Episode 8 - Economics and Personal Finance with Dr. Jerry Hionis, Jr.

DebtFreeMuslims Podcast

Debt Free Muslim Podcast Episode 8

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Jerry Hionis holds a PhD from Temple University located in Philadelphia, PA. His primary research is in conflict theory with an emphasis on civil conflicts and Warlord-like competition. Other research interests include game theory, economic development, Islamic economic theory and history, political theory and African economics. He is also a professor at Temple University.

In this podcast we discuss:

• How Dr. Jerry Hionis got into his field of Economics
• How does Economics affect us individually?
• Information on Islamic microeconomics
• The differences between economics and personal finance
• Economics of Warlords and conflicts
• The history economics of interest and usury in Judeo-Christian and Islam
• The types of riba/usury
• The history of Islamic economics

Links in the podcast:

• Jerry Hionis
• Past and Current Academic Research by Jerry Hionis
• Twitter
• Facebook

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