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Islamic Banks and Financial Stability; An Empirical Analysis

Cihák, Martin; Hesse, Heiko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

and commercial banks in 18 banking systems with a substantial presence of Islamic banking. We find that (i) small Islamic …

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Cooperative Banks and Financial Stability

Cihák, Martin; Hesse, Heiko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

Cooperative banks are an important, and growing, part of many financial systems. This paper empirically analyzes the role of cooperative banks in financial stability. Contrary to some suggestions in the literature, we find that cooperative banks are more stable than commercial banks. This...

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Are More Competitive Banking Systems More Stable?

Cihák, Martin; Wolfe, Simon; Schaeck, Klaus - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

competitive conduct of financial institutions and banking system fragility. Using the Panzar and Rosse H-Statistic as a measure … for competition in 38 countries during 1980-2003, we present evidence that more competitive banking systems are less prone …

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How Well Do Aggregate Bank Ratios Identify Banking Problems?

Cihák, Martin; Schaeck, Klaus - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

The paper provides an empirical analysis of aggregate banking system ratios during systemic banking crises. Drawing … discriminate between sound and unsound banking systems. We also estimate a duration model to investigate whether the ratios help … determine the timing of a banking crisis. Despite some weaknesses in the available data, our findings offer initial evidence …

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Who Disciplines Bank Managers?

Maechler, Andrea M.; Schaeck, Klaus; Cihák, Martin; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

We bring to bear a hand-collected dataset of executive turnovers in U.S. banks to test the efficacy of market discipline in a 'laboratory setting' by analyzing banks that are less likely to be subject to government support. Specifically, we focus on a new face of market discipline: stakeholders'...

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Lebanon-Determinants of Commercial Bank Deposits in a Regional Financial Center

Finger, Harald; Hesse, Heiko - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper empirically examines the demand for commercial bank deposits in Lebanon, a regional financial center. With Lebanon's high fiscal deficits financed largely by domestic commercial banks that rely on deposit funding, deposit growth is a key variable to assess government financing...

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Banking Competition and Capital Ratios

Cihák, Martin; Schaeck, Klaus - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

when controlling for the degree of concentration in banking systems, inter-industry competition, characteristics of the …

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Recent Credit Stagnation in the Mena Region; What to Expect? What Can Be Done?

Chami, Ralph; Espinoza, Raphael A.; Barajas, Adolfo; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper examines the recent credit slowdown among Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries from three analytical angles. First, it finds that, similar to other regions and to its past history, a credit boom preceded the current slowdown, and that a protracted period of sluggish...

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Oil Prices and Bank Profitability; Evidence From Major Oil-Exporting Countries in the Middle East and North Africa

Hesse, Heiko; Poghosyan, Tigran - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper analyzes the relationship between oil price shocks and bank profitability. Using data on 145 banks in 11 oil-exporting MENA countries for 1994-2008, we test hypotheses of direct and indirect effects of oil price shocks on bank profitability. Our results indicate that oil price shocks...

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