Michalopoulos, Stelios; Naghavi, Alireza; Prarolo, Giovanni - School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study - 2009
This research examines the economic origins and spread of Islam and uncovers two empirical regularities. First, Muslim … type of geography (i) determined the economic aspects of the religious doctrine upon which Islam was formed, and (ii … economically relevant religious principles of Islam affecting its economic trajectory in the preindustrial world. …