This research examines the economic origins of Islam and uncovers two empirical regularities. First, Muslim countries … systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … (i) determined the economic aspects of the religious doctrine upon which Islam was formed, and (ii) shaped its subsequent …

This paper aims to enrich the standard toolbox for measuring diversity in economics. In so doing, we compare the …, Patil and Taillie Index, Modified Hill's Ratio. In economics, diversity measures are multi-faceted ranging from inequality …

theory. It manifests the author's command of cutting edge analytical tools, concepts, and theoretical approaches both in the …/Kaleckian account of demand-constrained equilibrium, is a viable -- indeed, superior -- alternative to mainstream theory. While the book …