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Enforcing IPR through informal institutions : the possible role of religion in fighting software piracy
El Bialy, Nora; Gouda, Moamen - 2011
piracy is conducted. As Islam generally prohibits IPR piracy, a set of policy recommendations based on new institutional …
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Gender equality in Muslim-majority countries
Gouda, Moamen; Potrafke, Niklas - 2016
is more pronounced in countries where Islam is the source of legislation. Constitutions changed in only four Muslim …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011459158
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Democracy and countries with Muslim majorities : a reply and update
Potrafke, Niklas - 2012
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 …
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The Challenge of Poverty and the Poverty of Islamic Economics
Farooq, Mohammad Omar - 2014
In the past half century Islamic economics was eclipsed by Islamic finance movement. Gradually Islamic economics has taken a back seat without any economy to back it up empirically. Although Islamic finance emerged as an offshoot of Islamic economics and with the blessing and advocacy from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071173
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Islamism and Gender Relations in the Muslim World as Reflected in Recent World Values Survey Data
Tausch, Arno - 2016
based on an empirical analysis of World Values Survey data. In recent economic theory, Carvalho (2013) maintained that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013000073
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Firm Opacity and Islamic Securities Issuance
Al Balooshi, Sara - 2020
We study the relationship between opacity and external funding decisions when different types of sukuk and conventional financial instruments are available. For this purpose, we construct an opacity index for 107 Malaysian firms issuing sukuk and conventional financial instruments during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012833651
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Estimating the Impact of the Hajj : Religion and Tolerance in Islam's Global Gathering
Clingingsmith, David - 2008
We estimate the impact on pilgrims of performing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Our method compares successful and unsuccessful applicants in a lottery used by Pakistan to allocate Hajj visas. Pilgrim accounts stress that the Hajj leads to a feeling of unity with fellow Muslims, but outsiders...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012724519
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The Economic Impact of Islam on Developing Nations
Pryor, Frederic L. - 2006
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 …
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Current State of Islamic Economics and Direction of Future Research
Khan, Muhammad - 2017
Islamic economics as a subject has deep historical roots. However, the present body of knowledge known as ‘Islamic economics' originated in the second half of the last century. During the last four decades, a lot of literature has appeared. However, most of it can be accepted as ‘Islamic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960014
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Does an Islamic Label Indicate Good Corporate Governance?
Hayat, Raphie - 2018
In this paper we study the effect of an Islamic label on corporate governance. Listed firms with an Islamic label (Islamic firms) are characterized by low leverage. Because recent evidence indicates that leverage can act as a substitute for good governance, it is tempting to expect these Islamic...
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