The New Economics of Religion

Iyer, Sriya

doi:10.1257/jel.54.2.395

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“…Our work is in keeping with an emerging literature that uses economic and statistical methods to evaluate the role of religion in society (see Iyer, 2016 for an overview).…”

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Religious riots and electoral politics in India

Iyer¹,

Shrivastava

2018

Journal of Development Economics

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E S Religious Riots and Electoral Politics in India ABSTRACT Religious Riots and Electoral Politics in India *The effect of ethnic violence on electoral results provides useful insights into voter behaviour in democratic societies. Religious riots have claimed more than 14,000 lives in India since 1950. We study the effect of Hindu-Muslim riots on election results in India. We combine data on riots, which have been geo-coded, with electoral data on state legislature elections and control variables on demographics and public goods provision to construct a unique panel data set for 16 large states in India over a 21 year period from 1981-2001. We suggest a new instrument that draws upon the random variation in the day of the week that important Hindu festivals fall on in each year, as set by a lunar calendar. The probability of a riot increases if a Hindu festival falls on a Friday, the holy day for Muslims. This allows us to isolate the causal effect of riots on electoral results. We also correct for under-reporting of riots and how they affect electoral outcomes in nearby districts. We find that riots occurring in the year preceding an election increases the vote share of the Bharatiya Janata Party by 5 to 7 percentage points in the election.JEL Classification: Z12, D72, D74

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“…Our work is in keeping with an emerging literature that uses economic and statistical methods to evaluate the role of religion in society (see Iyer, 2016 for an overview).…”

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confidence: 90%

Religious riots and electoral politics in India

Iyer¹,

Shrivastava

2018

Journal of Development Economics

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“…The recognition of a link between religion, economics, and politics is not new, as acknowledged by Iyer () and Aldashev and Platteau () in their surveys. In the Tunisian context, Fourati et al.…”

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Infrastructure Provision, Politics and Religion: Insights From Tunisia's New Democracy

Fourati

Estache

2019

Ann Public Coop Econ

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This paper analyzes the relationship between access to infrastructure services and support for religious parties based on the evidence produced by a recent democratic experience in Tunisia in which a religious political party, Ennahdha, governed from 2011 to 2014. The experience points to a complex relationship. In the 2011 election, areas with higher access are associated with higher support for Ennahdha than areas with lower access. In the 2014 election, however, infrastructure access is positively correlated with support for the party in areas where access had improved but negatively correlated with support for the party in areas that already had high access. A possible pragmatic general implication is that, to be politically competitive, religious parties, cannot bet solely on their religious commitment to provide basic services, including infrastructure, to the poor. They need to recognize the multiplicity of voter's concerns and their evolving agenda.

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“…In this respect, we should mention the link between increasing secularization with higher education levels found by Buser (), and the positive correlation between church attendance and income in Becker and Woessmann (). Additionally, Iyer () surveys the economics of religion literature and identifies other socio‐demographic correlates of religion, such as gender (being woman is positively correlated to religiosity), age (again a positive correlation), race (being black increases religiosity) and place of residence (inhabitants of rural areas are more likely to be more religious).…”

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Religiosity and cultural consumption

Montoro–Pons

García

2018

Int J Consumer Studies

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This article empirically investigates the impact of religiosity on cultural consumption. To this end we extend the standard model of cultural participation by hypothesizing that religious beliefs and religiosity shape preferences. In so doing, we identify two latent traits through which religiosity affects cultural consumption. First, a general religiosity factor which stands out for the functional aspects of religion, through which individuals build and enhance social relations and the belonging to a specific group. Second, an attribute linked to the intensity of beliefs and which manifests itself on an individual's degree of attachment to religion. Using U.S. data, the estimation of a simultaneous equations model shows that while the former increases the likelihood of participation in highbrow cultural manifestations, the latter decreases it. Additionally, we find evidence of religiosity marginally affecting popular forms of cultural consumption.

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The New Economics of Religion

Cited by 296 publications

References 91 publications

Religious riots and electoral politics in India

Religious riots and electoral politics in India

Infrastructure Provision, Politics and Religion: Insights From Tunisia's New Democracy

Religiosity and cultural consumption

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