Religious favoritism in Europe: A political competition model

Pablo Brañas-Garza and Angel Solano
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Pablo Brañas-Garza: GLOBE: Universidad de Granada, Spain, pbg@ugr.es
Angel Solano: GLOBE: Universidad de Granada, Spain
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Pablo Brañas-Garza

Rationality and Society, 2010, vol. 22, issue 3, 333-352

Abstract: This paper explores a highly controversial issue: while most European countries are secular, the governments of these countries widely support religious institutions. The arguments put forward by the median voter seem insufficient to explain the data. We show that if political parties are allowed to take an ideological position with respect to religion, the observed deviations from the most preferred policy by the median voter could be explained.

Keywords: favoritism; political economics; religiosity; voting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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Working Paper: Why Do European Governments Favor Religion? (2007)
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DOI: 10.1177/1043463110374498

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