The church versus the mall: What happens when religion faces increased secular competition?

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 831-862

  Gruber, Jonathan ^a   Hungerman, Daniel M ^a  

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EID: 42149144632     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2008.123.2.831     Document Type: Article

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