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Insuring consumption and happiness through religious organizations

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Dehejia, Rajeev
DeLeire, Thomas
Luttmer, Erzo F.P.

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Volume (Year): 91 (2007)
Issue (Month): 1-2 (February)
Pages: 259-279
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  1. Lynne Pepall & Daniel Richards & John Straub & Michael DeBartolo, 2006. "Competition and Civic Engagement in the Religious Marketplace," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0603, Department of Economics, Tufts University. [Downloadable!]
  2. Lehrer, Evelyn L., 2008. "The Role of Religion in Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States: A Review of the Recent Literature," IZA Discussion Papers 3541, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
  3. Andrew E. Clark & Orsolya Lelkes, 2005. "Deliver us from evil: religion as insurance," PSE Working Papers 2005-43, PSE (Ecole normale supérieure). [Downloadable!]
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  4. Simon Fan, C., 2008. "Religious participation and children's education: A social capital approach," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 65(2), pages 303-317, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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