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Understanding the development of fundamentalism |
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| Authors: | Gil S. Epstein Ira N. Gang |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Economics, Bar-Ilan University, 52900, Ramat-Gan, Israel 2. IZA, Bonn, Germany 3. CReAM, London, UK 4. Department of Economics, Rutgers University, 75 Hamilton St, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901-1248, USA |
| Abstract: | We use economic theory to examine the intensity of fundamentalist sects in which leaders work to enhance their followers’ observance level. We model three stylized situations under which fundamentalist groups function, examining the intensity of observance in each. We find that, under reasonable conditions, rivalry among fundamentalists makes them more extreme. |
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