Religiosity influences economic behavior in various domains, but what determines religiosity? Using data from the representative Socio-Economic Panel Study for Germany (SOEP), this paper shows that religious activity increases after a family member's death. The life event's effect is larger after a partner's death when compared to a parent's death. Our results indicate that the influence of a family member's death on religious activity is temporary and are consistent with the religious coping hypothesis.

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家庭成员的死亡增加了宗教活动：来自德国的证据

宗教信仰影响着各个领域的经济行为，但什么决定了宗教信仰呢？本文利用德国代表性社会经济小组研究 (SOEP) 的数据表明，家庭成员去世后宗教活动有所增加。与父母去世相比，伴侣去世后生活事件的影响更大。我们的结果表明，家庭成员的死亡对宗教活动的影响是暂时的，并且与宗教应对假说一致。