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08/03
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Lehrer,
Evelyn
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The
role of religion in economic
and demographic behavior
in the US: a review of recent
literature
The
past few years have witnessed
substantial progress in
our understanding of how
religious factors influence
economic and demographic
factors including ...
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08/02
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Cosgel,
Metin
Ahmed, Rasha
Miceli,
Thomas
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Law,
State Power and Taxation
in Islamic History
This
paper studies the unique
nature, institutional roots,
and economic consequences
of the ruler's political
power in Islamic History.
An influential ...
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08/01
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Brañas-Garza,
Pablo
Garcia-Munoz,
Teresa
Neuman, Shoshana
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The
Big Carrot: High Stakes
Incentives Revisited
This
paper provides an empirical
demonstration of high stakes
incentives in relation to
religious practice. It shows
that, when both positive
(carrot) and ...
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07/05
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Brañas-Garza,
Pablo
Garcia-Munoz,
Teresa
Neuman, Shoshana
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Unravelling
secularization: an International
Study
The
current study examines individuals
who were raised in a certain
religion and at some stage
of their life left it. Currently,
they define their religious
...
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07/04
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Bettendorf,
Leon
Dijkgraaf, Elbert
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Religion
and income: heterogeneity
between countries
This
paper tests whether the
behaviour of households
in different countries is
homogeneous with respect
to the influence of religion
on income. ...
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07/03
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Heineck,
Guido
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Religion,
attitudes towards working
mothers and women’s labor
market participation: Evidence
for Germany, Ireland, and
the UK
Religion
as a determinant of individuals’
behavior has only recently
found its way in the economic
literature. In this analysis,
four waves of ...
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07/02
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Mangeloja, Esa
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Preaching
to the choir? Economic analysis
of church growth
Economic
theory, applied economic
modeling and econometric
methods offer advantageous
tools for analyzing numerous
organizations, institutions
...
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07/01
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Brañas-Garza,
Pablo Solano, Angel
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Why
do European governments favor religion?
This
paper explores a highly
controversial issue: while
most European countries
are undergoing a clear and
well-documented process
of ...
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06/06
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Brañas-Garza,
Pablo
Neuman, Shoshana
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Is
fertility related to religiosity?
Evidence from Spain
Preferences,
including preferences for
children, are shaped during
the formative years of childhood.
It is therefore essential
to include ...
(published
as: Parental religiosity and daughters’ fertility: the case of Catholics in southern Europe,
in: Review of Economics
of the Household, 2007,
5(3), 305-327)
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06/05
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Brañas-Garza,
Pablo
Rossi, Maximo
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Individual's
religiosity enhances trust:
Latin American evidence
for the puzzle
This
paper explores the effect
of religious observance
and affiliation to the dominant
religion (Catholicism) on
trust in institutions, towards
others ...
(forthcoming in: Journal
of Money, Credit and Banking, 2008)
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06/04
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Lehrer,
Evelyn
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Religion
and High School Graduation:
A Comparative Analysis of
Patterns for White and Black
Young Women
This
paper examines how two dimensions
of childhood religion affiliation
and participation are related
to the probability of graduating
from high ...
(published
in: Review of Economics
of the Household, 2007,
4(3), 277-293)
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06/03
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Clark,
Andrew
Lelkes, Orsolya
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Deliver
us from Evil: Religion as
insurance
This
paper focusses on the insurance
role of religion in buffering
the well-being impact of
stressful life events, and
the ensuing economic ...
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06/02
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Brañas-Garza,
Pablo
Neuman, Shoshana
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Intergenerational
Transmission of 'Religious
Capital': Evidence from
Spain
The
paper examines intergenerational
transmission of 'religious
capital' from parents to
their offspring, within
an economic framework of
a production ...
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06/01
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Heineck,
Guido
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The
relationship between religion
and fertility: Evidence
from Austria
Data
from the Austrian Family
and Fertility Survey are
used to examine for the
first time the contemporary
relationship between religion
and fertility ...
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