Size and Total Factor Productivity Growth in the Malaysian Islamic Banking Industry: a Non-Parametric Malmquist Productivity Index Test

• Main Author: Fadzlan Sufian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2012
• Subjects: Islamic bank; Malaysia; Malmquist Total Factor Productivity Index (MPI)
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/5333
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

By applying the Malmquist Total Factor Productivity Index V I ) , this paper attempts to provide new empirical evidence on the performance of Malaysian Islamic banks over the period of 2001- 2004. Our results suggest that Malaysian Islamic banks productivity have exhibited an inverted U-shaped b...