In this Handbook, leading scholars demonstrate the application of the economics of religion approach to topics on human capital, the state regulation of religion, economic aspects of religion, and how religious markets function. The chapters also provide a discussion of new data sets and methods...

Der Begriff des Gemeinwohls gehört seit jeher zum Grundinventar des politischen Denkens und ist dabei so umstritten wie kaum ein anderer Begriff, dessen wir uns bei der Bewertung sozialer Verhältnisse und kollektiv verbindlicher Entscheidungen bedienen. Dieses Handbuch beleuchtet aus...

This is a one-of-kind volume bringing together leading scholars in the economics of religion for the first time. The treatment of topics is interdisciplinary, comparative, as well as global in nature. Scholars apply the economics of religion approach to contemporary issues such as immigrants in...