Do Religious Proscriptions Matter?
利用宗教经济学的标准模型，设计了一个实证检验来考察宗教参与（尤其是宗教戒律）对行为的影响，结果发现宗教戒律在决定行为中扮演重要角色。
Abstract A large literature shows that religious participation is associated with various behaviors and outcomes, but researchers lack an accepted instrument for religion and have struggled to establish whether these associations are causal. Using the canonical economic model of religiosity, I develop an empirical test to investigate the importance of religious participation, in particular religious proscriptions and rules, on determining behavior. The test relies on exogenous variation in the cost of secular activities rather than an instrument for religious participation. Several empirical applications of this test are conducted; the results indicate a strong role for religious proscriptions in determining behavior.