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Type Journal Article
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title Of religion and redemption: evidence from default on islamic loans
Organization Unit
Authors
  • Lieven Baele
  • Moazzam Farooq
  • Steven Ongena
Item Subtype Original Work
Refereed Yes
Status Published in final form
Language
  • English
Journal Title Journal of Banking and Finance
Publisher Elsevier
Geographical Reach international
ISSN 0378-4266
Volume 44
Page Range 141 - 159
Date 2014
Abstract Text We compare default rates on conventional and Islamic loans using a comprehensive monthly dataset from Pakistan that follows more than 150,000 loans over the period 2006:04 to 2008:12. We find robust evidence that the default rate on Islamic loans is less than half the default rate on conventional loans. Islamic loans are less likely to default during Ramadan and in big cities if the share of votes to religious-political parties increases, suggesting that religion – either through individual piousness or network effects – may play a role in determining loan default.
Digital Object Identifier 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.03.005
Other Identification Number merlin-id:9285
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