… We review these findings at length in Stark and Iannaccone [ 19941 and reiterate Andrew
Greeley’s conclusion that “[tlhere is no reason to believe that the peasant masses of Europe …

since finishing my thesis in 1984, 1 have had the good fortune to find an employ er willing to
subsidize my research on the economics of religion, colleagues will ing to read my papers …

WA/ITH TWO CENTURIES separating its first and second publications, there is no denying
that the economics of religion got off to a slow start. Yet despite this leisurely launch, dozens …

… In another article (Iannaccone, in press), I attempted to generalize the model to … and is
supported by empirical studies of church growth (Iannaccone et al. 1993). However, it blurs the …

This paper presents an economic analysis of religious behavior that accounts for the continuing
success of groups with strange requirements and seemingly inefficient prohibitions. The …

… Iannaccone is an associate professor of economics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, …
(in contrast with the low levels of demand typical of monopoly faiths) in Iannaccone 1992. …

This study uses the economic concepts of household production and human capital to develop
and test a new model of religious participation. The model explains observed patterns in …

In a largely ignored chapter of The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith laid the foundation for an
economic theory of religious institutions. Smith emphasized the importance of market …

… CCG 12.2± 7.3 μmol/l). ACA IgG and ACA IgM resulted present at low levels in PVT (11.4±12.8; …
all our patients, but one patient and one control, had ACA plasmatic levels below 40 UI/l. …

… Their optima would then lie at 1 and 1', corresponding to conduct C, and C'l. Comparing the
two sets of optima and noting how they are affected by changes in tastes, norms, tolerance, …