The aim of this research is to analyze consequences of the consideration of ethical principles in the financial decisions process of banks. More specifically we study how the consideration of Shariah principles could affect the capital structure of Islamic Banks. We first apply concepts and...

The aim of this research is to determine empirically differences between Islamic and conventional banks with particular focus on their financial characteristics such as leverage and profitability. Our sample is made of Islamic and conventional banks, resulting in a panel of 545 observations with...