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A simulation study of how religious fundamentalism takes root

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cam.issuedOnline2021-11-08
cam.orpheus.success2021-11-15 - Embargo set during processing via Fast-track
dc.contributor.authorFan, J
dc.contributor.authorFriedman, D
dc.contributor.authorGair, J
dc.contributor.authorIyer, S
dc.contributor.authorRedlicki, B
dc.contributor.authorVelu, C
dc.contributor.orcidFan, J [0000-0002-5510-7468]
dc.contributor.orcidFriedman, D [0000-0002-0038-7597]
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-16T00:30:36Z
dc.date.available2021-11-16T00:30:36Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractReligious fundamentalism is observed across the world. We investigate its roots using agent-based simulations of religiosity dynamics in a spatially dispersed population. Agents’ religiosity responds to neighbors via direct interactions as well as via club goods effects. A simulation run is deemed fundamentalist if the final distribution contains a cohesive subset of agents with very high religiosity. We investigate whether such distributions are more prevalent when model parameters are shifted to reflect the transition from traditional societies to the modern world. The simulations suggest that the rise of fundamentalism in the modern world is aided by weaker attachment to the peer group, greater real income, and less compatibility between religious and secular goods, and arguably also by higher relative prices for secular goods and lower tolerance. Surprisingly, the current model suggests little role for the rise of long-distance communication and transportation
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.78102
dc.identifier.eissn1879-1751
dc.identifier.issn0167-2681
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/330657
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.10.017
dc.rightsAll rights reserved
dc.rights.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
dc.subjectFundamentalism
dc.subjectClub goods
dc.subjectAgent-based models
dc.titleA simulation study of how religious fundamentalism takes root
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-10-16
prism.endingPage481
prism.publicationDate2021
prism.publicationNameJournal of Economic Behavior and Organization
prism.startingPage465
prism.volume192
pubs.funder-project-idEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R024367/1)
pubs.funder-project-idEPSRC (via University of Nottingham) (EP/T024429/1)
pubs.funder-project-idESRC (via University of Manchester) (R125208)
pubs.funder-project-idEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/V062123/1)
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-12
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionAM
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1016/j.jebo.2021.10.017

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