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2012-08Type
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Abstract
We investigate the effect of Reformed Protestantism, relative to Catholicism, on preferences for leisure, and for redistribution and intervention in the economy. We use a Fuzzy Spatial Regression Dis- continuity Design to exploit a historical quasi-experiment inWestern Switzerland, where in the 16th century a hitherto homogeneous re- gion was split and one part assigned to adopt Protestantism. We nd that Reformed Protestantism reduces referenda voting for more leisure by 12, for redistribution by 7, and for government interven- tion by 6 percentage points. These preferences translate into higher per capita income as well as greater income inequality. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-007349793Publication status
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KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH ZurichSubject
WIRTSCHAFTSETHIK + GESCHÄFTSETHIK; ETHICS; WESTERN SWITZERLAND + FRENCH-SPEAKING SWITZERLAND; RELIGION + THEOLOGY; WIRTSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE; FACTORS INFLUENCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; BUSINESS ETHICS + CORPORATE ETHICS; ARBEITSÖKONOMIE; ETHIK; FAKTOREN DER WIRTSCHAFTSENTWICKLUNG; RELIGION + THEOLOGIE; PROTESTANT CHURCH (RELIGIONS); POLITISCHE ASPEKTE (POLITIK); ECONOMIC HISTORY; LABOUR ECONOMICS; SWITZERLAND (CENTRAL EUROPE). SWISS CONFEDERATION; SCHWEIZ (MITTELEUROPA). SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT; KAPITALISMUS (WIRTSCHAFTSSYSTEME); WESTSCHWEIZ + FRANZÖSISCHE SCHWEIZ; PROTESTANTISCHE KIRCHEN (RELIGIONEN); SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION; CAPITALISM (ECONOMIC SYSTEMS); RELIGIONSSOZIOLOGIE; POLITICAL ASPECTS (POLITICS)Organisational unit
03716 - Sturm, Jan-Egbert / Sturm, Jan-Egbert
02525 - KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle / KOF Swiss Economic Institute
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