Estimating the impact of the Hajj: Religion and tolerance in Islam's global gathering

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1133-1170

  Clingingsmith, David ^a   Khwaja, Asim Ijaz ^b   Kremer, Michael ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67651140204     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2009.124.3.1133     Document Type: Article

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