Brañas-Garza, Pablo; García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, … - 2009
/stick ; high-stakes incentives ; rewards ; punishment ; Economics of Religion …-stakes incentives in relation to religious practice. First, we show that incentives (based on absolute belief) play a salient role in … religious performance. Second, we find that, when both positive (heaven) and negative (hell) incentives are available, the …