Horst Feldmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 272422 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Horst Feldmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Horst |
| FAMILY NAME | Feldmann |
| SIGNATURE | FELDMANN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bath |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9402-3996 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Crises and educational prioritization
Crises such as armed conflicts and natural disasters usually have harmful effects on children’s education. However, they may also make the public more aware of the importance of education. During times of crisis, more people may realize that a good education helps to maintain or regain employment and earnings. Consequently, crises may raise the public’s educational prioritization. To test this hypothesis, the paper uses data on six types of crisi…
Economic freedom and the quality of education
This paper finds robust evidence that economic freedom improves the quality of education. This is probably mainly because economic freedom incentivizes parents to invest in high‐quality education for their children and helps them to do so. It also incentivizes and helps both governments and private providers to deliver high‐quality education. The paper uses two different indicators of educational quality: PISA scores and the World Bank's harmoniz…
Economic Freedom and People's Regard for Education
Using data on 48 countries, this paper finds that people in economically freer countries care more about education. This is probably mainly because economic freedom enables them and their children to achieve higher returns to education. The magnitude of the estimated effect is substantial. The paper combines individual-level data from the World Values Survey with country-level data on economic freedom and other relevant factors. It controls for a…
Who Favors Education? Insights from the World Values Survey
Using World Values Survey data from 55 countries, this article provides detailed insights into the characteristics of people who place a high value on education - and into the characteristics of those who don't. It finds that attitudes toward education vary across the following characteristics: educational attainment, income, social class, political position, postmaterialist values, religion, sex, age, ethnicity, marital status, number of childre…
Still Influential
From its beginning 500 years ago, Protestantism has been advocating and actively pursuing the expansion of schooling, including the schooling of girls. In many countries, it has thus helped to create a cultural heritage that puts a high value on education and schooling. This paper provides evidence that Protestantism's historical legacy has an enduring effect. Using data on 147 countries, it finds that countries with larger Protestant population …
Which Religions Still Affect Schooling? A Study of 143 Countries
This paper studies which world religions have exerted a contemporary influence on the extent of secondary schooling at the national level in the recent past. Using data on 143 countries and the period 1973 to 2012, it finds that both Hinduism and Judaism have a large positive effect, particularly among females. The group of other Eastern religions (which covers comparatively small religions, notably Confucianism) also has a positive effect, thoug…
Protestantism, Labor Force Participation, and Employment Across Countries
Using data from 80 countries, this article analyzes whether Protestant religion affects labor market outcomes. Controlling for the impact of labor market regulations, business regulations, the tax burden, the business cycle, the level of economic development, demographic and geographical conditions, wars, and the transition from planned to market economy as well as unobserved country and year effects, we find that countries in which the largest p…
Government Size and Unemployment
The implementation of the stability and growth pact
Portugal, Germany and France have significantly exceeded the 3 per cent ceiling for government deficits, a central requirement of the European Stability Pact. Italy has come very close to doing so. All four countries are far from achieving medium–term budgetary positions that are close to balance or in surplus, the Pact's main goal. This article analyses what caused this development and asks whether there are any reasons to justify it. Furthermor…
International Economic Issues of a Sovereign Quebec
Protestantism, Labor Force Participation, and Employment Across Countries
Using data from 80 countries, this article analyzes whether Protestant religion affects labor market outcomes. Controlling for the impact of labor market regulations, business regulations, the tax burden, the business cycle, the level of economic development, demographic and geographical conditions, wars, and the transition from planned to market economy as well as unobserved country and year effects, we find that countries in which the largest p…
Still Influential
From its beginning 500 years ago, Protestantism has been advocating and actively pursuing the expansion of schooling, including the schooling of girls. In many countries, it has thus helped to create a cultural heritage that puts a high value on education and schooling. This paper provides evidence that Protestantism's historical legacy has an enduring effect. Using data on 147 countries, it finds that countries with larger Protestant population …
Which Religions Still Affect Schooling? A Study of 143 Countries
This paper studies which world religions have exerted a contemporary influence on the extent of secondary schooling at the national level in the recent past. Using data on 143 countries and the period 1973 to 2012, it finds that both Hinduism and Judaism have a large positive effect, particularly among females. The group of other Eastern religions (which covers comparatively small religions, notably Confucianism) also has a positive effect, thoug…
Economic freedom and the quality of education
