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David Crego

Texas Tech University - Free Market Institute

Box 45059

Lubbock, TX 79409-5059

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

4

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170

TOTAL CITATIONS

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Scholarly Papers (4)

1.

Clement Counsels Corinth: Efficient Hierarchy and the Rise of Christianity

Public Choice, forthcoming
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 05 May 2025 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2025
David Crego and Alexander William Salter
Texas Tech University - Free Market Institute and Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business
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Rational Choice, Hierarchy, Apostolic Fathers, Christianity, Church order, Economics of religion, Sacraments

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Moral Suasion in 2 Clement and the early Christian Church

Journal of Markets and Morality, forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 12 Dec 2024 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2025
David Crego and Alexander William Salter
Texas Tech University - Free Market Institute and Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business
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Economics of Religion, Christian church, Moral Suasion, Rational Choice, Apostolic Fathers

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Church and State Cooperation: Bishop Opposition in the First Vatican

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Feb 2026
David Crego
Texas Tech University - Free Market Institute
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Church-State Cooperation, Political Economy, Cultural Change

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The Economics of Religious Regulation: An Austrian Contribution

Number of pages: 24
David Crego and Alexander William Salter
Texas Tech University - Free Market Institute and Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business
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Austrian Economics, Economics of Religion, Non-Profit Organization, Religious Regulation