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Trust in religious leaders and regulation of the religious services market in Africa
[Confiance dans les chefs religieux et réglementation du marché des services religieux en Afrique]

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  • Mathieu Juliot Mpabe Bodjongo

    (Université de Dschang Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion)

  • Ibrahim Abba

    (International Relations Institute of Cameroon)

  • Moustapha Fofana

    (Faculty of Economics and Management of Felix Houphouet Boigny University)

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the effect of trust in religious leaders on preferences for religious services market regulation in Africa. The analysis is based on a sample of 46,585 people living in Africa, drawn from data collected by Afrobarometer (2023). The econometric results show that trust in religious leaders increases the preference for religious services market regulation in Africa. This result can be explained by the corruption of religious leaders. On the other hand, in a context characterized by government corruption, the trust in religious leaders reduces the preference for the religious services market regulation. Moreover, some differences emerge when the analysis is conducted within each religious group.

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  • Mathieu Juliot Mpabe Bodjongo & Ibrahim Abba & Moustapha Fofana, 2026. "Trust in religious leaders and regulation of the religious services market in Africa [Confiance dans les chefs religieux et réglementation du marché des services religieux en Afrique]," Post-Print hal-05558264, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05558264
    DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-20142-7.p.0163
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