RELIGIOUS IDENTITY AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR.
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SUBMITTER: Benjamin DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6402818 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
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RELIGIOUS IDENTITY AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR.
Benjamin Daniel J DJ Choi James J JJ Fisher Geoffrey G
The review of economics and statistics 20160928 4
We find using laboratory experiments that primes that make religion salient cause subjects to identify more with their religion and affect their economic choices. The effect on choices varies by religion. For example, priming causes Protestants to increase contributions to public goods, whereas Catholics decrease contributions to public goods, expect others to contribute less to public goods, and become less risk averse. A simple model implies that priming effects reveal the sign of the marginal ...[more]
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