Economics of religion - is the secularization hypothesis tenable?

The article is concerned with the economics of religion. The first chapter is introduction into the economics of religion by Adam Smith. The second chapter asks the question whether the secularization hypothesis is tenable. The third chapter analyzes the allocation of time and church attendance and investments into religious capital. The forth chapter examines religious market in perfect or imperfect competition. The fifth chapter summarizes empirical research. The sixth chapter brings conclusions.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Loužek, Marek
Published in:	Politická ekonomie. - Vysoká Škola Ekonomická v Praze, ISSN 0032-3233. - Vol. 2007.2007, 5, p. 659-680
Publisher:	Vysoká Škola Ekonomická v Praze
Subject:	economics of religion \| secularization hypothesis \| religious pluralism \| state religion \| religious market \| allocation of time

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	Czech
Classification:	D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics ; J2 - Time Allocation; Work Behavior; Employment Determination and Creation ; Z1 - Cultural Economics
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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