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International Journal of Financial Studies, Volume 8, Issue 2

June 2020 - 19 articles

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Articles (19)

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,470 Views
13 Pages

It is largely assumed that Islamic microfinance institutions (IMFIs) deal with family empowerment instead of women’s empowerment. However, women are the main beneficiaries of Baitul Maal Wat Tamwil (BMT), Indonesia’s first IMFIs. This pap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
15,089 Views
41 Pages

Blockchain-Enabled Corporate Governance and Regulation

  • Dulani Jayasuriya Daluwathumullagamage and
  • Alexandra Sims

There is considerable hype about blockchain in almost every industry, including finance, with significant investments globally. We conduct a systematic review of 851 records and construct a final article sample of 183 for the sample period 2012 to 20...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
10,303 Views
17 Pages

The study investigates the relationship between monetary policy and bank profitability in New Zealand using the generalized method of moments (GMM) estimator. Our sample comprises 19 banks from New Zealand over the period 2006–2018. Our results...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,392 Views
9 Pages

A Quantitative Model Supporting Socially Responsible Public Investment Decisions for Sustainable Tourism

  • Aurora Skrame,
  • Claudio Ciancio,
  • Vincenzo Corvello and
  • Roberto Musmanno

The purpose of this article is to develop a quantitative model that supports policy makers in the tourism sector in making socially responsible investment decisions. In particular, this paper proposes a methodological approach to assess the impact of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
14,930 Views
14 Pages

This paper investigates herding behavior and the connection between herding behavior and investor sentiment. We apply a Cross-Sectional Absolute Deviation (CSAD) approach and the quantile regression method to capture herding behavior in the KOSPI and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
78 Citations
18,227 Views
29 Pages

Are We Ready for the Challenge of Banks 4.0? Designing a Roadmap for Banking Systems in Industry 4.0

  • Amir Mehdiabadi,
  • Mariyeh Tabatabeinasab,
  • Cristi Spulbar,
  • Amir Karbassi Yazdi and
  • Ramona Birau

The purpose of the present paper is to provide an advanced overview of the practical applications of Banking 4.0 in Industry 4.0. This paper examines the technology trends in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and identifies the key indicators behind t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
71 Citations
9,869 Views
13 Pages

This study assesses how the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) affects the intraday multifractal properties of eight European stock markets by using five-minute index data ranging from 1 January 2020 to 23 March 2020. The Hurst exponents are calculated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
11,505 Views
16 Pages

The study aims to operationalize financial reporting quality in terms of the qualitative characteristics (QCs) as stated by the Accounting and Auditing Organization of Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) standards, as well as to investigate their...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,652 Views
10 Pages

This paper primarily aims to assess the impact of financial literacy on households’ investment choices. The paper employs secondary data from the FinScope survey (2017) conducted by Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT). In particular, the st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
8,346 Views
36 Pages

The Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) revised accounting standard for credit loss provisioning is the most important change to United States (US) accounting standards in recent history. In this study, we survey and assess practices in the validatio...

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