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dc.contributor.authorAleksynska, Mariyaen
dc.contributor.authorChiswick, Barry R.en
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-05-
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-23T11:38:55Z-
dc.date.available2011-11-23T11:38:55Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.piurn:nbn:de:101:1-201106013381en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/51895-
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines differences in religious behaviors of the native born and immigrants in Europe, measured as self-reported religiosity, frequency of praying, and frequency of church attendance. Using the European Social Survey, we first show that, on average, religiosity of immigrants is higher than that of the native born, even among those without a religious affiliation. We test hypotheses that can explain these observations. Differences in individual characteristics, such as age, education, income, marital status, and notably denominations, partly account for the overall differences. Religiosity of immigrants declines with duration in the destination. Both origin and destination country characteristics, such as economic development, religious pluralism, religious freedom, and societal attitudes towards religion are important predictors of religiosity. These external factors are able to fully explain the difference in church attendance between immigrants and the native born.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x5724en
dc.subject.jelF22en
dc.subject.jelJ61en
dc.subject.jelN3en
dc.subject.jelZ12en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordeconomics of religionen
dc.subject.keywordreligiosityen
dc.subject.keywordimmigrantsen
dc.subject.keywordsecularizationen
dc.subject.keywordcultureen
dc.subject.keywordintegrationen
dc.titleReligiosity and migration: Travel into one's self versus travel across cultures-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn66934124Xen
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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