Ouarda Merrouche

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared conventional and Islamic banks and found no significant differences in business orientation, efficiency, asset quality, or stability, and found that conventional banks that operate in countries with a higher market share of Islamic banks are more cost-effective but less stable.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared conventional and Islamic banks and found no significant differences in business orientation, efficiency, asset quality, or stability, and found that conventional banks that operate in countries with a higher market share of Islamic banks are more cost-effective but less stable.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors study whether better capitalized banks fared better in terms of stock returns during the financial crisis and find that the relationship between stock returns and capital is stronger when capital is measured by the leverage ratio rather than the risk-adjusted capital ratio, and there is evidence that higher quality forms of capital such as Tier 1 capital were more relevant.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors study whether better capitalized banks fared better in terms of stock returns during the financial crisis and find that the relationship between stock returns and capital is stronger when capital is measured by the leverage ratio rather than the risk-adjusted capital ratio, and there is evidence that higher quality forms of capital such as Tier 1 capital were more relevant.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the liquidity demand of large settlement banks in the UK and its effect on the money markets before and during the subprime crisis of 2007-08.