It Is About Believing: Superstition and Religiosity
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Superstition; Religiosity; Culture;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAW-2005-06-05 (Law and Economics)
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