Charles E Zech
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 133096 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Charles E Zech |
| PRENOMES | Charles E |
| SOBRENOME | Zech |
| ASSINATURA | ZECH C E |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Villanova University |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 32 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 112 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1973 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2010 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Best Practices in Catholic Church Ministry Performance Management
The Church is not a business, but it does have a stewardship responsibility to ensure that all of its resources are used as effectively as possible to carry out God's work on earth. In the case of human resource assets, good stewardship involves assisting those engaged in ministry (whether clerical or lay) to achieve their greatest potential through the various components of performance management, including performance assessment. This unique co…
The Agency Relationship in Churches
The agency relationship has been observed in a variety of settings. Churches, like other organizations, are plagued with the typical agency problems of moral hazard, observability, goal displacement, and risk aversion. How do churches cope with these issues in dealing with their most critical resource, clergy? This study analyzes the agency relationship between churches and their clergy.Using data from nine denominations, this study finds strong …
Catholic Parish Organizational Structure and Parish Outcomes
Due to a number of factors, the Catholic Church has in recent years been required to be innovative in the way it organizes its parishes. Canon law addresses some options for dioceses that need to restructure their parishes. This study considers three of them: pastoring multiple parishes through a team of pastors (Code of Canon Law 517.1); entrusting pastoral care to someone other than a priest (c517.2); and appointing a single priest to pastor mo…
The Effect of Life Cycle and Parishioner Perceptions on Average Household Giving in Catholic Parishes
Robert J. Miller, Robert A. Parfet, Charles Zech, The Effect of Life Cycle and Parishioner Perceptions on Average Household Giving in Catholic Parishes, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 42, No. 3 (Mar., 2001), pp. 313-331
Generational Differences in the Determinants of Religious Giving
A Household Production Analysis Of Religious
Two conventional wisdoms are prevalent among churchgoers with regards to monetary contributions. One is that contributions of their time and money to their church are complementary. The other is that churches are in competition with other charitable organizations for church members'contributions. This study employs the household production model to test these conventional wisdoms. The first is supported (church members who contribute more money a…
Money Matters
Money Matters
What Does the Lord Require
The Value of Volunteers as Resources for Congregations
R. Hoge, Charles Zech, Patrick McNamara, Michael J. Donahue, The Value of Volunteers as Resources for Congregations, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Sep., 1998), pp. 470-480
Money Matters
Group size and the free-rider hypothesis
The Effect of Religious Market Competition on Church Giving
This paper contributes to the debate over the effects of religious pluralism on religosity. A key innovative feature of the paper is the use of voluntary contributions from members as a measure of religiosity. Using data from 177 congregations, and employing both the Herfindahl Index and market share as measures of religious market competition, a two-stage least squares estimation technique shows that Protestants give more when their congregation…
The Optimal Size of a Religious Congregation
The economic theory of clubs model is applied to determine the optimal size of a religious congregation. The optimal size is specified to be where total contributions are maximized. This occurs where the marginal benefits of adding a new member (in terms of contributions gained from that new member) equal the marginal costs of that new member (in terms of contributions lost from existing members). Benefits from adding members include enhanced fel…
An Empirical Analysis of Options for Dealing with the U. S. Catholic Priest Shortage
Economic and Attitudinal Factors in Catholic and Protestant Religious Giving
Peter A. Zaleski, Charles E. Zech, Economic and Attitudinal Factors in Catholic and Protestant Religious Giving, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 36, No. 2, Special Issue: Patterns of Financial Contributions to Churches (Dec., 1994), pp. 158-167
Determinants of Religious Giving in Urban Presbyterian Congregations
Peter A. Zaleski, Charles E. Zech, R. Hoge, Determinants of Religious Giving in Urban Presbyterian Congregations, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 36, No. 2, Special Issue: Patterns of Financial Contributions to Churches (Dec., 1994), pp. 197-206
The Catholic Church, Resource Allocation and the Priest Shortage
The economics literature, for all its richness and diversity, is peculiarly lacking in studies on organized religion. One reason may be that religious activity is not thought to follow the usual optimizing rules of economics. However, with religious organizations comprising a large portion of the nonprofit sector, it is important that researchers afford them an appropriate amount of attention. This study analyzes the U.S. Roman Catholic Church. O…
