Religious adherence and county economic growth in the US

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 438-450

  Rupasingha, Anil ^a   Chilton, John b ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Income growth; Religion; USA counties

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349452124     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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