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Religion and Social Cooperation: Results from an Experiment in Ghana

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  • Juan Carlos Parra
  • George Joseph
  • Quentin Wodon

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  • Juan Carlos Parra & George Joseph & Quentin Wodon, 2016. "Religion and Social Cooperation: Results from an Experiment in Ghana," The Review of Faith & International Affairs, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(3), pages 65-72, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rfiaxx:v:14:y:2016:i:3:p:65-72
    DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2016.1215845
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    1. Olof Johansson‐Stenman & Minhaj Mahmud & Peter Martinsson, 2009. "Trust and Religion: Experimental Evidence from Rural Bangladesh," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 76(303), pages 462-485, July.
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    3. Quentin Wodon, 2015. "The Economics of Faith-Based Service Delivery," Perspectives from Social Economics, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-137-34846-3, June.
    4. Arnim Langer & Ukoha Ukiwo, 2009. "Subjective realities: Perceptions of identity and conflict in Ghana and Nigeria," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 21(4), pages 483-494.
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    4. Hoffmann, Lisa, 2022. "Cooperation in the name of God? Experimental evidence from Ghana and Tanzania," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    5. Tom Lane, 2019. "The differential effects of Jesus and God on distributive behaviour," Discussion Papers 2019-05, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham.

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