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Unravelling Secularization: An International StudyPablo Branas-GarzaUniversity of Granada - Departamento de Teoria e Historia Económica Teresa García-MuñozUniversity of Granada - Campus La Cartuja Shoshana NeumanBar Ilan University - Department of Economics; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) IZA Discussion Paper No. 3251 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 (country-specific 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.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 28 Keywords: religion, convert-out, church attendance, prayer, parental religiosity, Europe JEL Classification: Z12, J12, J13, D13 working papers seriesDate posted: November 3, 2008Suggested CitationContact Information
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