Monetary Policy

Central banks rely heavily on monetary policy to accomplish macroeconomic goals. This entry investigates the traditional framework of monetary policy, with a particular focus on key instruments such as required reserves, open market operations, and rediscount rates. Moreover, it explores the difficulties and repercussions associated with excessively stringent or expansionary monetary policies, such as recession and inflation. The entry, which then shifts its focus to Islamic monetary theory, discerns common goals with conventional policies while emphasizing unique principles derived from Islamic law, which forbid interest and speculative transactions. By analyzing explicit Quran and hadiths, this entry delineates the core objectives of Islamic monetary policy, which encompass the preservation of price stability, the prevention of speculative tendencies, and the promotion of equitable income distribution. In lieu of interest-based instruments, Islamic economists suggest alternative mechanisms, including profit-sharing rates, ijara sukuk, and central bank capital allocation. In essence, this entry explains the literature regarding the efficacy and compatibility of conventional and Islamic monetary policies in fostering economic prosperity and stability.

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1. Mardin Artuklu University, Mardin, Turkey Ömer Fazıl Emek

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1. Istanbul Institute for Advanced Studies, Istanbul University, Fatih, Istanbul, Türkiye Murat Ustaoğlu
2. Anadolu University, Odunpazarı, Türkiye Cenap Çakmak

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1. Faculty of Economics, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey Muhammet Sait Bozik
2. Istanbul Institute for Advanced Studies, Istanbul, Türkiye Muhammet Sait Bozik
3. Department of Economics, Istanbul Institute for Advances Studies, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey Büşra Çil

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Emek, Ö.F. (2024). Monetary Policy. In: Ustaoğlu, M., Çakmak, C. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Islamic Finance and Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93703-4_213-1

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