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来源类型	FEEM working papers "Note di lavoro" series
规范类型	论文
	Trade and Geography in the Economic Origins of Islam: Theory and Evidence
	Stelios Michalopoulos; Alireza Naghavi; Giovanni Prarolo
发表日期	2010
出处	Economy and Society
出版年	2010
语种	英语
摘要	This research examines the economic origins of Islam and uncovers two empirical regularities. First, Muslim countries, virtual countries and ethnic groups, exhibit highly unequal regional agricultural endowments. Second, Muslim adherence is systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography (i) determined the economic aspects of the religious doctrine upon which Islam was formed, and (ii) shaped its subsequent economic performance. It suggests that the unequal distribution of land endowments conferred differential gains from trade across regions, fostering predatory behavior from the poorly endowed ones. In such an environment it was mutually beneficial to institute a system of income redistribution. However, a higher propensity to save by the rich would exacerbate wealth inequality rendering redistribution unsustainable, leading to the demise of the Islamic unity. Consequently, income inequality had to remain within limits for Islam to persist. This was instituted via restrictions on physical capital accumulation. Such rules rendered the investments on public goods, through religious endowments, increasingly attractive. As a result, capital accumulation remained low and wealth inequality bounded. Geography and trade shaped the set of economically relevant religious principles of Islam affecting its economic trajectory in the preindustrial world.
特色分类	O10;O13;O16;O17;O18;F10;Z12
关键词	Religion Islam Geography Physical Capital Human Capital Land Inequality Wealth Inequality Trade
URL	https://www.feem.it/en/publications/feem-working-papers-note-di-lavoro-series/trade-and-geography-in-the-economic-origins-of-islam-theory-and-evidence/
来源智库	Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Italy)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/117871
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Stelios Michalopoulos,Alireza Naghavi,Giovanni Prarolo. Trade and Geography in the Economic Origins of Islam: Theory and Evidence. 2010.

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