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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Impact of Exogenous Shocks on Exits from the Catholic and Protestant Churches in Germany, 1953-2015
AU - Frick, Bernd
AU - Simmons, Robert
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Applied Economics Letters on 31/01/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13504851.2017.1284985
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - In Germany, exits from the Catholic and Protestant churches have fluctuated considerably over the last 60 years. Much of the observable variation in these exits can be explained by exogenous shocks such as unpopular encyclicals by the Pope, German reunification, sexual abuse cases and financial scandals.
AB - In Germany, exits from the Catholic and Protestant churches have fluctuated considerably over the last 60 years. Much of the observable variation in these exits can be explained by exogenous shocks such as unpopular encyclicals by the Pope, German reunification, sexual abuse cases and financial scandals.
KW - Religion
KW - taxes
KW - exogenous shocks
U2 - 10.1080/13504851.2017.1284985
DO - 10.1080/13504851.2017.1284985
M3 - Journal article
VL - 24
SP - 1476
EP - 1480
JO - Applied Economics Letters
JF - Applied Economics Letters
SN - 1350-4851
IS - 20
ER -