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NBER: NBER Call for Papers: Economics and Religion

NBER Call for Papers: Economics and Religion

From: Carl Beck <cbeck_at_nber.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:05:15 -0400

With the support of the John Templeton Foundation, we are pleased to
announce the first NBER conference on economics and religion, to be
held in Cambridge on October 15 and 16. The conference is open to
work on any economic subject touching on religion, including:

-Work relating countries' religious history & culture to economic
development and growth

-Work on religious schooling versus secular schooling

-Work on how government regulation (e.g., taxation or blue laws)
impacts religious behavior

-Work on "religious competition" and whether & how religious
organizations compete

-Work on faith-based social-service provision, including crowd-out
work or work on whether faith-based programs (e.g., job-training
programs, prison recidivism programs) perform better than secular programs

-Work on religious extremism, and its implications for terrorism and
national security

-Work on the determinants of religious donations and other religious activities

-Work focusing on how people's religious beliefs, values, and
worldviews affect their behaviors

Individuals interested in attending should send an abstract or paper
to Dan Hungerman at <mailto:dhungerm_at_nd.edu>dhungerm_at_nd.edu and Jon
Gruber at <mailto:gruberj_at_mit.edu>gruberj_at_mit.edu . Feel free to
pass this message along to students or colleagues not affiliated with
the NBER. Papers or abstracts should be sent by May 1, 2009
Received on Mon Mar 23 2009 - 13:05:15 EDT