empirical estimation that employs data from 32 countries (included in the International Social Survey Program: Religion II …

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 …

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 …

violations are unethical. Religion can be considered an informal institution that might support or hinder formal laws issued with … adherence to religion is found. As the Religion-Loyalty Index (RLI) developed by this study shows, Muslim countries have the …

Iannaccone’s (1991) seminal paper assigns basic market principles to the market for religion. Ina competitive market …

While considerable concern has emerged about the impact of religion oneconomic development, little is actually known … about how religion impacts thedecision making of individuals. This paper examines the influence of religion onthe decision … paper finds that religion shapesthe entrepreneurial decision. In particular, some religions, such as Islam andChristianity …

This study analyses whether the role of religion for employment of married women in Europe has changed over time and … differences by religion among young women, but not among those older than 40 years, which we attribute to an upbringing under …