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JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
Religious Contributions A Normal Good?
Author(s): Daniel Condon
Citation: Daniel Condon, (2010) "Religious Contributions A Normal Good?," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 8, Iss. 1, pp. 124 - 127
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
This paper applies the rational actor approach to contributions to Catholic parishes. By examining the historical records of Catholic parishes in Chicago, donations per family comparisons can be made over time. Using data from 1880, 1920, 1960 and 2000, it is shown that real contributions per family adjusted by three different indexes (prices, wages and GDP) have declined dramatically from 1920.
