Search Results - "Ebrahim, Muhammed Shahid"

Behavioral norms in the Islamic doctrine of economics: A comment by Ebrahim, Muhammed-Shahid, Safadi, Akram

“…A comment on Kuran's (1983) Behavioral Norms in the Islamic Doctrine of Economics is presented. The work contains a number of functional inaccuracies and…”
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On the Ethicality of Islamic Banks’ Business Model by Jatmiko, Wahyu, Iqbal, Abdullah, Ebrahim, M. Shahid

“…This paper scrutinizes the ethicality of Islamic banks’ (IBs’) business model by employing the ‘objectives of Islamic law’ (Maqāsid al‐Sharī’ah). This…”
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The Political Economy and Underdevelopment of the Muslim World: A Juridico-Philosophical Perspective by Ebrahim, Muhammed Shahid, Sheikh, Mustapha

“…Abstract This article studies the relation between Islam and economic development from a juridico-philosophical perspective. A fresh review of this issue is…”
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Debt Instruments in Islamic Finance: A Critique by Ebrahim, Muhammed Shahid, Sheikh, Mustapha

“…This article assesses the employment of traditional Islamic debt instruments by contemporary Islamic banks from an economic efficiency perspective. We…”
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Can trade credit rejuvenate Islamic banking? by Jatmiko, Wahyu, Ebrahim, M. Shahid, Iqbal, Abdullah, Wojakowski, Rafal M.

“…This study proposes a renewal of the contemporary Islamic banking Murabaha financing model as it aggravates financial fragility with waning economic…”
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Financial Development and Economic Stability (FDES) by Ebrahim, M. Shahid, Nguyen, Duc Khuong, Yildirim, Yildiray

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Can Islamic injunctions indemnify the structural flaws of securitized debt? by Ebrahim, M. Shahid, Jaafar, Aziz, Omar, Fatma A., Salleh, Murizah Osman

“…Securitization enhances liquidity of debt contracts. However, its structural deficiency at origination has led to the freezing of its secondary market and…”
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The "Muḍāraba" Facility: Evolution, Stasis and Contemporary Revival by Ebrahim, Muhammed-Shahid, Sheikh, Mustapha

“…The age-old concept of partnership was seen by Muslim jurists from the 8th century Hijra onwards as a sacrosanct commercial arrangement—and, therefore,…”
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Finance and Development in Muslim Economies by Shahid Ebrahim, M., Molyneux, Philip, Ongena, Steven

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Integrating corporate ownership and pension fund structures: A general equilibrium approach by Ebrahim, M. Shahid, Mathur, Ike, ap Gwilym, Rhys

“…This paper studies pension fund design in the context of investment in the debt and equity of a firm. We employ a general equilibrium framework to demonstrate…”
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Can an interest-free credit facility be more efficient than a usurious payday loan? by Salleh, Murizah Osman, Jaafar, Aziz, Ebrahim, M. Shahid

“…•This paper illustrates the viability of interest-free endogenous leveraged circuit.•We contrast the interest-free facility with usurious payday loans.•We…”
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Can an Islamic model of housing finance cooperative elevate the economic status of the underprivileged? by Ebrahim, M. Shahid

“…A formal home loan is onerous to subprime borrowers in efficient markets. This can deter homeownership for financially strapped individuals, leading to a…”
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Can position limits restrain ‘rogue’ trading? by ap Gwilym, Rhys, Ebrahim, M. Shahid

“…► We examine the effect of position limits in futures markets. ► Position limits exacerbate market power and reduce efficiency. ► Position limits cannot…”
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Mortgage Financing for Muslim Americans by Muhammed-Shahid Ebrahim

“…Islamic economics is a rapidly growing discipline seeking to redirect econmomic behavior under the umbrella of Islam. This field combines malleable modem…”
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On the efficiency of the UPREIT organizational form: Implications for the subprime crisis and CDO's by Ebrahim, M. Shahid, Mathur, Ike

“…This paper studies optimal real estate organizational forms as a means of enhancing real estate values in the ongoing subprime crisis. We model the…”
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Rationalizing Hybrid Financial Instruments from an Uṣūlī Perspective by Ebrahim, Muhammed Shahid, Salleh, Murizah Osman, Sheikh, Mustapha

“…This article attributes the prime reason for the underdevelopment of the Arab and Muslim world to the lack of advancement of their financial intermediation…”
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Mitigating financial fragility with Continuous Workout Mortgages by Shiller, Robert J., Wojakowski, Rafał M., Ebrahim, M. Shahid, Shackleton, Mark B.

“…This paper models Continuous Workout Mortgages (CWMs) in an economic environment with refinancings and prepayments. CWMs are home loans whose balance and…”
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Rationalizing the value premium in emerging markets by Ebrahim, M. Shahid, Girma, Sourafel, Shah, M. Eskandar, Williams, Jonathan

“…•This paper reaffirms the presence of value premium in emerging markets such as Brazil, Turkey, India, and China.•We attribute the premium to the investment…”
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On the pareto-optimality of futures contracts over Islamic forward contracts: implications for the emerging Muslim economies by Ebrahim, M. Shahid, Rahman, Shafiqur

“…A general equilibrium approach is used to demonstrate that: (i) futures contracting (on Islamically permissible commodities) is pareto-optimal over the Islamic…”
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Pricing home mortgages and bank collateral: A rational expectations approach by Ebrahim, M. Shahid, Mathur, Ike

“…The efficiency of the housing finance system is of interest to homeowners, financial intermediaries and policy makers. We study the design of optimal mortgage…”
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