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| Author: | Barros, P. P. Garoupa, N. |
| Title: | An economic theory of church strictness |
| Journal: | Economic Journal
2002 : JUL, VOL. 112:481, p. 559-576 |
| Index terms: | Economic theory Churches Religion |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors introduce spatial-location models into the economics of religion. They offer a new explanation for the observed tendency of state churches to locate toward the 'low-tension' end of the 'strictness continuum' obtained through the conjunction of 'benovelent preferences' and asymmetric costs of going to a more or less strict church tran one prefers. The derive implications regarding the relationship between religious strictness and memberhip. |
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