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Strategic Extremism : Why Republicans and Democrats Divide on Religious Values
Glaeser, Edward L.; Ponzetto, Giacomo A. M.; Shapiro, … - 2008
Party platforms differ sharply from one another, especially on issues with religious content, such as abortion or gay marriage. Religious extremism in the U.S. appears to be strategically targeted to win elections, since party platforms diverge significantly, while policy outcomes like abortion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014028855
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Habemus Papam? Polarization and Conflict in the Papal States
Pino, Francisco - 2020
We study the effect of divisions within the elite on the probability of internal conflict in the Papal States between 1295 and 1846. We assemble a new database using information on cardinals that participated in conclaves during this period, and construct measures of polarization and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843160
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Habemus Papam? : polarization and conflict in the Papal States
Pino, Francisco; Vidal-Robert, Jordi - 2020
We study the effect of divisions within the elite on the probability of internal conflict in the Papal States between 1295 and 1846. We assemble a new database using information on cardinals that participated in conclaves during this period, and construct measures of polarization and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161076
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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 - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013057050
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257344
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The golden hello and political transitions
Aidt, Toke; Albornoz, Facundo; Gassebner, Martin - 2012
probability of a transition from autocracy to democracy and reduces the probability of democratic survival. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319723
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The golden hello and political transitions
Aidt, Toke S.; Albornoz, Facundo; Gassebner, Martin - 2012
probability of a transition from autocracy to democracy and reduces the probability of democratic survival. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288466
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The determinants of church attendance and religious human capital in Germany : evidence from panel data
Heineck, Guido - 2001
for males and females. The results suggest support for previous findings based on British and North American data that age …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260777
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School competition and students' entrepreneurial intentions: International evidence using historical Catholic roots of private schooling
Falck, Oliver; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010
School choice research mostly focuses on academic outcomes. Policymakers increasingly view entrepreneurial traits as a non-cognitive outcome important for economic growth. We use international PISA-2006 student-level data to estimate the effect of private-school competition on students'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269939
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School competition and students' entrepreneurial intention: International evidence using historical Catholic roots of private schooling
Falck, Oliver; Woessmann, Ludger - 2010
School choice research mostly focuses on academic outcomes. Policymakers increasingly view entrepreneurial traits as a non-cognitive outcome important for economic growth. We use international PISA-2006 student-level data to estimate the effect of private-school competition on students'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270498