The Association for Religion, Economics and Culture (ASREC)

Association for the Study of Religion, Economics,
and Culture

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About ASREC

The Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture exists to promote interdisciplinary scholarship on religion through conferences, workshops, newsletters, websites, working papers, teaching, and research. ASREC supports all manner of social-scientific methods, but seeks especially to stimulate work based on economic perspectives and the rational choice paradigm.

Board of Directors

President: Laurence Iannaccone, Chapman University

Executive Director: Robbie Mochrie, Heriot Watt University

Program Chair: Sriya Iyer, Cambridge University

Board Member: Christine Brickman Bhutta

Board Member: Daniel Hungerman, University of Notre Dame

Board Member: Jared Rubin, Chapman University

Board Member: Christopher Bader, Chapman University

Sponsors

Funding for ASREC has been provided by Chapman University. Located in Orange, California, Chapman's mission is to provide a personalized education of distinction that leads to inquiring, ethical and productive lives as global citizens. Chapman also sponsors the Institute for the study of Religion, Economy, and Society (IRES).

**ASREC 2013 Conference**

ASREC 2013 will take place April 11-14 in Crystal City (Washington DC). View registration information or the current program.

The 2nd Annual IRES Graduate Student Workshop will take place June 7-8 at Chapman University in Orange, CA. Registration is open now!

AALIMS Fall 2013 Workshop will take place October 18-19 at Princeton University. See more details here.

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Tools from The ARDA

Updates to the Data Archive

The following files have recently been added:

•	Taiwan Social Change Survey, 2009
•	Scottish Church Census, 2002
•	Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Fall 1995
•	Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1995
•	Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Fall 1995
•	Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 1995
•	Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 1997, Oversample
•	World Religion Dataset: Global Religion Dataset
•	U.S. Congregational Life Survey, Wave 2, 2008/2009, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Leader Survey
•	U.S. Congregational Life Survey, Wave 2, 2011, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Associate or Assistant Leader Survey

GIS Maps and Reports

Map congregations and demographics using 2009 data on congregations and 2007 census data.