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  • Socioeconomic impacts on religious affiliation
  • Causal inference in social sciences
  • Development economics and religious studies

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  • Understanding the drivers of religious denomination choice is crucial for social science.
  • The global rise of Pentecostalism in low-income regions warrants investigation into its determinants.
  • Human capital and economic conditions are hypothesized to influence religious adherence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causal relationship between human capital, economic conditions, and religious denomination choice.
  • To assess the long-term effects of exogenous improvements in education and living standards on religious affiliation.
  • To explore the mechanisms through which socioeconomic factors shape religious identity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a longitudinal dataset of over 5,000 Kenyans' religious history spanning twenty years.
  • Employed a randomized deworming experiment as an exogenous shock to boost education and living standards.
  • Analyzed the impact of the intervention on religious denomination membership, distinguishing between Pentecostal and traditional Christian groups.

Main Results:

  • The deworming program significantly reduced the likelihood of Pentecostal denomination membership up to 20 years post-intervention.
  • A corresponding increase in membership within traditional Christian denominations was observed.
  • Effects were concentrated among individuals who experienced the greatest gains in education and income, and did not correlate with reduced religiosity.

Conclusions:

  • Exogenous improvements in human capital and economic conditions causally influence religious denomination choice.
  • The findings suggest socioeconomic factors, rather than secularization, explain shifts away from Pentecostalism.
  • Results offer insights into the concentration of Pentecostal movements in low-income communities globally.