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dc.contributor.authorBoppart, Timoen
dc.contributor.authorFalkinger, Josefen
dc.contributor.authorGrossmann, Volkeren
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-17-
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-29T11:13:57Z-
dc.date.available2011-06-29T11:13:57Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/46245-
dc.description.abstractDuring industrialization, Protestants were more literate than Catholics. This paper investigates whether this fact may be led back to the intrinsic motivation of Protestants to read the bible and whether other education motives were involved as well. We employ a historical data set from Switzerland which allows us to differentiate between different cognitive skills: reading, numeracy, essay writing and Swiss history. We develop an estimation strategy to examine whether the impact of religious denomination was particularly large with respect to reading capabilities. We find support for this hypothesis. However, Protestants' education motives went beyond reading the bible.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x3314en
dc.subject.jelI20en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordcognitive skillsen
dc.subject.keywordeducationen
dc.subject.keywordreading capabilityen
dc.subject.keywordreligious denominationen
dc.subject.keywordprotestant reformationen
dc.subject.stwBildungsverhaltenen
dc.subject.stwProtestantismusen
dc.subject.stwKatholizismusen
dc.subject.stwVergleichen
dc.subject.stwSchweizen
dc.titleProtestantism and education: Reading (the bible) and other skills-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn659013363en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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