Current developments and key issues in Islamic finance -- Monetary operations and government debt management under Islamic banking -- Islamic financial institutions and products in the global financial system : key issues in risk management and challenges ahead -- Risk measurement and disclosure...

All of the papers contained in this thesis deal with some aspect of labor market inequality. The impact of September 11th, 2001 on the employment prospects of Arabs and Muslims in the German labor market (chapter 2) examines whether the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on...