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The Experimental Economics of Religion

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This article surveys the experimental economics approach to the study of religion. The field has a place in the context of the scientific study of religion generally and the social psychology of religion in particular, but employs distinct economic methods which promise new and different insights. In particular, certain features of the experimental approach as used by economists such as incentive compatibility are particularly appropriate for studying the effect of religion on individual behaviour. The paper discusses results obtained so far in terms of two roles of religion in shaping individual behaviour, i.e. as a social group identifier and as a set of values.

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Paper provided by International Centre for Behavioural Business Research in its series ICBBR Working Papers with number 17.

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Date of creation: 28 Jun 2011
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Handle: RePEc:bbr:workpa:17

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Keywords: Religion; Religiosity; Experiments;

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  1. Curtis R. Price & Roman M. Sheremeta, 2012. "Endowment Origin, Demographic Effects and Individual Preferences in Contests," Working Papers 12-07, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute.

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