Islamic Finance in the Light of Modern Economic Theory

Part I. Islamic Finance: Rationale, History, Instruments and the Legal Framework

1. Introduction
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2. Islamic Financial Instruments
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3. The Historical Roots and Evolution of Islamic Financial Thought
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Part II. The Law of Unexpected Consequences

4. The Incidence of Taxation
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5. The Basics of Corporate Finance: TheMiller–Modigliani Theorem
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Part III. Game Theory and Mechanism Design

6. Game Theory
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7. The Revelation Principle
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8. Monopolistic Screening
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9. The Multidimensional Screening Model
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Part IV. Mechanism Design Applications to Islamic Finance

10. Business Loans, Trust, and Contract Restriction Faced by Islamic Banks
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11. Loans Provision and Adverse Selection Within Orthodox Religious Communities
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12. Shariah Compliance and Risk-Incentive Trade-Offs
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13. Shariah Compliance, Positive Assortative Matching and the Performance of IFI’s
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14. Optimal Incentives for Takaful Operators
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15. Can Short-Selling Prohibition Be Optimal?
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16. Conclusions
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Avainsanat: Economics, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, International Economics, Cultural Economics, Heterodox Economics