Religion and Entrepreneurial Activity in the U.S.*
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What relationships exist between the institutions of a religion and the entrepreneurial activity of that religion’s adherents? Numerous studies have documented positive links between entrepreneurship and economic growth and development.1 However, other studies that report a positive relationship between religion and growth fail to explicitly consider an entrepreneurship channel.2 In fact, there are few studies that empirically establish relationships between religious institutions and levels of entrepreneurial activity.3
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تاریخ انتشار 2014