nep-isf New Economics Papers
on Islamic Finance
Issue of 2019‒07‒15
two papers chosen by
Bernardo Batiz-Lazo
Bangor University

  1. La finance, prédatrice des richesses By Jacques Fontanel
  2. Jihadi attacks, the media and anti-Muslim hate crime By Ria Ivandic; Tom Kirchmaier; Stephen Machin

  1. By: Jacques Fontanel (CESICE - Centre d'études sur la sécurité internationale et les coopérations européennes - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes)
    Abstract: Summary: Despite (or because of) this liberalization demanded by banks and multinational firms, the economic and financial crises have continued to take different forms since 1991: the financial bubble, the balance of payments crisis, the financial panic, bankruptcy or moral hazard. Risk taking and speculation tend to become the main activities of banks in the financial sector. After a strong call in 2008 for a reform of the financial system, particularly with the BIS (Bank for International Settlements) or the European Union (MSU, Single Supervisory Mechanism, and MRU, Single Resolution Mechanism), the risks of a crisis are always high. Under the pressure of the banking system, the separation between commercial banks and investment banks is not always effective. Secondly, international financing rules are not always respected, and several banks have been accused of fraudulent transactions, particularly in the United States. Finally, financial innovation becomes an effective means of speculation. It facilitated tax evasion and encouraged governments to reduce taxes and public investment. The question arises whether banks still finance the economy, while still benefiting from the support of central banks. New systems come competition in the financial field, including crypto-currencies (bitcoin), pension funds and Islamic banks.
    Abstract: Document de travail sur Conflits et guerre économique » Pré-publication Grenoble 2019 Résumé : Malgré (ou à cause) de cette libéralisation réclamée par les banques et les firmes multinationales, les crises économiques et financières ont continué à se succéder sous des formes différentes depuis 1991 : la bulle financière, la crise de la balance des paiements, la panique financière, la banqueroute ou l'aléa moral. Les prises de risque et la spéculation tendent à devenir les activités principales des banques dans le secteur proprement financier. Après un appel fort en 2008 en faveur d'une réforme du système financier, notamment auprès de la BRI (Banque des Règlements Internationaux) ou de l'Union européenne (MSU, Mécanisme de surveillance unique, et MRU, Mécanisme de résolution unique). Cependant, La séparation entre les banques commerciales et les banques d'investissement n'est pas toujours effective, sous la pression du monde bancaire, dont plusieurs membres ont été accusées d'opérations frauduleuses, notamment aux Etats-Unis. L'innovation financière devient un moyen efficace de spéculation. Elle a facilité l'évasion fiscale et incité les gouvernants à réduire les impôts et les investissements publics. La question se pose de savoir si les banques financent encore l'économie, tout en bénéficiant toujours du soutien des banques centrales. Des systèmes nouveaux viennent la concurrence dans le domaine financier, notamment les crypto-monnaies (bitcoin), les fonds de pension et les banques islamiques.
    Keywords: Financial Deregulation,Financial Disintermediation,Market Clearance,Financial Reforms,Central Banks,Tax Evasion,Financial Innovation,Désintermédiation financière,Mots : Déréglementation financière,Décloisonnement des marchés,Réformes financières,Banques centrales,évasion fiscale,innovation financière
    Date: 2019–06
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-02151866&r=all
  2. By: Ria Ivandic; Tom Kirchmaier; Stephen Machin
    Abstract: Do international jihadi terror attacks lead to an increase in local anti-Muslim hate crimes? Analysing data from the Greater Manchester Police, Ria Ivandic, Tom Kirchmaier and Stephen Machin find that the Muslim population faces a media-magnified likelihood of victimisation in the days following such attacks.
    Keywords: Islamophobic hate crime, jihadi terror attacks, media
    JEL: K42
    Date: 2019–07
    URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cep:cepcnp:559&r=all

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