This paper examines the influence of religion on the decision … paper finds that religion shapes the entrepreneurial decision. In particular, some religions, such as Islam and Christianity …
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