Dual Banking and Financial Contagion

Nabi, Mahmoud Sami (2012): Dual Banking and Financial Contagion. Published in: Islamic Economic Studies , Vol. 20, No. 2 (December 2012)

Abstract

This paper builds a theoretical model based on Allen and Gale (2000) to analyse how unexpected shock affecting the banking assets in one region can generate bankruptcy in a second region. I also analyse the effect of the presence in a third region of an Islamic bank on the vulnerability of conventional banks to financial contagion. It is interestingly shown that the Islamic bank assets’diversification strategy across the regions reduces the likelihood of financial contagion among conventional banks.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Islamic Banking, Conventional Banking, Financial Crisis
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G0 - General > G01 - Financial Crises; G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G21 - Banks ; Depository Institutions ; Micro Finance Institutions ; Mortgages

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