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Does Zakat reduce poverty? Evidence from Tunisia using the Fuzzy Approach
Author(s) -
Bouanani Mejda,
Belhadj Besma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
metroeconomica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.256
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1467-999X
pISSN - 0026-1386
DOI - 10.1111/meca.12304
Subject(s) - poverty , index (typography) , economics , measure (data warehouse) , islam , development economics , fuzzy logic , econometrics , economic growth , geography , computer science , data mining , archaeology , artificial intelligence , world wide web
Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam; it is compulsory for all the well‐off Muslims and is given to the needy. This study examines Zakat's impact on poverty in Tunisia. Using simulated data of individuals from Tunisian household surveys in 2010 and 2015, we measure the effect of Zakat to reduce poverty. This study uses the Fuzzy Approach to conclude that Zakat does reduce poverty. The simulation results display a significant decrease in the poverty index of Tunisia's seven regions.