An economic perspective on religious education
Subtitle: complements and substitutes in a human capital portfolio
By: by Carmel U. Chiswick.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1456; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1456
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Religion -- Study and teaching.; Education, Humanistic.; Human capital.
Description: "This paper models the tradeoffs between education in secular subjects, formal and informal, and the formation of religion-specific human capital. It explores some implications of negative externalities between religious and secular education. Applications include the tension between science and religion during the European Enlightenment and the development of religious education by American Jewry in the 20th century United States. The paper also discusses some implications for the vitality and intergenerational robustness of religious communities"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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