The Economic Efficiency of Traditional and Islamic Banking (a Comparative Analysis of the Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Iranian Banking Sectors

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Gulaliyev M. G., Rahimov E. N., Kashiyeva F. S., Huseynova A. T., Alijanova S. M., Hakimova Y. A.

COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC RESEARCH-CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, vol.24, no.1, pp.141-157, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.18778/1508-2008.24.08
  • Journal Name: COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC RESEARCH-CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, ABI/INFORM, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), EconLit, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.141-157
  • Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The article attempts to develop a methodology for a comparative assessment of the economic efficiency of banks, including traditional and Islamic banking models. The assessment shows that the stability of financial institutions in Azerbaijan is lower compared to banks where Islamic banking is used. The assessment also shows that there is a strong dependence of the GDP growth rate on the sub-indices of the effectiveness of financial institutions in Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Iran. The methodology of linear regression and a composite index of the economic efficiency of banks are applied. The assessment shows that the influence of the stability of the financial system on economic growth in Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey is different. The economic growth rate and the ratio of bank loans to bank deposits in Azerbaijan and Turkey are positively related, but negatively in Iran.