Exploring the link between religion and subjective well-being in Europe. Are education and innovation the third wheel?

IF 5.2 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2026-09-27 DOI:10.1016/j.seps.2026.102620

Luigi Aldieri, Giuseppina Autiero, Luca Esposito

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Abstract

This paper empirically explores the relationship between religious beliefs, happiness and life satisfaction in Europe, considering the role of education. We use the European Values Study 2017, which includes Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern European countries and countries at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. The analysis is extended to innovation contexts. An instrumental variable approach is employed to address endogeneity in religious variables. The findings reveal that the importance of God is positively correlated to life satisfaction and negatively to happiness but the sign shifts to positive when religious beliefs are endogenous. Religious attendance is positively linked to happiness and life satisfaction. Education appears to have no bearing on how religiosity and SWB are related.

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探索在欧洲宗教和主观幸福感之间的联系。教育和创新是电灯泡吗？

本文在考虑教育的作用下，实证地探讨了欧洲宗教信仰、幸福感和生活满意度之间的关系。我们使用了2017年欧洲价值观研究，其中包括北欧、南欧、西欧和东欧国家以及西亚和东欧边界国家。分析扩展到创新环境。采用工具变量的方法来解决宗教变量的内生性。研究结果显示，上帝的重要性与生活满意度呈正相关，与幸福感呈负相关，但当宗教信仰是内源性的时，这一迹象变为正相关。参加宗教活动与幸福感和生活满意度呈正相关。教育似乎与宗教虔诚度和主观幸福感之间的关系无关。

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE-

CiteScore

9.40

自引率

13.10%

发文量

294

审稿时长

58 days

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