The tree of science and original sin: Do christian religious beliefs constrain the supply of scientists?

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 144-160

  Granger, Maury D ^a   Price, Gregory N ^a  

^a JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Americans; Labor supply; Random utility; Religiosity; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845901498     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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