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Economic Uncertainty and Bank Stability : Conventional vs. Islamic Banking

Bilgin, Mehmet Huseyin; Ozturk Danisman, Gamze; Demir, Ender - 2021

In this paper, we explore whether economic uncertainty differently affects the default risk of Islamic and conventional banks. Using a sample of 568 banks from 20 countries between 2009 and 2018, we use the World Uncertainty Index (WUI) by Ahir et al. (2018) to conduct a study based on a...

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Efficiency convergence in Islamic and conventional banks

Izzeldin, Marwan; Johnes, Jill; Ongena, Steven; Pappas, … - 2019

This paper examines how efficiency dynamics of Islamic and conventional banks compare and how they are converging across different countries. We employ both parametric and non-parametric methods to analyse a panel of Islamic and conventional banks from 23 countries during the period 1999 to...

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Religiosity, Neglected Risk and Asset Returns : Theory and Evidence from Islamic Finance Industry

Azmat, Saad - 2019

This paper studies the sociological influence of religion on the risk and return in the financial markets with particular context of Islamic finance. The paper builds a theoretical model to show how intermediaries serve their customers' religious needs by creating innovative Islamic financial...

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Economic growth and financial performance of Islamic banks : a CAMELS approach

Ledhem, Mohammed Ayoub; Mekidiche, Mohammed - In: Islamic economic studies 28 (2020) 1, pp. 47-62

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between the financial performance of Islamic finance and economic growth in all of Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Turkey and Saudi Arabia within the endogenous growth model framework. Design/methodology/approach - This study applied...

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Financial Development and Economic Growth in GCC Countries : A Comparative Study between Islamic and Conventional Finance

Grassa, Rihab - 2014

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the effects of Islamic financial development and conventional financial development on the economic growth for five GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar Saudi Arabia and UAE).Design/Methodology/Approach – Using generalized least squares, OLS...

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Economic Substance or Legal Form : An Evaluation of Islamic Finance Practice

Hanif, Muhammad - 2018

Murabaha, Ijarah, Diminishing Musharaka, Sukuk and Mudaraba (deposits), were selected to test against the theory of Islamic … financial system. It is found in the process that legally (legal form) contracts/products are in line with theory; however … contracts in line with theory of Islamic finance. Islamic finance is an emerging area and reasonably good amount of literature …

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Dichotomy between Sharī‘ah Compliance and the Economic Goals of Islamic Finance Institutions

Ayub, Muhammad - 2019

Islamic banking has crossed the milestone of forty years since the Dubai Islamic Bank and the Islamic Development Bank were established in 1975. Islamic banking windows, standalone Islamic banking systems and even full-fledged Islamic banks, are operating as a part of global finance industry in...

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Islamic Finance : Theory and Practice

Hanif, Muhammad - 2020

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Asset Securitization Sukuk and Islamic Capital Markets : Structural Issues in These Formative Years

McMillen, Michael J. T. - 2013

After introducing some fundamental concepts of relevance to Islamic finance, this article describes investment funds used to make investments in the United States, lease (ijara) investment structures used for real estate investments in different jurisdictions (including the early development of...

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An Investigation into Factors that Determine the Growth Rate in the Islamic Banking and Finance

Nawaz, Huma - 2020

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of products and services of Islamic finance in Pakistan. This study has involved an empirical analysis of the environmental factors of growth and its impact on the growth of Islamic Financial Institutions. To investigate the factors of growth,...

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