This paper focusses on the insurance role of religion in buffering the well-being impact of stressful life events, and the ensuing economic and social implications. Using two large-scale European data sets, we show that the religious enjoy higher levels of life satisfaction, and that religion does insure against some adverse life events. All denominations suffer less psychological harm from unemployment than do the non-religious; equally both Catholics and Protestants are less hurt by marital separation. However, while Protestants are protected against divorce, Catholics are punished for it. These results do not seem to come about from the endogeneity of religion. These patterns in subjective well-being correspond to data on both attitudes ...
As we estimate here, 68% of human beings-4.6 billion people-would say that religion is important in ...
Across 800 regions of the World, this research shows that people are more religious when living in r...
For centuries, churches were the main institutional providers of welfare in Europe before the state ...
This paper focusses on the insurance role of religion in buffering the well-being impact of stressfu...
This paper focusses on the insurance role of religion in buffering the well-being impact of stressfu...
We use recent pooled survey data on 90 000 individuals in 26 European countries to examine religious...
In this paper we argue that religion and welfare state spending are substitute mecha-nisms that insu...
This paper examines whether involvement with religious organizations insures an individual’s stream ...
This paper examines whether involvement with religious organizations insures an individual's stream ...
This paper examines the effects of reforms and religion on happiness in transition economies. Earlie...
This paper presents a cross-national test of the effects of personal religious identity and particip...
A number of studies find that religious people are happier than non-religious ones. Yet a number of ...
Using data from the 1998 General Social Survey, this study tests several hypotheses about the ways i...
This study considers the impact of religion on perceptions of happiness and quality of life, and is ...
In this paper the relationship between religiosity and life satisfaction in economically developed E...
As we estimate here, 68% of human beings-4.6 billion people-would say that religion is important in ...
Across 800 regions of the World, this research shows that people are more religious when living in r...
For centuries, churches were the main institutional providers of welfare in Europe before the state ...
This paper focusses on the insurance role of religion in buffering the well-being impact of stressfu...
This paper focusses on the insurance role of religion in buffering the well-being impact of stressfu...
We use recent pooled survey data on 90 000 individuals in 26 European countries to examine religious...
In this paper we argue that religion and welfare state spending are substitute mecha-nisms that insu...
This paper examines whether involvement with religious organizations insures an individual’s stream ...
This paper examines whether involvement with religious organizations insures an individual's stream ...
This paper examines the effects of reforms and religion on happiness in transition economies. Earlie...
This paper presents a cross-national test of the effects of personal religious identity and particip...
A number of studies find that religious people are happier than non-religious ones. Yet a number of ...
Using data from the 1998 General Social Survey, this study tests several hypotheses about the ways i...
This study considers the impact of religion on perceptions of happiness and quality of life, and is ...
In this paper the relationship between religiosity and life satisfaction in economically developed E...
As we estimate here, 68% of human beings-4.6 billion people-would say that religion is important in ...
Across 800 regions of the World, this research shows that people are more religious when living in r...
For centuries, churches were the main institutional providers of welfare in Europe before the state ...