"Economics and Religion" Prof. Carmel Chiswick

In her presentation Prof. Chiswick provided an overview of the relationship between economics and religion. She first considered the effects of economic incentives in the religious marketplace on consumers' demand for "religion." She then showed how this demand affects religious institutions and generates a supply of religious goods and services. Other topics included the structure of this religious marketplace and the related "marketplace for ideas" in a religiously pluralistic society.

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"Economics and Religion" Prof. Carmel Chiswick

In her presentation Prof. Chiswick provided an overview of the relationship between economics and religion. She first considered the effects of economic incentives in the religious marketplace on consumers' demand for "religion." She then showed how this demand affects religious institutions and generates a supply of religious goods and services. Other topics included the structure of this religious marketplace and the related "marketplace for ideas" in a religiously pluralistic society.

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