democratic. Hanusch takes issue with my results - and by inference with all past empirical results on the relation between Islam … and democracy. In his comment on my study, Hanusch indicates that he believes I was using the POLITY IV index. He has not …. He establishes his conclusion by excluding the heartland of Islam from the estimation sample. For his estimates, Hanusch …

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 …

of Islam as a destabilizing factor should not be overestimated, it is a determining characteristic regarding the region … the prevalent Russian institutional vacuum with a focus on Islam and its local characteristics. Then it is questioned … whether sustainable socio-economic development is possible within the prevalent institutional environment and whether Islam …

Charitable giving is one of the major obligations Islam and a strong Muslim norm endorses giving to the needy, but …

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

determinants of identity in the Arab region, Islam and cultural tradition. Employing two waves of the World Values Survey, we find … participation ; Arab region ; Islam ; Identity ; Religion …