Liquidity Creation Performance and Financial Stability Consequences of Islamic Banking: Evidence from a Multinational Study

55 Pages Posted: 11 Nov 2018 Last revised: 8 May 2019

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Allen N. Berger

University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business

Narjess Boubakri

American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management; HEC Montreal - Department of Finance

Omrane Guedhami

University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business

Xinming Li

University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business, Department of Finance

Date Written: April 10, 2019

Abstract

Despite the growth of Islamic banks (IBs), little is known about their liquidity creation performance and financial stability consequences relative to conventional banks (CBs). We address these issues using data from 24 countries over 2000–2014. We find IBs create more liquidity per unit of assets than CBs, primarily on the asset side of the balance sheet. Results are economically significant, econometrically robust, hold in high- and low-income countries, and during the Global Financial Crisis and other times. In addition, CB liquidity creation results in reduced national financial stability, particularly in high-income countries, whereas IB liquidity creation does not.

Keywords: Islamic Banks; Bank Liquidity Creation; Financial Stability

JEL Classification: G15, G21, G28

Suggested Citation

Berger, Allen N. and Boubakri, Narjess and Guedhami, Omrane and Li, Xinming, Liquidity Creation Performance and Financial Stability Consequences of Islamic Banking: Evidence from a Multinational Study (April 10, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3278032 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3278032

Allen N. Berger

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Omrane Guedhami

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Xinming Li (Contact Author)

University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business, Department of Finance ( email )

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