Rituals or good works: Social signaling in religious organizations

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1317-1360

  Levy, Gilat ^a   Razin, Ronny ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84927785745     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeea.12090     Document Type: Article

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