Clingingsmith, David; Khwaja, Asim Ijaz; Kremer, Michael - In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics 124 (2009) 3, pp. 1133-1170
We estimate the impact on pilgrims of performing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Our method compares successful and unsuccessful applicants in a lottery used by Pakistan to allocate Hajj visas. Pilgrim accounts stress that the Hajj leads to a feeling of unity with fellow Muslims, but outsiders...