What is it about?
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the total factor productivity change and to investigate its determinants in the case of MENA Islamic banks. In the first stage, bootstrapped Malmquist index approach is used to provide a robust analysis of the changes in the productivity of 33 Islamic banks operating in 10 MENA countries during the period 2006-2011. In the second stage, panel data models are used to investigate the determinants of TFP change.
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Why is it important?
This paper attempts to fill a demanding gap in the literature by examining productivity change and investigating its determinants using cross-country data of MENA Islamic banks. In addition, it is one of the few studies that have applied the bootstrapped Malmquist index approach in the case of Islamic banking.
Perspectives
This paper provides relevant recommendations for improving the productivity of Islamic banks operating in the MENA countries.
Dr Raéf Bahrini
Higher School of Digital Economy
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This page is a summary of: Productivity of MENA Islamic banks: a bootstrapped Malmquist index approach, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, November 2015, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/imefm-11-2014-0114.
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