Religion as an investment: Comparing the contributions and volunteer frequency among Christians, Buddhists, and folk religionists

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 770-790

  Tao, Hung Lin ^a   Yeh, Powen ^b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 33847758581     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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