An Economic Perspective on Religious Education: Complements and Substitutes in a Human Capital Portfolio

Carmel Chiswick

No 1456, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper models the tradeoffs between education in secular subjects, formal and informal, and the formation of religion-specific human capital. It explores some implications of negative externalities between religious and secular education. Applications include the tension between science and religion during the European Enlightenment and the development of religious education by American Jewry in the 20th century United States. The paper also discusses some implications for the vitality and intergenerational robustness of religious communities.

Keywords: religion; ethnic groups; education; minorities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J20 Z12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2005-01
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Published - published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2006, 24, 449-467

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