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The implications of cultural background on labour market choices: The case of religion and entrepreneurship
Nunziata, Luca; Rocco, Lorenzo - 2011
We suggest a methodology for identifying the implications of alternative cultural and social norms embodied by religious denomination on labour market outcomes, by estimating the differential impact of Protestantism versus Catholicism on the propensity to be an entrepreneur, on the basis of the...
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The impact of institutions, culture, and religion on per capita income
Dobler, Constanze - 2009
rights ; religion …
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The implications of cultural background on labour market choices : the case of religion and entrepreneurship
Nunziata, Luca; Rocco, Lorenzo - 2011
behaviour. -- entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; religion ; culture ; Protestantism ; Catholicism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009519877
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Optimum currency area index for the economic community of West African states (ECOWAS)
Egbuna, Ngozi Eunice; Jarju, Ismaila; Bawa, Sani; … - 2019
This study assesses the speed of real convergence in ECOWAS using the Optimal Currency Area (OCA) theory to determine the readiness of member countries for a monetary union. The study leveraged on Bayoumi and Eichengreen (1996) and computed OCA indices utilizing both variables suggested by the...
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Does secular education impact religiosity, electoral participation and the propensity to vote for Islamic parties? : evidence from an education reform in a Muslim country
Cesur, Resul; Mocan, Naci - 2014
Using a unique survey of adults in Turkey, we find that an increase in educational attainment, due to an exogenous secular education reform, decreases women's propensity to identify themselves as religious, lowers their tendency to wear a religious head cover (head scarf, turban or burka) and...
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Religious practice and student performance : evidence from Ramadan fasting
Hornung, Erik; Schwerdt, Guido; Strazzeri, Maurizio - 2021
We investigate how the intensity of Ramadan affects educational outcomes by exploiting spatio-temporal variation in annual fasting hours. Longer fasting hours are related to increases in student performance in a panel of TIMMS test scores (1995–2019) across Muslim countries but not other...
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Religious practice and student performance: evidence from Ramadan fasting
Hornung, Erik; Schwerdt, Guido; Strazzeri, Maurizio - 2021
We investigate how the intensity of Ramadan affects educational outcomes by exploiting spatio-temporal variation in annual fasting hours. Longer fasting hours are related to increases in student performance in a panel of TIMMS test scores (1995-2019) across Muslim countries but not other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012648607
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The determinants of church attendance and religious human capital in Germany : evidence from panel data
Heineck, Guido - 2001
This paper explores determinants of church attendance and the formation of 'religious human capital' in Germany within a Becker-style allocation-of-time framework. The analysis is based on data derived from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Taking advantage of the longitudinal structure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260777
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Analyzing Religiosity Within an Economic Framework: The Case of Spanish Catholics
Garza, Pablo Brañas; Neuman, Shoshana - 2003
Using a sample of Spanish Catholics, we examined the level of religiosity (measured by beliefs, prayer and church attendance) and the relationship between religiosity and various socio-economic variables. An Ordered Logit estimation of religiosity equations showed that: women are more religious...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273884
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Religion and the shadow economy
Heinemann, Friedrich; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2011
Religion is increasingly acknowledged to be a cultural dimension which affects economic outcomes in different regards …. This contribution focuses on religion's possible impact on the shadow economy. Different dimensions of the religious … religions, religious competition or the proximity between religion and the state. The empirical test makes use of the largest …
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