Work ethic, Protestantism, and human capital

Christoph Schaltegger and Benno Torgler

Economics Letters, 2010, vol. 107, issue 2, 99-101

Abstract: Weber's contribution on Protestant work ethic has stimulated numerous social scientists. However, the question whether a Protestant specific work ethic exists at all is still rarely analysed. Our results indicate that work ethic is influenced by denomination-based religiosity and education.

Keywords: Religion; Work; ethic; Protestantism; Education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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