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Do Religious Proscriptions Matter?

Evidence from a Theory-Based Test

Daniel M. Hungerman
Journal of Human Resources, October 2014, 49 (4) 1053-1093; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.4.1053
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Abstract

A large literature shows that religious participation is associated with various behaviors and outcomes, but researchers lack an accepted instrument for religion and have struggled to establish whether these associations are causal. Using the canonical economic model of religiosity, I develop an empirical test to investigate the importance of religious participation, in particular religious proscriptions and rules, on determining behavior. The test relies on exogenous variation in the cost of secular activities rather than an instrument for religious participation. Several empirical applications of this test are conducted; the results indicate a strong role for religious proscriptions in determining behavior.

  • Received November 2012.
  • Accepted October 2013.
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