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Sport and emerging capital markets: market reaction to the 2022 World Cup announcement

Abuzayed, Bana - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 6 (2013) May, pp. 122-141

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how the announcement of the mega sport event of the 2022 FIFA World Cup affected the stock market return and volatility for the hosting country (Qatar) and other economically related countries (United Arab of Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi...

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Do airlines always suffer from crashes?

Ho, Jerry C.; Qiu, Mei; Tang, Xiaojun - In: Economics Letters 118 (2013) 1, pp. 113-117

We examine the impact of aviation disasters on the stock prices of the crash airlines and their rival airlines. Results show that the crash airlines experience deeper negative abnormal returns as the degree of fatality increases. The stock prices of the rival airlines also suffer in large-scale...

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Decomposing abnormal returns in stochastic linear models

Lin, Carl - In: Economics Letters 118 (2013) 1, pp. 143-147

This paper presents a method helpful in analyzing the sources of return in an event study. A generalized decomposition result derived from the differential between two random linear functions attributes the effect of events or regulations on the value of firms to differences in economy-wide and...

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The subprime mortgages crisis and Islamic securitization

Kamil, Karmila Hanim; Abdullah, Marliana; Shahimi, Shahida - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 3 (2010) November, pp. 386-401

literature of Islamic finance by showing that Islamic securitization via sukuk is a viable source of funds that could help …

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The global financial crisis and its implications for the Islamic financial industry

Smolo, Edib; Mirakhor, Abbas - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 3 (2010) November, pp. 372-385

should be given to the fundamental principles of Islamic finance in order to ensure the future development of industry …

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The financial Tower of Babel: roots of crisis

Matthews, Robin; Tlemsani, Issam - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 3 (2010) November, pp. 334-350

Islamic perspective. This paper also examines Islamic finance as an alternative financial system and a potential long … alternative and a solution to this dilemma in the form of Islamic finance and stresses the stability of the Islamic finance system …/value – This paper contributes to the understanding of Islamic finance principles and its value as a solution to the current and …

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Customers' attitude toward Islamic banking in Pakistan

Lee, Kun-ho; Ullah, Shakir - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 4 (2011) June, pp. 131-145

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the different motivational factors that lead to customers' Islamic bank selection decision in Pakistan. In particular, it aims to look into the importance of Shari'a compliance for Islamic banks' customers and thereby the potential risk of...

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Potential for the application of emerging market Z-score in UAE Islamic banks

Zaabi, Obaid Saif H. Al - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 4 (2011) June, pp. 158-173

considered to provide valuable instrumental indicators. Z-score can be adopted by the UAE Islamic banks to finance long … provide valuable instrumental indicators. Z-score can be adopted by the UAE Islamic banks to finance long-term partnership … projects and SMEs. Social implications – The model is believed to widen the industry exposure in order to finance more projects …

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Impact of financial liberalization and foreign bank entry on Islamic banking performance

Hassan, M. Kabir; Sanchez, Benito; Safa, M. Faisal - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 6 (2013) March, pp. 7-42

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the impact of financial liberalization and foreign Islamic bank entry on the performance of domestic Islamic banks, and credit availability to the private sector. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use the weighted least squares method to estimate...

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A Post-Keynesian perspective on Islamic prohibition of Gharar

Suzuki, Yasushi - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 6 (2013) July, pp. 200-210

finance, less has been done to elaborate upon it through the lens of Post-Keynesian economics which have greatly contributed …

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