Rennhoff, Adam D.; Owens, Mark F. - Economics and Finance Department, Jennings A. Jones … - 2010
In this paper, we examine how the decisions of churches are impacted by the decisions of rival churches. Using a novel … data set of Christian churches in two suburban Nashville, TN counties, we estimate a model of strategic interaction based … program. Empirical evidence indicates that churches are more likely to offer a service when a nearby same-denomination church …