Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263855 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] CESifo Forum [ISSN:] 2190-717X [Volume:] 23 [Issue:] 03 [Publisher:] ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München [Place:] München [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 40-43
Publisher: 
ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München, München
Abstract: 
Being exposed to compulsory religious education in school can have long-run consequences for students' lives. At different points in time since the 1970s, German states terminated compulsory religious education in public schools and replaced it by a choice between ethics classes and religious education. This article shows that the reform not only led to reduced religiosity in students' later life, but also eroded traditional attitudes towards gender roles and increased labor-market participation and earnings.
Document Type: 
Article

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