Islamic finance in the light of modern economic theory /

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Author / Creator:Basov, Suren, author.
Imprint:London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
©2016
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11269795
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Other authors / contributors:Bhatti, M. Ishaq, author.
ISBN:9781137286628
1137286628
9781349670840
9781137286611
1349670847
113728661X
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:This book provides researchers and students with an understanding of the basic legal tenets of the Islamic finance industry, studying the real economic effects of those tenets using the tools of the modern economic theory. Split into four parts, the book begins with an introduction to the history and a legal framework for Islamic banking, covering typical Islamic financial products such as Sukuk and Takaful and examining the structure of Islamic financial institutions. It then analyzes and discusses the Miller-Modigliani Theorem, which is of direct relevance to Islamic banks which are prohibited to charge interest and often have to rely of profit-loss sharing agreements. Part III of the book introduces the reader to modern mechanism design theory, paying particular attention to optimal contracting under hidden action and hidden information, and final part of the book applies the tools of economic theory to understand performance of Islamic financial institutions such as Islamic banks and Takaful operators. Islamic Finance in Light of Modern Economic Theory brings together all the necessary technical tools for analyzing the economic effects of Islamic frameworks and can be used as an advanced textbook for graduate students who wish to specialize in the area, as a reference for researchers and as a tool to help economists improve the design of Islamic financial institutions.
Other form:Print version: Basov, Suren. Islamic finance in the light of modern economic theory. London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016] 9781137286611
Standard no.:10.1057/978-1-137-28662-8