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Posts Tagged ‘sacrifice’

Larry Iannaccone on Sacrifice, Stigma, and the Economics of Religion

Tags: Amish, ASREC, Barkington Elementary School kids, club goods, collective action problems, communes, Dean Kelley, Dilbert, economics of religion, environmental groups, free-riders, Mormons, sacrifice, stigma, theory of clubs, ultra-orthodox Jews, voluntary contribution method game

Why do strict churches that demand much of their members, including seemingly irrational sacrifices and stigmatizing behaviors, perform so well in the religious marketplace? Prof. Larry Iannaccone of Chapman University discusses the economic logic behind sacrifice and stigma and what studying the organizational requirements of churches can tell us about society more generally. We also discuss the growing field of “economics of religion.”

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Michael McBride on Religious Free-Riding and the Mormon Church

Tags: church organization, club goods, collective action, economics, free-riding, Latter-Day Saints, Laurence Iannaccone, Mormons, religion and economics, sacrifice, social welfare, stigma

While the staff at RoR takes a short break to catch up with other work, we run this “Best of…” show with Michael McBride on how religious organizations attempt to counter the inherent problem of “free-riding” in any voluntary group. Joiin us on our Facebook Fan Page for updates on what is happening in the coming weeks. Search Facebook using “Research on Religion with Anthony Gill.”

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