Dividend Signaling Hypothesis and Short-Term Asset Concentration of Islamic Interest-Free Banking

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M. Kabir Hassan

University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance

Date Written: 2003

Abstract

This paper finds that the dividend signaling hypothesis is able to explain the phenomenon of asset concentration in short- and medium-term investments in the Islamic interest-free banking system. To maintain a stable dividend payout, managers of Islamic banks will prefer to invest in instruments with more certain returns. This leads to concentration in short and medium term mark-up based investments. Our results show that dividends in Islamic banks are stable. Bank earnings are a major source of this stability. We also find that short- and medium term investments are more important in generating earnings than long-term investments.

Keywords: dividend, signaling, asset concentration, Islamic banks, stability

Suggested Citation

Hassan, M. Kabir, Dividend Signaling Hypothesis and Short-Term Asset Concentration of Islamic Interest-Free Banking (2003). Islamic Economic Studies, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3263090

M. Kabir Hassan (Contact Author)

University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance ( email )

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New Orleans, LA 70148
United States

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