Insuring consumption and happiness through religious organizations

被引：88

作者：

Dehejia, Rajeev

DeLeire, Thomas

Luttmer, Erzo F. P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[2] Tufts Univ, Medford, MA 02155 USA

[3] NBER, Ann Arbor, MI USA

[4] Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

[5] Congress Budget Off, Washington, DC USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS | 2007年 / 91卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

informal insurance; social networks; religion;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jpubeco.2006.05.004

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper examines whether involvement with religious organizations can help insure consumption and happiness. Using data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX), we find that households who contribute to a religious organization are better able to insure their consumption against income shocks. Using the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), we find that individuals who attend religious services are better able to insure their happiness against income shocks. Overall, our results suggest that religious organizations provide insurance though the form of this insurance may differ by race. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：259 / 279

页数：21