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On the Stability of an Islamic Financial System

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  • Hossein Askari
  • Noureddine Krichene
  • Abbas Mirakhor

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n an Islamic economy, the financial sector functions to support the real sector. There are no interest rate based debt instruments. Financial assets are based on risk and return sharing and are contingent claims. Real as well as monetary forces determine the rate of return. As in traditional general equilibrium theory, there is a price system comprised of a real rate of return to capital and a price level of commodities that simultaneously clears asset and commodity markets. An Islamic financial system is shown to be stable, namely the economy evolves from short-term equilibrium to a stable long-term equilibrium.

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  • Hossein Askari & Noureddine Krichene & Abbas Mirakhor, 2014. "On the Stability of an Islamic Financial System," PSL Quarterly Review, Economia civile, vol. 67(269), pages 131-167.
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    1. Hossein Askari & Abbas Mirakhor, 2014. "Risk sharing, public policy and the contribution of Islamic finance," PSL Quarterly Review, Economia civile, vol. 67(271), pages 345-379.
    2. Carlo D'Ippoliti, 2014. "Introduction: continuing the debate on Islamic finance," PSL Quarterly Review, Economia civile, vol. 67(269), pages 127-129.
    3. Maghrebi, Nabil & Mirakhor, Abbas, 2015. "Risk Sharing and Shared Prosperity in Islamic Finance," Islamic Economic Studies, The Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), vol. 23, pages 85-117.
    4. Hossein Askari, 2015. "Severe Financial Crises and Fundamental Reforms: The Benefits of Risk-Sharing الأزمات المالية الخطيرة والإصلاحات الأساسية: فوائد تقاسم المخاطر," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 28(1), pages 93-128, January.
    5. Ghassan, Hassan B. & Al-Jefri, Essam H., 2015. "نموذج نظري إسلامي داخلي الزمن للحساب الجاري [Islamic Theoretical Intertemporal Model of the Current Account]," MPRA Paper 69963, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 11 Jan 2016.
    6. Carlo D'Ippoliti, 2014. "Introduction: welcoming a new editorial board," PSL Quarterly Review, Economia civile, vol. 67(268), pages 3-8.

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    Keywords

    Islamic Finance; Financial Stability; Equilibrium; Chicago Plan;
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    JEL classification:

    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
    • E3 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles
    • E4 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates
    • F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

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