The Effect of Education on Religion: Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Laws
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- Hungerman, Daniel M., 2014. "The effect of education on religion: Evidence from compulsory schooling laws," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 104(C), pages 52-63.
- Daniel M. Hungerman, 2013. "The Effect of Education on Religion: Evidence from Compulsory Schooling Laws," NBER Chapters, in: Economics of Religion and Culture, pages 52-63, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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JEL classification:
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
- Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2011-04-30 (Education)
- NEP-LAB-2011-04-30 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2011-04-30 (Social Norms & Social Capital)
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