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A Preliminary Time Series Analysis of Church Activity in Colonial Woodbury, Connecticut
(Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1989-12)
We examine a small part of the substantial detailed data on church activity for colonial Woodbury, Connecticut. Time series regression analysis suggests that religious activity in Woodbury, as reflected in new church ...
Religion, Afterlife, and Property Rights in the High Middle Ages
(University of South Carolina, 1989)
Religion serves a number of important functions, one of which is to provide an alternative to the state and to the local community in enforcing particular social behavior. As the nature of the state's power, of the influence ...
Forest Economics and Policy
(New Zealand Institute of Foresters Inc., 1988-02)
The economics of deriving raw materials from forests is examined. Competitive markets are consistent with the notion of efficiency, although they may not produce results that are fair. Sustainability as an alternative ...
The Effect of Foreign and Local Visitors on Granting Park Concessions
(New Zealand Association of Economists, 1987)
If parks have particular characteristics, park managers should grant firms exclusive rights (concessions) to provide products or services within the park. The characteristics include that park development is only attractive ...
Towards an Economic Theory of the Church
(MCB University Press, 1989)
This paper employs the theory of the firm to explain behavior of the church. Churches produce a set of products including entertainment, a variety of socially valuable public goods, eternal life, and alteration of otherwise ...