Deliver us from evil: religion as insurance

By Andrew E. Clark, Orsolya Lelkes. 2007

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Religion and Preferences for Social Insurance (2006, background): “11 In addition to the above empirical evidence, it is important to note that Clark and Lelkes (2004) have shown that individuals who are religious suffer from significantly lower estimated losses in subjective utility as a result of episodes like unemployment.”
Spirituality and Subjective Well-Being: Evidences for a New Domain in the Personal Well-Being Index (2009, unknown): “This new domain is tested because previous studies (Cohen 2002; Clark and Lelkes 2005) have proposed that religiosity and spirituality are important considerations for satisfaction with life and that the link between spirituality and life satisfaction should be furthered researched particularly amon”
Do we really know what makes us happy A review of the economic literature on the factors associated with subjective well-being (2008, background): “…of large datasets, economists and psychologists have gained important insights into the determinants of SWB, such as the effect of income and relative income (Clark & Lelkes, 2005) and the possible effects of the trade-offs between inflation and unemployment (Di Tella, MacCulloch, & Oswald, 2001).”
Authentic happiness theory supported by impact of religion on life satisfaction: A longitudinal analysis with data for Germany (2010, background): “For example, Clark and Lelkes (2008) suggest that religious people may be happier than average because they mostly come from religious homes, which may have offered them more stability and emotional security in childhood than is found in the average home.”
Does the Internet Make People Happier (2011, unknown): “Stronger religious beliefs may give people more confidence in their future and act as a buffer against stress and life accident (Clark and Lelkes, 2005).”
Preferences for redistribution: an empirical analysis over 33 countries (2011, methodology): “Clark and Lelkes [14] and Scheve and Stasavage [38] highlight the role of religion as a substitute to public redistribution.”
Cross-country determinants of life satisfaction: exploring different determinants across groups in society (2006, unknown): “Sixth, religiosity or spirituality is often found to be a significant factor of well-being (e.g., Clark and Lelkes 2005 ).”
Unemployment, Social Capital, and Subjective Well-Being (2009, background): “Clark and Lelkes (2005) advance a ‘‘buffering hypothesis‘‘ according to which religion might provide insurance against some adverse life events, including unemployment, an hypothesis that finds support in their data.”
Employment status and subjective well-being: the role of the social norm to work (2016, unknown): “According to Clark and Lelkes (2005) it has good psychometric properties and has been validated using physiological, statistical and behavioural techniques.”