Advances in the Economics of Religion
Editors: Carvalho, Jean-Paul, Iyer, Sriya, Rubin, Jared (Eds.)
Free Preview- Draws together leading commentators on the economics of religion from around the world
- Clearly organised around three major contemporary themes: religious networks; religious conflict and extremism; religion and political economy
- Based on the International Economic Association conference
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- About this book
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This edited collection brings together expertise from around the globe to overview and debate key concepts and concerns in the economics of religion. While the economics of religion is a relatively new field of research in economics, economists have made and continue to make important contributions to the understanding of religion. There is much scope for economists to continue to make a significant contribution to debates about religion, including its implications for conflict, political economy, public goods, demography, education, finance, trade and economic growth.
- About the authors
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Jean-Paul Carvalho is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Irvine, USA.
Sriya Iyer is Janeway Fellow in Economics and Affiliated Lecturer, University of Cambridge, UK; and Bibby Fellow and College Lecturer, St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge. She is the author of The Economics of Religion in India (Harvard University Press, 2018) and Demography and Religion in India (Oxford University Press, 2002).
Jared Rubin is Associate Professor of Economics at the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics in Chapman University, USA. He is author of Rulers, Religion, and Riches: Why the West Got Rich and the Middle East Did Not (Cambridge University Press, 2017).
- Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-21
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Religious Clubs: The Strategic Role of Religious Identity
Pages 25-41
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Spatial Models of Religious Market Competition: A Critical Assessment
Pages 43-59
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When Average Is Irrelevant: Computational Modeling of Religious Groups
Pages 61-72
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The Intelligent Design of Religious Beliefs
Pages 73-88
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Advances in the Economics of Religion
- Editors
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- Jean-Paul Carvalho
- Sriya Iyer
- Jared Rubin
- Series Title
- International Economic Association Series
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-98848-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-98848-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-99336-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-98847-4
- Series ISSN
- 2662-6330
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVII, 485
- Number of Illustrations
- 29 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
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