The impact of globalization on the well-being of the economy has been widely documented in the literature. Noticeably absent is empirical evidence on the impact of globalization on financial sector’s net-interest margins (NIMs). This limitation is somewhat surprising, given the fact that the financial sector remains the most important channel for

The performance of the banking sector is a subject that has received academic and policymaker attention in recent years. The rapid pace of the financial sector liberalization further accentuates policymakers’ interest in the topic. To date, studies examining the performance of the Asian banking sectors are numerous. However, these studies have ma

In the mid-1990s, East Asian countries have experienced severe fi nancial crisis that were followed by deep economic downturns. A variety of methodologies have been used to explain the Asian fi nancial crisis. However, the impact of the Asian fi nancial crisis of 1997 on the efficiency of the banking sector has not been studied yet. The present art

The impact of economic freedom on the well being of the economy has been widely documented in the literature. Noticeably absent is empirical evidence on the influence of economic freedom on cost of financial intermediation. This limitation is somewhat surprising given the fact that the banking sector remains the most important channel for savings a

The paper provides for the first time empirical evidence on the impact of economic globalization on the performance of banks operating in the Chinese banking sector. The empirical findings from this study suggest that the well capitalized banks tend to be more profitable, while expense preference behavior exerts negative impact on bank profitabilit

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide new empirical evidence on the impact of credit risk on China banks’ total factor productivity. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs the Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) which allows for the examination of five different indices: total factor productivity change (TFPCH); technologi

Purpose – The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effect of consolidation on Malaysian banking sector’s market structure and competition. Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs the Panzar-Rosse (P-R) method to compute the H-statistics of the Malaysian banking sector. Findings – The results from the P-R method indicat

This paper provides new empirical evidence on the revenue efficiency in the Malaysian Islamic banking sector during the period 2006 to 2010. We also examine the internal and external factors influencing the revenue efficiency of the Islamic banks. The sample comprised of 17 domestic and foreign Islamic banks. We employ the Data Envelopment Analysis

‘MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT NEWSLETTER - RISALAH ISSUE 1 is the first bi-yearly newsletter produced by the Mechatronics Engineering Department in Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM featuring various events, announcements and information regarding the department including key events, research projects, student activities and success stories i

This paper investigates the performance of conventional boost converter, 2-phase interleaved boost converter and 3-phase interleaved boost converter for renewable energy applications especially for solar-powered energy. The advantages of using coupled inductors in interleaved boost converters include increased system efficiency, reduced core size,