Religious Identity and Economic Behavior
通过实验室实验，发现宗教显著性启动使被试更认同其宗教身份，并影响经济选择，例如新教徒增加公共品贡献，而天主教徒减少贡献且风险厌恶降低。
We find using laboratory experiments that primes that make religion salient cause subjects to identify more with their religion and affect their economic choices. The effect on choices varies by religion. For example, priming causes Protestants to increase contributions to public goods, whereas Catholics decrease contributions to public goods, expect others to contribute less to public goods, and become less risk averse. A simple model implies that priming effects reveal the sign of the marginal impact of religious norms on preferences. We find no evidence of religious priming effects on disutility of work effort, discount rates, or dictator game generosity.