. Developing a behavioral model of religion, we then characterize conditions under which a temporary decline in social mobility … produces a large and long-lasting rise in religious participation. Religion in our model helps to cope with loss, which occurs …

this polarization contributes to an understanding of how economic development shapes the character of religion and sheds …

. Developing a behavioral model of religion, we then characterize conditions under which a temporary decline in social mobility … produces a large and long-lasting rise in religious participation. Religion in our model helps to cope with loss, which occurs …

The religious club model is central to the economics of religion. To extend the scope of its application, we develop …

Religion -- 2. Religious Clubs: The Strategic Role of Religious Identity (Jean-Paul Carvalho) -- 3. Spatial Models of Religious … Religious Groups (Michael D. Makowsky) -- 5. The Intelligent Design of Religious Beliefs (Gilat Levy) -- 6. Religion and … an Algorithmic Era (Daniel L. Chen) -- Part II: Empirical Advances in the Economics of Religion -- 9. Religion and …