This research examines the economic origins of Islam and uncovers two empirical regularities. First, Muslim countries … (i) determined the economic aspects of the religious doctrine upon which Islam was formed, and (ii) shaped its subsequent … had to remain within limits for Islam to persist. This was instituted via restrictions on physical capital accumulation …

piracy is conducted. As Islam generally prohibits IPR piracy, a set of policy recommendations based on new institutional …

is more pronounced in countries where Islam is the source of legislation. Constitutions changed in only four Muslim …

democratic. Hanusch takes issue with my results - and by inference with all past empirical results on the relation between Islam …. He establishes his conclusion by excluding the heartland of Islam from the estimation sample. For his estimates, Hanusch … in the heartland of Islam. -- political institutions ; Islam …

This research examines the economic origins of Islam and uncovers two empirical regularities. First, Muslim countries … (i) determined the economic aspects of the religious doctrine upon which Islam was formed, and (ii) shaped its subsequent … had to remain within limits for Islam to persist. This was instituted via restrictions on physical capital accumulation …

from those of other nations at roughly the same stage of economic development? And what is the impact of Islam on the … institutions. Turning to twenty-three indicators of economic and social performance, I find that the presence of Islam has likewise …