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The impact of spirituality on religious competition in the USA marketplace of religion
Von der Ruhr, Marc - In: International journal of social economics 50 (2023) 9, pp. 1274-1284
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014331876
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Tourism competitiveness performances of the most visited Muslim-majority countries through multi-dimensional scaling
Kantarci, Kemal; Başaran, Murat Alper; Mustafa … - In: Journal of economic cooperation & development 43 (2022) 2, pp. 129-159
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014384868
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The Economics of Religion, Jewish Survival and Jewish Attitudes Toward Competition in Torah Education
Carlton, Dennis W. - 2000
This paper examines the attitude of Jewish law to competition in light of the economist's understanding of the benefits of competition and of the beneficiaries from intervention in the competitive process. The punchline of this paper is simple. Although Judaism has used a whole host of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470880
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Managing Religious Competition in China : Regulating Provisions of Charitable Activities by Religious Organizations
Chen, Jianlin - 2019
Drawing on the Law & Religious Market theory, this Chapter utilizes the case study of China to explain 1) how … regulation of ostensibly non-economically motivated activities (i.e., religion and charity) can be properly conceived as a form …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012888914
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The Church vs the Mall : What Happens When Religion Faces Increased Secular Competition?
Gruber, Jonathan - 2006
Recently economists have begun to consider the causes and consequences of religious participation. An unanswered question in this literature is the effect upon individuals of changes in the opportunity cost of religious participation. In this paper we identify a policy-driven change in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466255
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The Church vs the Mall : What Happens When Religion Faces Increased Secular Competition?
Gruber, Jonathan - 2006
Recently economists have begun to consider the causes and consequences of religious participation. An unanswered question in this literature is the effect upon individuals of changes in the opportunity cost of religious participation. In this paper we identify a policy-driven change in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779615
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Crowding Out and Competition in the Religious Marketplace
Pepall, Lynne; Richards, Dan; Straub, John - 2007
We examine charitable spending by faith-based organizations on community services. We find that government spending on such activities has a depressing or "crowding out" effect as initially found in Hungerman (2005). However, we also find that competition from other faith-based organizations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014057444
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Money and Power in Religious Competition : A Critique of the Religious Free Market
Chen, Jianlin - 2014
guarantees of the free exercise of religion and the absence of state establishment of religion. This article challenges the … idealized portrayal of a religion’s ‘flourish[ing] according to the zeal of its adherents and the appeal of its dogma’ and … examines the dynamics of material wealth and political power in a religion’s success. This article suggests that controversial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014149450
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Competition vs. Monopoly in the Religious Marketplace : Judaism in the United States and Israel
Chiswick, Carmel U. - 2013
religion. The "New Paradigm" views separation of Church and State, leading to competition in the religious marketplace, as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087384
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The Economics of Religion, Jewish Survival and Jewish Attitudes Toward Competition in Torah Education
Carlton, Dennis W.; Weiss, Avi - 2021
This paper examines the attitude of Jewish law to competition in light of the economist's understanding of the benefits of competition and of the beneficiaries from intervention in the competitive process. The punchline of this paper is simple. Although Judaism has used a whole host of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013310128