"Faith Beyond Time: THe Future of Religion in America"
by Laurence R. Iannaccone
Futures 36(9), May 2004 (online) & November 2004(in print), pp. 1025-1030.
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"Religious Extrenism: The Good, the Bad, and the Deadly"
by Laurence R. Iannaccone and Eli Berman
Public Choice (2006) [journal article]
"Economics of Religion: Debating the Costs and Benefits of a New Field"
by Laurence R. Iannaccone
Faith and Economics 46:1-9 (Fall 2005). (Part of a symposium on the economics of religion)
"The Market of Martyrs"
by Laurence R. Iannaccone
Forthcoming: Interdisciplinary Journal of Religious Research (2006) [IJRR]
Abstract: Research refutes the seemingly obvious conclusion that suicide-bombing and other forms of religious extremism are rooted in grievance, poverty, "brainwashing", and the like. Injury-oriented sacrifice can be modeled as a market phenomenon grounded in exchanges between a relatively small supply of people willing to sacrifice themselves and a relatively large number of "demanders" who benefit from the sacrificers' acts. Contrary to popular perception, "martyrs" are rare because of limited demand rather than limited supply. Unfortunately, once an effective market for martyrs comes into existence, standard (supply-side) deterrence is relatively ineffective.
"Empty Pews - Empty Cradles: Why Fertility Declined So Quickly Among European Catholics"
by Eli Berman, Laurence R. Iannaccone, and Guiseppe Ragusa
Faith and Economics 46:1-9 (Fall 2005). (Part of a symposium on the economics of religion)
[pdf version - coming soon]
