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The Consequences of Zakat for Capital Accumulation

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  • D.H. Norulazidah

    (Department of Economics, University of Exeter)

  • P.H. Omar Ali

    (Department of Economics, University of Exeter)

  • Gareth Myles

    (Department of Economics, University of Exeter and Institute for Fiscal Studies)

Abstract

The payment of zakat by the owners of wealth is one of the five pillars of Islam. Many countries operate with no enforcement of the obligation to pay, making zakat a form of voluntary redistribution. We analyze how zakat affects capital accumulation in a model that explicitly recognizes the voluntary nature of zakat. The voluntary payment is modelled using both warm-glow and social custom frameworks. These are embedded within an overlapping generations model with heterogenous consumers and endogenous population growth. The results show that zakat can raise the capital-labor ratio when it is motivated by the warm-glow but welfare can be non-monotonic in the strength of the warm-glow. In social custom model reduced participation can lead to a reduced capital labor ratio as the rate of zakat is increased.

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  • D.H. Norulazidah & P.H. Omar Ali & Gareth Myles, 2008. "The Consequences of Zakat for Capital Accumulation," Discussion Papers 0814, University of Exeter, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:exe:wpaper:0814
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    1. Alam, Md. Mahmudul & Wahab, Norazlina Abd & Haq, Ashraf Al & Ahmad, Siti Aznor, 2022. "Sustainable Development Status of Zakat Recipients: Empirical Investigation based on Malaysia’s Kedah State," OSF Preprints y4scw, Center for Open Science.
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    3. Kumru, Cagri S. & Sarntisart, Saran, 2016. "Banking for those unwilling to bank: Implications of Islamic banking systems," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 1-12.
    4. Rini Rini, 2020. "A Review of the Literature on Zakah between 2003 and 2019," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 10(2), pages 156-164.

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    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems

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