This study investigates the role of religiousness - defined as a multidimensional set of religious beliefs, feelings, knowledge, and practice - on the likelihood for individuals to be entrepreneurs. We construct precise measures of both religiousness and entrepreneurship from the 2017 World...

This research aims to understand the relationship between socioeconomic factors, production, transparency with religiosity. The effects of socio-economic factors, production, transparency, and religiosity on the sharecropping contract system. Design/methodology/approach: The author has...

This article examines the relationship between state-provided religious education and support for Islamists. It utilizes a survey of young adults from Egypt, the largest education market in the MENA region. The findings show that recipients of state-provided Islamic education, (Azharites), are...

Purpose: The study investigates the Shari’ah governance quality effectiveness, at the bank and national levels, on the value relevance of Islamic banks’ Earning per Share and Book Value per Share. Design/methodology/approach: Quantitative analyses are conducted using a panel of 40 listed...

In today's globalizing economy, a wide variety of credit sources are available to people in need of funds. However, for Muslims, prescriptions and limitations imposed by the Islamic religion have the potential to shape their credit-seeking behavior. This study investigates credit-using behavior...

This paper examines the effects of Islamic economic and social systems within a democratic environment on the causal relationships among uncertainty, informal economy, corruption, and economic growth. For this purpose, we considered a set of Middle East/North Africa MENA countries considered to...

Over recent years, the stock market has developed into one of the sources of economic development. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the game, resulting in a decline in stock performance. As countries implement initiatives aimed at reviving the economy, it raises the question of whether...