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Economics of religion

Conférences scolaires
Tuesday, January 30 2024| 2:00pm to 4:00pm


Bibliothèque de l'Alcazar

Economics of religion

Avner Seror
Only in French - "Economie de la religion", une conférence pédagogique du chercheur Hervé Magnouloux dans le cadre du cycle Sciences Echos.
January 30th 2024

Qu’est-ce qu’un économiste peut vous apprendre des religions ?  Cette conférence révèle les liens entre religion et croissance économique et propose une analyse économique des comportements religieux.

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