Estimating the Impact of The Hajj: Religion and Tolerance in Islam's Global Gathering

We estimate the impact on pilgrims of performing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Our method compares successful and unsuccessful applicants in a lottery used by Pakistan to allocate Hajj visas. Pilgrim accounts stress that the Hajj leads to a feeling of unity with fellow Muslims, but outsiders have so...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Quarterly journal of economics 2009-08, Vol.124 (3), p.1133-1170
Hauptverfasser:	Clingingsmith, David, Khwaja, Asim Ijaz, Kremer, Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Belief & doubt Estimating techniques Gender roles Hajj Impact analysis Islam Lotteries Men Muslims Pilgrimages Pilgrims Prayer Religious practices Standard deviation Studies
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