Arbeitspapier
Can Schools Change Religious Attitudes? Evidence from German State Reforms of Compulsory Religious Education
We study whether compulsory religious education in schools affects students' religiosity as adults. We exploit the staggered termination of compulsory religious education across German states in models with state and cohort fixed effects. Using three different datasets, we find that abolishing compulsory religious education significantly reduced religiosity of affected students in adulthood. It also reduced the religious actions of personal prayer, church-going, and church membership. Beyond religious attitudes, the reform led to more equalized gender roles, fewer marriages and children, and higher labor-market participation and earnings. The reform did not affect ethical and political values or non-religious school outcomes.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 14989
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Cultural Economics: Religion
Education: Government Policy
State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
- Thema
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religious education
religiosity
school reforms
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Arold, Benjamin W.
Woessmann, Ludger
Zierow, Larissa
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
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2022
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Arold, Benjamin W.
- Woessmann, Ludger
- Zierow, Larissa
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2022
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