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Notre Dame economics professor Dan Hungerman on what happens when states and counties repeal blue laws. Hungerman and MIT's Jonathan Gruber have written a paper called "The Church vs. the Mall: What Happens When Religion Faces Increased Secular Competition?" They found that when states eliminated blue laws (which prohibit the sale on Sunday of liquor and cigarettes), church attendance declined while drinking and drug use increased significantly among young adults.