Determinants of Contributions to Religious Organizations
A model of contributions to one's religious congregation suggests that since the operations of the congregation rely upon voluntary contributions from members, congregation members will contribute less as congregation size increases. This type of behavior, known as free riding is supported by the empirical results. Furthermore, income, race, congregation expenses and denomination are key determinants of contributions
The Median Voter Model Fails an Empirical Test
The median voter model is a frequently used tool in analyzing local public sector issues. However, its use in analyzing multidimensional issues has been criticized. This study examines the criticism in the context of the decision by a municipality to establish a local constitution by voting for a home rule charter. A model is developed and tested using a variety of income measures. This model reveals that median income is not a better explanatory…
Plant Closings and Public Policy
A severe problem confronting the Northeast portion of the United States has been the closing of plants. In making the decision to close a plant, firms tend to consider private benefits and costs. However, there are significant external costs to the community and workers which an appropriate public policy should require firms to consider. The law has dealt with the plant closing issue in several ways, including the collective bargaining process th…
An Examination into the Relevance of the Median Voter Model
This study analyzes some criticisms of the empirical use of the median voter model. In an attempt to evaluate these criticisms, a local school expenditure model is constructed which incorporates various income measures and various measures of tax price. Results indicate that median income outperforms other income measures. This empirical evidence offers support for the median voter model and its use in empirical work. The median tax price measure…
An alternative to economic retrenchment William M. Dugger
An alternative to economic retrenchment
A Reply to Liu's Critique
A bstract . In his comment on our paper. “The Economic Effects of Land Value Taxation: An Empirical Test,” Professor Ben‐chieh Liu criticizes the structure and specification of our model and indicates the existence of data deficiencies and testing problems. Professor Liu raises some interesting questions, but he does not offer any concrete evidence to refute our original conclusion that the land value tax (LVT) is not superior to the real propert…
The Value of Volunteers as Resources for Congregations
R. Hoge, Charles Zech, Patrick McNamara, Michael J. Donahue, The Value of Volunteers as Resources for Congregations, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Sep., 1998), pp. 470-480
Determinants of Contributions to Religious Organizations
A model of contributions to one's religious congregation suggests that since the operations of the congregation rely upon voluntary contributions from members, congregation members will contribute less as congregation size increases. This type of behavior, known as free riding is supported by the empirical results. Furthermore, income, race, congregation expenses and denomination are key determinants of contributions
The Effect of Religious Market Competition on Church Giving
This paper contributes to the debate over the effects of religious pluralism on religosity. A key innovative feature of the paper is the use of voluntary contributions from members as a measure of religiosity. Using data from 177 congregations, and employing both the Herfindahl Index and market share as measures of religious market competition, a two-stage least squares estimation technique shows that Protestants give more when their congregation…
Economic and Attitudinal Factors in Catholic and Protestant Religious Giving
Peter A. Zaleski, Charles E. Zech, Economic and Attitudinal Factors in Catholic and Protestant Religious Giving, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 36, No. 2, Special Issue: Patterns of Financial Contributions to Churches (Dec., 1994), pp. 158-167
A Household Production Analysis Of Religious
Two conventional wisdoms are prevalent among churchgoers with regards to monetary contributions. One is that contributions of their time and money to their church are complementary. The other is that churches are in competition with other charitable organizations for church members'contributions. This study employs the household production model to test these conventional wisdoms. The first is supported (church members who contribute more money a…
Leibenstein's bandwagon effect as applied to voting
An Examination into the Relevance of the Median Voter Model
This study analyzes some criticisms of the empirical use of the median voter model. In an attempt to evaluate these criticisms, a local school expenditure model is constructed which incorporates various income measures and various measures of tax price. Results indicate that median income outperforms other income measures. This empirical evidence offers support for the median voter model and its use in empirical work. The median tax price measure…
Welfare effects of announcing election forecasts
The Agency Relationship in Churches
