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Echoes of the Past: The Vietnam War’s Economic Impact on Worship Practices

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By exploiting variations in Vietnamese districts affected by intense bombings, I establish a causal relationship: residents in heavily bombed areas are more willing to spend on worship practices. This relationship varies among regions, with the primary channel for this effect being the density of graveyards commemorating war martyrs.

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  • Thong Trung Nguyen, 2025. "Echoes of the Past: The Vietnam War’s Economic Impact on Worship Practices," Evaluation Review, , vol. 49(6), pages 1063-1073, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:49:y:2025:i:6:p:1063-1073
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X251350219
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