A monetary valuation of individual religious behaviour: The case of prayer

Applied Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 2031-2037

  Brown, Timothy Tyler ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

happiness; prayer; religion; well being

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; FINANCIAL MARKET; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PERCEPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALUATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859640801     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.648318     Document Type: Article

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