Islamic Banks and Financial Stability: An Empirical Analysis

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-113

  Čihák, Martin ^a   Hesse, Heiko ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial stability; Islamic banking

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049396404     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10693-010-0089-0     Document Type: Article

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