Immigrants and Religion

Carmel Chiswick

No 8092, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Religious considerations affect the decision to immigrate as well as the choice of destination country, and religious behaviors change as immigrants adjust to the economic context of their new country. This paper considers the interaction between the Economics of Religion and the Economics of Immigration, and distinguishes between religiosity per se and an immigrant's religious identity (affiliation). Religious groups are described as quasi-enclaves and immigrant churches as a subset of these. Rising full prices (wage rates) and incomes during the adjustment process affect the religious behavior of immigrants. Religious institutions (referred to as churches) also respond to systematic changes in the religious behaviors of their members.

Keywords: religion; immigrant church; quasi-enclave; immigrant adjustment; religiosity; international migration; social change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J15 J61 Z12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2014-04
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-evo, nep-his and nep-mig
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Published - published in: Barry R. Chiswick and Paul W. Miller (eds.), Handbook on the Economics of International Immigration, 1A, Elsevier, 2015

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