Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/77697 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 4278
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
I investigate empirically the role of religion and political institutions in policies against human trafficking, using the new 3P Anti-trafficking Policy Index. The dataset contains 175 countries. The results show that governments in countries with Christian majorities implement stricter anti-trafficking policies than countries with Muslim majorities. The differences between countries with Christian and Muslim majorities is pronounced in dictatorships but less so in democracies. The influence of religion on the overall 3P Anti-trafficking Policy Index is driven by protection and prevention policies. As compared to prosecution policies that mainly target the perpetrators of human trafficking, protection and prevention policies mainly protect the victims of human trafficking, i.e. predominantly women. The conclusions are consistent with other empirical findings regarding the association between religion, political institutions, and human development.
Subjects: 
human trafficking
religion
political institutions
human rights
gender equality
JEL: 
F22
O15
O11
Z12
F59
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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