The agency relationship has been observed in a variety of settings. Churches, like other organizations, are plagued with the typical agency problems of moral hazard, observability, goal displacement, and risk aversion. How do churches cope with these issues in dealing with their most critical resource, clergy? This study analyzes the agency relationship between churches and their clergy.Using data from nine denominations, this study finds strong …
The Optimal Size of a Religious Congregation
The economic theory of clubs model is applied to determine the optimal size of a religious congregation. The optimal size is specified to be where total contributions are maximized. This occurs where the marginal benefits of adding a new member (in terms of contributions gained from that new member) equal the marginal costs of that new member (in terms of contributions lost from existing members). Benefits from adding members include enhanced fel…
Citizen Willingness to Assist as Volunteers in the Provision of Local Public Goods
Volunteer activity, from one perspective, that of the theory of public choice, provides an outlet for the articulation of demand for public goods. To analyze its role in that function, a theoretical model is constructed which incorporates the social, benevolence and demand articulation elements of volunteerism into a single utility function. The utility function is based on the economics of clubs and the economics of charity views of utility. The…
The Community Demand for Police Officers
The nature and elasticity of the demand function for police officers is a major concern of local officials and police union leaders. Analysis of this demand function takes place within the context of the median voter model. The economics of clubs approach is employed to develop a theoretical model which is concerned with determining the utility maximizing number of police officers for a community. The empirical results indicate that the demand fo…
An alternative to economic retrenchment
Catholic Parish Organizational Structure and Parish Outcomes
Due to a number of factors, the Catholic Church has in recent years been required to be innovative in the way it organizes its parishes. Canon law addresses some options for dioceses that need to restructure their parishes. This study considers three of them: pastoring multiple parishes through a team of pastors (Code of Canon Law 517.1); entrusting pastoral care to someone other than a priest (c517.2); and appointing a single priest to pastor mo…
Generational Differences in the Determinants of Religious Giving
Group size and the free-rider hypothesis
The Median Voter Model Fails an Empirical Test
The median voter model is a frequently used tool in analyzing local public sector issues. However, its use in analyzing multidimensional issues has been criticized. This study examines the criticism in the context of the decision by a municipality to establish a local constitution by voting for a home rule charter. A model is developed and tested using a variety of income measures. This model reveals that median income is not a better explanatory…
The Effect of Life Cycle and Parishioner Perceptions on Average Household Giving in Catholic Parishes
Robert J. Miller, Robert A. Parfet, Charles Zech, The Effect of Life Cycle and Parishioner Perceptions on Average Household Giving in Catholic Parishes, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 42, No. 3 (Mar., 2001), pp. 313-331
An Empirical Analysis of Options for Dealing with the U. S. Catholic Priest Shortage
Welfare effects of announcing election forecasts
Leibenstein's bandwagon effect as applied to voting
The Postwar Baby Boom and Inflation
In a 1959 study prepared for the Joint Economic Committee, Charles L. Schultze introduced the concept of structural inflation. Schultze's hypothesis was that the inflation this nation had been experiencing during the mid-50's could not fully be explained by either of the traditional inflation theories?cost-push or demand-pull, neither of which he felt played a dominant role. Rather, he asserted, the structure of the American economy was the cause…
Fiscal Effects of Urban Zoning
Suburban governments are not the only agencies that engage in fiscal zoning. In this article, the author demonstrates how a city can employ land-use controls to improve its fiscal situation while discriminating against low-income households. This is achieved by restricting the location of low-income clusters to specific sections of the city through land-use controls. These clusters are then provided with low levels of municipal services while the…
Citizen Willingness to Assist as Volunteers in the Provision of Local Public Goods
Volunteer activity, from one perspective, that of the theory of public choice, provides an outlet for the articulation of demand for public goods. To analyze its role in that function, a theoretical model is constructed which incorporates the social, benevolence and demand articulation elements of volunteerism into a single utility function. The utility function is based on the economics of clubs and the economics of charity views of utility. The…
An alternative to economic retrenchment
An alternative to economic retrenchment William M. Dugger
An alternative to economic retrenchment
A Reply to Liu's Critique
