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Timur Kuran

Economics

Duke University

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About Timur Kuran at Duke University (Duke)

Timur Kuran is a professor of economics and political science at Duke University, specializing in the economic history and institutional development of the Middle East and Islamic societies.

Research Areas

Islamic economic historyinstitutional economicsMiddle Eastern developmentIslamic law and financecultural economicscomparative economic systemseconomic institutionshistorical political economy
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Research Output

Total Citations12,929

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Publications179

Active researcher

h-index43

Established scholar

i10-index73

Growing portfolio

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