Using the UK Fourth National Survey of Ethnic Minorities, we explore the determinants of religious identity for Muslims … and non-Muslims. We find that Muslims integrate less and more slowly than non-Muslims. A Muslim born in the UK and having …-Muslim just arrived in the country. Furthermore, Muslims seem to follow a different integration pattern than other ethnic and …

and economic lines. History offers many examples of the recurring tensions between science and organized religion, but as …

rates on conventional and Islamic loans using a comprehensive monthly dataset from Pakistan that follows more than 150 …,000 loans over the period 2006:04 to 2008:12. We find robust evidence that the default rate on Islamic loans is less than half … effects. For the same borrower taking both conventional and Islamic loans from the same bank, the hazard rate on Islamic loans …

Since Max Weber, there has been an active debate on the impact of religion on people’s economic attitudes. Much of the …, differentiating on whether a religion is dominant in a country. We find that on average, religious beliefs are associated with ‘good …

data from Germany, a large European country with many immigrants, we study the adaptation processes of Muslims and …, assimilation, separation and marginalization. Christians adapt more easily to the German society than Muslims. Immigrants with … schooling in the home country and with older age at entry as well as female Muslims remain stronger attached to the country of …