Rodney Wilson (economist)

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Rodney James Alexander Wilson (born 1946 in Belfast) is a British economist and Emeritus Professor of Economics at Durham University. He is known for his expertise on Islamic economics. [1] He is a recipient of Islamic Development Bank Prize in Islamic Banking and Finance. [2]

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References

  1. Naqvi, Syed Nawab Haider (2002). "Rodney Wilson, Economics, Ethics and Religion: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Economic Thought". Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics. Social Science Research Network. 14. doi:10.4197/islec.14-1.4. SSRN   3125826 .
  2. "Wilson's CV" (PDF). Retrieved 18 July 2018.