In this paper, we explore whether economic uncertainty differently affects the default risk of
Islamic and conventional banks. Using a sample of 568 banks from 20 countries between …

This article investigates risk and stability features of Islamic banking using a sample of 553
banks from 24 countries between 1999 and 2009. Small Islamic banks that are leveraged or …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between bank risk and product
diversification in the changing structure of the European banking industry. Based on a broad …

Using detailed ownership data for a sample of European commercial banks, we analyze the
link between ownership structure and risk in both privately owned and publicly held banks …

While the z-score has been widely used to evaluate bank risk, it is criticized as a backward-
looking measure. We propose a forward-looking method to construct the z-score by …

We re-examine the probabilistic foundation of the link between Z-score measures and
banks' probability of insolvency, offering an improved measure of that probability without …

The goal of financial regulation is to enable banks to improve liquidity and solvency. Stricter
regulation may be good for bank stability, but not for bank efficiency. This research aims to …

We empirically investigate the impact of shareholders' excess control rights (greater control
than cash-flow rights) on bank profitability and risk and how the global financial crisis of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it attempts to determine the factors that
influence the stability of Islamic and conventional banks. Second, it focuses on the …

Purpose–This paper aims to examine the relationship between the volume of investment
deposits and capitalization of Islamic commercial banks. Design/methodology/approach …