01770cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009768 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451868784 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Cihak, Martin. Islamic Banks and Financial Stability : An Empirical Analysis / Martin Cihak, Heiko Hesse. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (29 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The relative financial strength of Islamic banks is assessed empirically based on evidence covering individual Islamic and commercial banks in 18 banking systems with a substantial presence of Islamic banking. We find that (i) small Islamic banks tend to be financially stronger than small commercial banks; (ii) large commercial banks tend to be financially stronger than large Islamic banks; and (iii) small Islamic banks tend to be financially stronger than large Islamic banks, which may reflect challenges of credit risk management in large Islamic banks. We also find that the market share of Islamic banks does not have a significant impact on the financial strength of other banks. Mode of access: Internet Hesse, Heiko. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/016 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2008/016/001.2008.issue-016-en.xml IMF e-Library