Showing 91 - 100 of 23,386
Religious beliefs affect the economic behavior of individuals. The aim of this study is to investigate the relation … between religious beliefs and entrepreneurship. Empirical evidence that entrepreneurship rates differ among religions suggests … that religious beliefs influence the pursuit of entrepreneurship. However, how and which specific religious beliefs play a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011067464
impact of schooling on superstitious beliefs. We find that more education, due to increased mandatory years of schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011105072
, imagination and independence in children) to five different measures of religiosity, including beliefs and attendance. We control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010531672
We analyze the joint dynamics of religious beliefs, scientific progress and coalitional politics along both religious … and economic lines. History offers many examples of the recurring tensions between science and organized religion, but as … but sometimes erode religious beliefs; (ii) a government, endogenously in power, that can allow such innovations to spread …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262883
, imagination and independence in children) to five different measures of religiosity, including beliefs and attendance. We control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011265295
In this paper, the amount of income redistribution in the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland is compared and empirically related to economic, political, and behavioral determinants elaborated in the literature. Lying in between the two poles, Switzerland provides unique evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285835
Due to the mixed empirical evidence bearing on the economic determinants, beliefs have been at the center of attention … to religious beliefs. Estimated marginal willingness to pay (WTP) is positive among those who do not belong to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010315490
In this paper, the amount of income redistribution in the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland is compared and empirically related to economic, political, and behavioral determinants elaborated in the literature. Lying in between the two poles, Switzerland provides unique evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010315581
Anti-scientific attitudes can impose substantial costs on societies. Can schools be an important agent in mitigating the propagation of such attitudes? This paper investigates the effect of the content of science education on anti-scientific attitudes, knowledge, and choices. The analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013371393
impact of schooling on superstitious beliefs. We find that more education, due to increased mandatory years of schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481582