Economic Forces and the Sukuk Market
The aim of this study is to investigate macroeconomic influences on sukuk issuance in Malaysia for the period 1996-2011 at the aggregate level. Based on vector autoregressive models (VARs), variance decomposition (VDC) and impulse response functions (IRE), the results indicate that sukuk Granger-cau...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | en_US |
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Elsevier Science Bv
2015
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| Online Access: | http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8933 |
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| Summary: | The aim of this study is to investigate macroeconomic influences on sukuk issuance in Malaysia for the period 1996-2011 at the aggregate level. Based on vector autoregressive models (VARs), variance decomposition (VDC) and impulse response functions (IRE), the results indicate that sukuk Granger-cause GDP while GDP Granger-causes both PPI and CPI. Sukuk are also driven by their own dynamics in the short horizon. The results have important policy implications to the decision-makers. Since sukuk issuance Granger-causes GDP, policy makers should design new policies to modernize the functional aspects of Islamic capital market. A further implication for international institutional investors is that sukuk have the competitive advantage since it targets a segment of the global markets that has not been penetrated by other rivals. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
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