nep-isf New Economics Papers
on Islamic Finance
Issue of 2025–03–17
two papers chosen by
Ali Polat, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi


  1. Instauration of the blue economy in Tunisia: Role of Islamic Finance By Lamia Saidane
  2. The Power of Religion: Islamic Investing in the Lab By Banuri, Sheheryar; Murgia, Lucia Milena; Ul Haq, Imtiaz

  1. By: Lamia Saidane (Laboratoire de Recherche en Economie et Finance Islamiques - Institut Supérieur de Théologie-ISTH)
    Keywords: Blue economy, Islamic Blue Financing, climate change, sustainable development, Economie bleue, Financement Islamique bleue, changements climatiques, développement durable
    Date: 2025
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04949157
  2. By: Banuri, Sheheryar; Murgia, Lucia Milena; Ul Haq, Imtiaz
    Abstract: Faith-based mutual funds have recently become a growing corner of the mutual fund industry. Morality and ethics are thought to exert an influence on investors’ decisions in this segment, although their role in driving such investments is not clear as these funds are also attractive due to their distinct risk-return profile. If nonpecuniary motives are predominant, investors in such funds may be less sensitive to financial performance, resulting in different patterns of fund flows relative to conventional funds. This paper fills the gap in the literature, by providing an express linkage between religious preferences and investment in an Islamic fund. Using an incentivized lab experiment, the analysis compares the extent to which investors with religious preferences are likely to accept inferior financial performance to pursue investments aligned with their religious preferences. The findings show that investment in an Islamic fund is driven by religious preferences and religiosity is strongly tied to investor loyalty in the Islamic fund, with investors more willing to accept reductions in returns and increases in risk. The analysis fails to find that social preferences play a similar role in socially responsible funds. When pitted directly against each other, investors prefer religious investments over socially responsible investments, suggesting that they do not view the two as substitutes.
    Date: 2023–05–30
    URL: https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:10459

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