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TY - JOUR
T1 - Between Heaven and Hell
T2 - Spillover Effects of Exogenous Shocks on Exits from the Catholic and Protestant Churches in Germany
AU - Frick, B.
AU - Moser, K.
AU - Simmons, R.
PY - 2021/5/6
Y1 - 2021/5/6
N2 - For decades, the annual numbers of exits of members from the Catholic Church and Protestant Church have been increasing. Closer inspection of diocese-level data shows that the time-series pattern of exits is nonlinear with a series of intermediate peaks. This paper uses an event study approach to model the impacts of various scandals on church exit rates. We find that sexual abuse and financial scandals located in the Catholic Church contribute to increased exit rates not just in that Church but also, by way of spillover effects, to higher exit rates of Protestant Church members.
AB - For decades, the annual numbers of exits of members from the Catholic Church and Protestant Church have been increasing. Closer inspection of diocese-level data shows that the time-series pattern of exits is nonlinear with a series of intermediate peaks. This paper uses an event study approach to model the impacts of various scandals on church exit rates. We find that sexual abuse and financial scandals located in the Catholic Church contribute to increased exit rates not just in that Church but also, by way of spillover effects, to higher exit rates of Protestant Church members.
KW - Church exits
KW - economics of religion
KW - exogenous shocks
KW - scandals
U2 - 10.1111/jssr.12736
DO - 10.1111/jssr.12736
M3 - Journal article
JO - Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
JF - Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
SN - 0021-8294
ER -