Gharad Bryan|James J. Choi|Dean Karlan
Randomizing Religion: the Impact of Protestant Evangelism on Economic Outcomes*
Centre for Economic Policy Research|Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab|National Bureau of Economic Research|Yale University|Centre for Economic Policy Research|Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab|National Bureau of Economic Research
abstract study causal impact religiosity randomized evaluation evangelical protestant christian values theology education program delivered thousands ultrapoor filipino households six months program ended treated households higher religiosity income statistically significant differences total labor supply consumption food security life satisfaction lower perceived relative economic status exploratory analysis suggests income treatment effect may operate increasing grit thirty months program ended significant differences intensity religiosity disappear treatment group less likely catholic likely protestant mixed evidence consumption perceived relative economic status higher