Abstract

We study the causal impact of religiosity through a randomized evaluation of an evangelical Protestant Christian values and theology education program delivered to thousands of ultrapoor Filipino households. Six months after the program ended, treated households have higher religiosity and income; no statistically significant differences in total labor supply, consumption, food security, or life satisfaction; and lower perceived relative economic status. Exploratory analysis suggests that the income treatment effect may operate through increasing grit. Thirty months after the program ended, significant differences in the intensity of religiosity disappear, but those in the treatment group are less likely to be Catholic and more likely to be Protestant, and there is some mixed evidence that their consumption and perceived relative economic status are higher.

中文翻译：

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随机宗教：新教传播对经济成果的影响*

摘要

我们通过对福音派基督教新教价值观和神学教育计划的随机评估来研究宗教信仰的因果影响，该计划已交付给成千上万的极度贫困的菲律宾家庭。该计划结束六个月后，经过治疗的家庭的宗教信仰和收入更高；总劳动力供应，消费，粮食安全或生活满意度上无统计学显着差异；并降低相对经济地位。探索性分析表明，收入待遇的效果可能会通过提高勇气发挥作用。该计划结束后的30个月，宗教信仰强度的显着差异消失了，但治疗组中的天主教徒和新教徒的可能性较小，