This paper finds robust evidence that economic freedom improves the quality of education. This is probably mainly because economic freedom incentivizes parents to invest in high‐quality education for their children and helps them to do so. It also incentivizes and helps both governments and private providers to deliver high‐quality education. The paper uses two different indicators of educational quality: PISA scores and the World Bank's harmoniz…
Economic Freedom and People's Regard for Education
Using data on 48 countries, this paper finds that people in economically freer countries care more about education. This is probably mainly because economic freedom enables them and their children to achieve higher returns to education. The magnitude of the estimated effect is substantial. The paper combines individual-level data from the World Values Survey with country-level data on economic freedom and other relevant factors. It controls for a…
Who Favors Education? Insights from the World Values Survey
Using World Values Survey data from 55 countries, this article provides detailed insights into the characteristics of people who place a high value on education - and into the characteristics of those who don't. It finds that attitudes toward education vary across the following characteristics: educational attainment, income, social class, political position, postmaterialist values, religion, sex, age, ethnicity, marital status, number of childre…
The implementation of the stability and growth pact
Portugal, Germany and France have significantly exceeded the 3 per cent ceiling for government deficits, a central requirement of the European Stability Pact. Italy has come very close to doing so. All four countries are far from achieving medium–term budgetary positions that are close to balance or in surplus, the Pact's main goal. This article analyses what caused this development and asks whether there are any reasons to justify it. Furthermor…
Government Size and Unemployment
International Economic Issues of a Sovereign Quebec
The implementation of the stability and growth pact
Portugal, Germany and France have significantly exceeded the 3 per cent ceiling for government deficits, a central requirement of the European Stability Pact. Italy has come very close to doing so. All four countries are far from achieving medium–term budgetary positions that are close to balance or in surplus, the Pact's main goal. This article analyses what caused this development and asks whether there are any reasons to justify it. Furthermor…
Government Size and Unemployment
Protestantism, Labor Force Participation, and Employment Across Countries
Using data from 80 countries, this article analyzes whether Protestant religion affects labor market outcomes. Controlling for the impact of labor market regulations, business regulations, the tax burden, the business cycle, the level of economic development, demographic and geographical conditions, wars, and the transition from planned to market economy as well as unobserved country and year effects, we find that countries in which the largest p…
Which Religions Still Affect Schooling? A Study of 143 Countries
This paper studies which world religions have exerted a contemporary influence on the extent of secondary schooling at the national level in the recent past. Using data on 143 countries and the period 1973 to 2012, it finds that both Hinduism and Judaism have a large positive effect, particularly among females. The group of other Eastern religions (which covers comparatively small religions, notably Confucianism) also has a positive effect, thoug…
Still Influential
From its beginning 500 years ago, Protestantism has been advocating and actively pursuing the expansion of schooling, including the schooling of girls. In many countries, it has thus helped to create a cultural heritage that puts a high value on education and schooling. This paper provides evidence that Protestantism's historical legacy has an enduring effect. Using data on 147 countries, it finds that countries with larger Protestant population …
Who Favors Education? Insights from the World Values Survey
Using World Values Survey data from 55 countries, this article provides detailed insights into the characteristics of people who place a high value on education - and into the characteristics of those who don't. It finds that attitudes toward education vary across the following characteristics: educational attainment, income, social class, political position, postmaterialist values, religion, sex, age, ethnicity, marital status, number of childre…
Economic Freedom and People's Regard for Education
Using data on 48 countries, this paper finds that people in economically freer countries care more about education. This is probably mainly because economic freedom enables them and their children to achieve higher returns to education. The magnitude of the estimated effect is substantial. The paper combines individual-level data from the World Values Survey with country-level data on economic freedom and other relevant factors. It controls for a…
Crises and educational prioritization
Crises such as armed conflicts and natural disasters usually have harmful effects on children’s education. However, they may also make the public more aware of the importance of education. During times of crisis, more people may realize that a good education helps to maintain or regain employment and earnings. Consequently, crises may raise the public’s educational prioritization. To test this hypothesis, the paper uses data on six types of crisi…
Economic freedom and the quality of education
This paper finds robust evidence that economic freedom improves the quality of education. This is probably mainly because economic freedom incentivizes parents to invest in high‐quality education for their children and helps them to do so. It also incentivizes and helps both governments and private providers to deliver high‐quality education. The paper uses two different indicators of educational quality: PISA scores and the World Bank's harmoniz…
Economics (7 works) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Protestantism (3 works)