The Relation Between Entrepreneurship And Religion

Entrepreneurship is fundamental for a well-functioning economy. Social values are shown to be important for entrepreneurship, and religion is shown to be important for social values. Therefore, in this study, the relation between entrepreneurship and religion is investigated. The quantitative analysis uses the LISS panel data. This data set contains over 8,000 Dutch participants. Two religious groups are used to investigate the differences with non-religious people: Catholics and Protestants. The results show that there are differences among the religious groups according to entrepreneurial participation: the Protestants are more entrepreneurial than the non-religious and the Catholics, whereas the non-religious people are more involved in entrepreneurship than Catholics.