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A Discussion over IFRS' Adoption in Islamic Countries
Dima, Stefana Maria; Dima, Bogdan; Megan, Ovidiu; … - In: Journal of Accounting and Management Information … 13 (2014) 1, pp. 35-49
The main objective of this paper is to test a research hypothesis regarding the preference for IFRSs adoption in Islamic countries. The hypothesis has been tested on a dataset of 38 Islamic countries inside the framework of a Discrete and Limited Dependent Variable Model. We have obtained robust...
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Islam and entrepreneurship: The role of Islamic banking
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Badreldin, Ahmed - 2022
Studies on the relationship between religion and Entrepreneurship suggest that Islam discourages entrepreneurship. This … the negative effect of Islam on entrepreneurship only applies in the absence of Shariah-compliant access to finance. This … negative effect disappears in the presence of Islamic banks, thus disproving the generalized claim that Islam discourages …
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Religious policy in Uzbekistan: Between liberalisation, state ideology and Islamisation
Schmitz, Andrea - 2023
religious policy measures that amount to a 'secularisation' of Islam through scientification and musealisation do not reach … large sections of society. For the ordinary believer, Islam is not a science but a matter of belief, a system of rules and …
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Religion and Growth
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023
We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function – physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology – together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon...
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Religion and Growth
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023
We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function—physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology—together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469638
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Religion and Growth
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023
We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function—physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology—together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469796
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Geschlechterunterschiede in islamischer Religiosität und Geschlechterrollenwerten: Ein Vergleich der Zusammenhänge am Beispiel der türkischen und marokkanischen zweiten Generation in Belgien
Scheible, Jana Anne; Fleischmann, Fenella - 2011
In Anlehnung an die Debatte über den Einfluss von (islamischer) Religiosität auf Geschlechterrollenwerte, untersucht dieser Beitrag den Zusammenhang zwischen Religiosität und Geschlechterrollenwerten bei Männern und Frauen der türkischen und marokkanischen zweiten Generation in Belgien....
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On the norms of charitable giving in Islam: A field experiment
Lambarraa, Fatima; Riener, Gerhard - 2012
Charitable giving is one of the major obligations Islam and a strong Muslim norm endorses giving to the needy, but …
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Islamic actors' support for democracy and European integration: A case for power-seeking?
Elbasani, Arolda; Saatçioğlu, Beken - 2011
This paper investigates when and how Islamic political actors support democracy, and in particular, the EU's democratic criteria subsumed under membership conditionality. The research focuses on the main Islamic organizations in two Muslim-majority, EU applicant states, Turkey and Albania. The...
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Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Cassan, Guilhem; … - 2013
This paper investigates whether the religious identity of state legislators in India influences development outcomes, both for citizens of their religious group and for the population as a whole. To control for politician identity to be correlated with constituency level voter preferences or...
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