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A Bayesian model of religious conversion

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The Economics of Religion literature is of two minds on whether conversion is more likely to occur between close or distant religions. The religious capital model suggests that conversion should involve sufficiently close religions whereas cognitive considerations suggest that conversion should involve sufficiently distant religions. We reconcile these seemingly contradictory insights about conversion for the class of non-instrumental, intrinsically motivated conversions within a Bayesian framework. We show that religious conversion should involve moderately distant religions. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2013

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  • Vikas Kumar, 2013. "A Bayesian model of religious conversion," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 47(2), pages 1163-1171, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:qualqt:v:47:y:2013:i:2:p:1163-1171
    DOI: 10.1007/s11135-011-9615-x
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    1. Ferrero, Mario, 2008. "The triumph of Christianity in the Roman empire: An economic interpretation," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 24(1), pages 73-87, March.
    2. Vikas Kumar, 2008. "A Critical review of economic analyses of religion," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2008-023, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
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    Keywords

    Cognitive constraints; Conversion; Decision; Economics of Religion; Religious capital; C44; D80; Z12;
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    JEL classification:

    • C44 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Operations Research; Statistical Decision Theory
    • D80 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - General
    • Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion

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