Abstract
Implications of Islamic View on the Regional Equality of Opportunities and Income: General Equilibrium Modeling for Iran Morteza Mortazavi Kakhki Ph.D Student, Department of Economics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Iman Haqiqi MA Student, Department of Economics, Economics University Mohammad Hossien Mahdavi Adeli Full Professor, Department of Economics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Abstract The Ultimate goal of Islam is establishment of social harmony in the society. In this paper we are going to study the Islamic perspective on causes of income inequality. We review the scholars’ opinions and Islamic principles. We show that Islam also recognize sine quality in opportunities as a root of inequality of income. Taking this into account, we will evaluate the impacts of redistribution of opportunities on the inequality of income in Iran provinces. The results of the General Equilibrium model show that equal opportunities through equalizing educational opportunities in various provinces can improve income distribution and reduce inter-provincial Gini coefficient of income. According to our findings if the equality of opportunities is met, the income distribution will improve and inter-provincial Gini coefficient will reduce from 0.25 to 0.11. Keywords:Justice, Islam, Equality of income, Equality of opportunities, General equilibrium JEL: B59, D58, D63, I24
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