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Religion and earnings: evidence from Germany

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  • Elisabeth Sinnewe
  • Michael Kortt
  • Todd Steen

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the association between religious affiliation and the rate of return to human capital for German men and women. Design/methodology/approach - – This paper employs data from the 1997, 2003, 2007 and 2011 waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel for German men and women in full-time employment between the age of 25 and 54. The association between religious affiliation and wages was estimated using a conventional human capital model. Findings - – This paper finds that Catholic men (women) received a wage premium of 4 per cent (3 per cent) relative to their Protestant counterparts, even after controlling for an extensive range of demographic, economic and social characteristics. Originality/value - – The study contributes to the literature by providing – to the best of the authors’ knowledge – the first results on the wage premium received by Catholic men and women in the German labour market.

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  • Elisabeth Sinnewe & Michael Kortt & Todd Steen, 2016. "Religion and earnings: evidence from Germany," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 43(8), pages 841-855, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:v:43:y:2016:i:8:p:841-855
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-08-2014-0172
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    Cited by:

    1. Jasmine Mondolo, 2018. "How do informal institutions influence inward FDI? A systematic review," "Marco Fanno" Working Papers 0218, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno".
    2. Jasmine Mondolo, 2019. "How do informal institutions influence inward FDI? A systematic review," Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, Springer;Fondazione Edison, vol. 36(1), pages 167-204, April.

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    Religion; Germany; Wages;
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