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Procyclicality and The Intensity of Basel III Measures in Islamic Banking: Some Evidence from Iran التقلبات الدورية ومدى تأثير مقررات بازل (3) على الخدمات المصرفية الإسلامية: دروس من التجربة الإيرانية

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  • Mehdi Hadian

    (Faculty of Economics, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran)

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In response to the recent financial crisis, Basel III has introduced major reforms to the regulatory framework for banks in order to decrease procyclicality of the financial sector and its vulnerabilities. This paper studies the procyclical behavior of Iranian banking system which is fully Islamic and comprises of two types of banks, namely Commercial Banks and Specialized Banks. Using macroeconomic and financial data for specialized and commercial Islamic banks in Iran over the 2004-2014 period, the results of panel model estimations indicate that specialized banks inclined towards PLS contracts are less procyclical than commercial Islamic banks inclined towards mark-up contracts. The results imply that bank procyclicality is rooted more in mark-up contracts compared to PLS contracts. Therefore, to decrease the degree of procyclicality in the financial sector, Iranian commercial banks should be subject to tougher prudential measures compared with specialized banks. The results suggest that extending the share of specialized banks in the banking system increases the stability of the financial sector and promotes the ideal version of Islamic finance in practice. أدخلت لجنة بازل للرقابة المصرفية بعد الأزمة المالية العالمية إصلاحات كبيرة على الإطار التنظيمي للبنوك (بازل 3) بهدف الحد من التقلبات الدورية في القطاع المالي وتقليل نقاط ضعفه. تتناول هذه الدراسة التقلبات الدورية في النظام المصرفي الإيراني بنوعيه: البنوك التجارية والبنوك المتخصصة الإسلامية. ولتحليل الانحدار، استخدم البحث بيانات الاقتصاد الكلي والبيانات المالية للبنوك التجارية والمتخصصة خلال الفترة 2004-2014م. وتوصلت الدراسة إلى أن البنوك المتخصصة التي تميل إلى عقود المشاركة أقل تأثراً بالتقلبات الدورية من البنوك التجارية التي تميل إلى عقود المداينة. ويُستشف من ذلك أنّ التقلبات الدورية لهذه البنوك هي أكثر ارتباطاً بعقود المداينة. مما يفرض إخضاع المصارف التجارية الإيرانية لتدابير احترازية أكثر صرامة مقارنة بالمصارف المتخصصة. وفي ضوء هذ النتائج، تقترح الدراسة إنشاء المزيد من البنوك المتخصصة لتعزيز استقرار القطاع المالي الإيراني.

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  • Mehdi Hadian, 2017. "Procyclicality and The Intensity of Basel III Measures in Islamic Banking: Some Evidence from Iran التقلبات الدورية ومدى تأثير مقررات بازل (3) على الخدمات المصرفية الإسلامية: دروس من التجربة الإيرانية," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 30(2), pages 33-44, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:abd:kauiea:v:30:y:2017:i:2:no:3:p:33-44
    DOI: 10.4197/Islec.30-2.3
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    Keywords

    Procyclicality; Financial Crisis; Basel III; Islamic finance. التقلبات الدورية، الأزمة المالية العالمية، مقررات بازل (3)، التمويل الإسلامي.;
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    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • P50 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - General

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