Unravelling Secularization: an International Study

Pablo Brañas-Garza, Teresa M. García-Muñoz () and Shoshana Neuman ()
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Shoshana Neuman: Departament of Economics, Bar-Ilan University

No 07/05, Papers on Economics of Religion from Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Granada.

Abstract: The current study examines individuals who were raised in a certain religion and at some stage of their life left it. Currently, they define their religious affiliation as ‘no religion’. A battery of explanatory variables (countryspecific ones, personal attributes and marriage variables) was employed to test for the determinants of this decision. It was found that the tendency of individuals to leave their religion is strongly correlated with the degree of strictness of their country and with their spouse's religious characteristics. Moreover, personal socio-demographic features seem to be less relevant.

Keywords: religion; convert-out; church attendance; prayer; parental religiosity; Europe. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 J12 J13 Z12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2007-12-19
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Working Paper: Unravelling Secularization: an International Study (2008)
Working Paper: Unravelling Secularization: An International Study (2007)
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