Degree
Master of Science in Islamic Banking & Finance
Department
Department of Finance
Faculty/ School
Faculty of Business Administration (FBA)
Date of Submission
Fall 2020
Supervisor
Dr Heman Das Lohano, Professor-Programme Director PhD/MS (Economics) & BS (EM), Department of Economics, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi
Keywords
Islamic banking, Financial inclusion, Economic growth, Simultaneous equations modelling, Two-stage least squares
Abstract
Islamic banking has emerged as an alternative to conventional banking in recent years. The industry is fast expanding, with various benefits theoretically associated with the Islamic way of banking. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of Islamic banking on financial inclusion and economic growth globally thus far. The study analyses panel data from 2013 to 2018 for fourteen countries where Islamic banking is operational. It adopts a Simultaneous Equations Model (SEM) approach to analyse the effect of Islamic banking, using the two-stage least squares (TSLS) estimation method. The study finds that Islamic banking has a significant impact on economic growth at the 1 per cent level. Furthermore, Islamic banking also has a positive effect on financial inclusion, although, this impact is statistically significant only at the 10 per cent level. Based on these findings, various policy measures have been recommended to stimulate economic growth and financial inclusion in the developing world.
Document Type
Restricted Access
Recommended Citation
Awais, A. (2020). Impact of Islamic banking on financial inclusion and economic growth (Unpublished graduate thesis). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/etd-ms-ibf/7
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