A bstract . In his comment on our paper. “The Economic Effects of Land Value Taxation: An Empirical Test,” Professor Ben‐chieh Liu criticizes the structure and specification of our model and indicates the existence of data deficiencies and testing problems. Professor Liu raises some interesting questions, but he does not offer any concrete evidence to refute our original conclusion that the land value tax (LVT) is not superior to the real propert…
The Community Demand for Police Officers
The nature and elasticity of the demand function for police officers is a major concern of local officials and police union leaders. Analysis of this demand function takes place within the context of the median voter model. The economics of clubs approach is employed to develop a theoretical model which is concerned with determining the utility maximizing number of police officers for a community. The empirical results indicate that the demand fo…
An Examination into the Relevance of the Median Voter Model
This study analyzes some criticisms of the empirical use of the median voter model. In an attempt to evaluate these criticisms, a local school expenditure model is constructed which incorporates various income measures and various measures of tax price. Results indicate that median income outperforms other income measures. This empirical evidence offers support for the median voter model and its use in empirical work. The median tax price measure…
Plant Closings and Public Policy
A severe problem confronting the Northeast portion of the United States has been the closing of plants. In making the decision to close a plant, firms tend to consider private benefits and costs. However, there are significant external costs to the community and workers which an appropriate public policy should require firms to consider. The law has dealt with the plant closing issue in several ways, including the collective bargaining process th…
The Median Voter Model Fails an Empirical Test
The median voter model is a frequently used tool in analyzing local public sector issues. However, its use in analyzing multidimensional issues has been criticized. This study examines the criticism in the context of the decision by a municipality to establish a local constitution by voting for a home rule charter. A model is developed and tested using a variety of income measures. This model reveals that median income is not a better explanatory…
The Catholic Church, Resource Allocation and the Priest Shortage
The economics literature, for all its richness and diversity, is peculiarly lacking in studies on organized religion. One reason may be that religious activity is not thought to follow the usual optimizing rules of economics. However, with religious organizations comprising a large portion of the nonprofit sector, it is important that researchers afford them an appropriate amount of attention. This study analyzes the U.S. Roman Catholic Church. O…
Determinants of Contributions to Religious Organizations
A model of contributions to one's religious congregation suggests that since the operations of the congregation rely upon voluntary contributions from members, congregation members will contribute less as congregation size increases. This type of behavior, known as free riding is supported by the empirical results. Furthermore, income, race, congregation expenses and denomination are key determinants of contributions
An Empirical Analysis of Options for Dealing with the U. S. Catholic Priest Shortage
Economic and Attitudinal Factors in Catholic and Protestant Religious Giving
Peter A. Zaleski, Charles E. Zech, Economic and Attitudinal Factors in Catholic and Protestant Religious Giving, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 36, No. 2, Special Issue: Patterns of Financial Contributions to Churches (Dec., 1994), pp. 158-167
Determinants of Religious Giving in Urban Presbyterian Congregations
Peter A. Zaleski, Charles E. Zech, R. Hoge, Determinants of Religious Giving in Urban Presbyterian Congregations, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 36, No. 2, Special Issue: Patterns of Financial Contributions to Churches (Dec., 1994), pp. 197-206
The Effect of Religious Market Competition on Church Giving
This paper contributes to the debate over the effects of religious pluralism on religosity. A key innovative feature of the paper is the use of voluntary contributions from members as a measure of religiosity. Using data from 177 congregations, and employing both the Herfindahl Index and market share as measures of religious market competition, a two-stage least squares estimation technique shows that Protestants give more when their congregation…
The Optimal Size of a Religious Congregation
The economic theory of clubs model is applied to determine the optimal size of a religious congregation. The optimal size is specified to be where total contributions are maximized. This occurs where the marginal benefits of adding a new member (in terms of contributions gained from that new member) equal the marginal costs of that new member (in terms of contributions lost from existing members). Benefits from adding members include enhanced fel…
Group size and the free-rider hypothesis
Money Matters
What Does the Lord Require
The Value of Volunteers as Resources for Congregations
R. Hoge, Charles Zech, Patrick McNamara, Michael J. Donahue, The Value of Volunteers as Resources for Congregations, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Sep., 1998), pp. 470-480
Money Matters
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