01661cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011914 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475504224 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Krasicka, Olga. What's in it for Me? : A Primeron Differences between Islamic and Conventional Finance in Malaysia / Olga Krasicka, Sylwia Nowak. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012. 1 online resource (22 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 What attracts conventional investors to Islamic financial instruments? We answer this question by comparing Malaysian Islamic and conventional security prices and their response to macrofinancial factors. Our analysis suggests that Islamic and conventional bond and equity prices are driven by common factors. Likewise, especially in recent years, Islamic banks have responded to economic and financial shocks in the same way as conventional banks, suggesting that the gap between Islamic and conventional financial practices is shrinking. Mode of access: Internet Nowak, Sylwia. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/151 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2012/151/001.2012.issue-151-en.xml IMF e-Library