tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post6359686458138580195..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: The Impact of Recession on Religious Organizations and Tithe PayersDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-46462857605566848902009-11-03T23:08:16.818-07:002009-11-03T23:08:16.818-07:00-2 on Daniel for multiple grammatical mistakes.
T...-2 on Daniel for multiple grammatical mistakes.<br /><br />There actually is not too much research on tithing, and other forms of religious contributions, over the business cycle. <br /><br />The sense - and I think it is correct - is that tithing is inelastic with respect to income for individuals, but appears to be elastic for the group as a whole. This makes the behavior of tithing similar to Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-91570257027569727042009-10-27T14:08:20.873-06:002009-10-27T14:08:20.873-06:00Legalism, which i believe tithing is a form of, wo...Legalism, which i believe <a href="http://churchtithesandofferings.com/" rel="nofollow">tithing</a> is a form of, would not be affected by a bad economy. Tithing is like a tax that provides you with very few options to NOT pay and come out unscathed.<br /><br />- jaredstewardhttp://churchtithesandofferings.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-39074619565765719642009-10-22T19:34:09.044-06:002009-10-22T19:34:09.044-06:00Good take on the impact of the recession. This to...Good take on the impact of the recession. This topic is something that is probably overlooked quite often, but has been affected greatly by the downturn in the economy.Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828560798429848393noreply@blogger.com