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Tamar Oostrom

Assistant Professor of Economics, The Ohio State University

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Deaths of Despair and the Decline of American Religion (Tamar Oostrom)

What does repealing Sunday shopping laws have to do with rising rates of suicide, alcohol deaths, and drug overdoses?

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Tamar Oostrom is an economist at The Ohio State University who studies health, religion, and social outcomes. With co-authors Tyler Giles and Daniel Hungerman, she has published research linking the decline in American religious participation to rising deaths from overdoses, suicide, and alcohol-related disease.