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Islamic and conventional banks: Efficiency and stability dur | 17727
International Research Journals

Journal of Research in Economics and International Finance

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Islamic and conventional banks: Efficiency and stability during the current crises

Abstract

Afifa Ferhi*1 and Ridha Chkoudali

The aim of this study is to compare the efficiency and stability of Islamic and conventional banks in 14 MENA countries over the period 1990-2010 using both the static frontier analysis (SFA) and the DEA. The empirical results show what is not considered Islamic banks as a financial system that are characterized by efficiency superior to conventional banks.

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