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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 91, (2013), pp. 1-12ISSN
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Internationale economie
Politicologie t/m 2019
Journal title
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
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vol. 91
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p. 1
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p. 12
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NON-RU research; Onderzoek niet-RUAbstract
Evidence on Weber's original thesis on a Protestant work ethic is ambiguous and relies on questionable measures of work attitudes. We test the relation between Protestantism and work attitudes using a novel method, operationalizing work ethic as the effect of unemployment on individuals’ subjective well-being. Analyzing a sample of 150,000 individuals from 82 societies, we find strong support for a Protestant work ethic: unemployment hurts Protestants more and hurts more in Protestant societies. Whilst the results shed new light on the Protestant work ethic debate, the method has wider applicability in the analysis of attitudinal differences.
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