Islamic finance and economic growth: the Malaysian experience

The increasing presence of Islamic banking and finance in Malaysia's financial sector and the country's exemplary role in the global Islamic finance industry has called for an evaluation of the contribution of Islamic finance to the real economic activity. This study applies the ARDL appro...

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Main Author: Kassim, Salina
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Language:English
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Published: Elsevier 2016
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description The increasing presence of Islamic banking and finance in Malaysia's financial sector and the country's exemplary role in the global Islamic finance industry has called for an evaluation of the contribution of Islamic finance to the real economic activity. This study applies the ARDL approach on quarterly data set covering the period from 1998 to 2013 to empirically investigate the impact of Islamic finance on performances of major macroeconomic indicators. The results suggest that the Islamic finance has started to make important contributions to the real economy by effectively carrying-out the financial intermediation role of pooling and channelling funds to the investment activities. In view of the important contributions of Islamic finance to the Malaysian economy, continuous efforts need to be undertaken to expand the industry. This includes refinement of the legal and regulatory framework to enable healthier growth of the industry, thus further strengthens Malaysia's position as the leader in promoting Islamic finance at the global level.
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spelling iium-461042017-01-03T01:41:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/46104/ Islamic finance and economic growth: the Malaysian experience Kassim, Salina HB Economic Theory HG Finance The increasing presence of Islamic banking and finance in Malaysia's financial sector and the country's exemplary role in the global Islamic finance industry has called for an evaluation of the contribution of Islamic finance to the real economic activity. This study applies the ARDL approach on quarterly data set covering the period from 1998 to 2013 to empirically investigate the impact of Islamic finance on performances of major macroeconomic indicators. The results suggest that the Islamic finance has started to make important contributions to the real economy by effectively carrying-out the financial intermediation role of pooling and channelling funds to the investment activities. In view of the important contributions of Islamic finance to the Malaysian economy, continuous efforts need to be undertaken to expand the industry. This includes refinement of the legal and regulatory framework to enable healthier growth of the industry, thus further strengthens Malaysia's position as the leader in promoting Islamic finance at the global level. Elsevier 2016-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46104/1/Islamic%20finance%20and%20economic%20growth.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46104/2/46104_Islamic%20finance%20and%20economic%20growth_SCOPUS.pdf Kassim, Salina (2016) Islamic finance and economic growth: the Malaysian experience. Global Finance Journal, 30. pp. 1-12. ISSN 1044-0283 (In Press) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1044028316300424 10.1016/j.gfj.2015.11.007
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory
HG Finance
Kassim, Salina
Islamic finance and economic growth: the Malaysian experience
title Islamic finance and economic growth: the Malaysian experience
title_full Islamic finance and economic growth: the Malaysian experience
title_fullStr Islamic finance and economic growth: the Malaysian experience
title_full_unstemmed Islamic finance and economic growth: the Malaysian experience
title_short Islamic finance and economic growth: the Malaysian experience
title_sort islamic finance and economic growth: the malaysian experience
topic HB Economic Theory
HG Finance
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/46104/1/Islamic%20finance%20and%20economic%20growth.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/46104/2/46104_Islamic%20finance%20and%20economic%20growth_SCOPUS.pdf