A family member's death increases religious activity: Evidence from Germany
利用德国SOEP数据，发现家庭成员去世后宗教活动增加，伴侣去世的影响大于父母去世，且该效应是暂时的，支持宗教应对假说。
Abstract Religiosity influences economic behavior in various domains, but what determines religiosity? Using data from the representative Socio‐Economic Panel Study for Germany (SOEP), this paper shows that religious activity increases after a family member's death. The life event's effect is larger after a partner's death when compared to a parent's death. Our results indicate that the influence of a family member's death on religious activity is temporary and are consistent with the religious coping hypothesis.