Restructuring and Bank Performance in Dual Banking System

While extensive study deals with bank competition and performance relationship, this study pioneers in focusing the existence Islamic bank in the presence of well established conventional banking system in Malaysia. This paper assesses the impact of changing competition landscape and Islamic bank penetration on bank risk, profitability and capitalization. This study utilizes an unbalanced panel dataset consisting of 37 commercial banks over the period 1997 to 2015. the paper uses a panel VAR methodology to discern the interactions between bank competition and Islamic banking presence on one hand and bank performance on the other hand.Findings: We find evidence supportive of both competition – stability and competition – fragility views for conventional banks. The results suggest that bank competition improves conventional bank risk and, at the same time, lower profitability and capital holdings. As for Islamic banks, competition seems to robustly influence only bank profitability. Finally, we note that increasing Islamic bank penetration improves the risk profile of conventional banks and, as expected, reduces their market power. These results bear important implications on the design of competition policies in a dual banking system as well as on the development of the Islamic banking sector.JEL Classification: C23, G21, G28How to Cite:Sukmana, R., & Ibrahim, M. H.. (2021). Restructuring and Bank Performance in Dual Banking System. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10 (2), 223-247. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i2.20740.

Incorporating Private Savings Behavior in Product Offerings: A Case Study of Pakistan

In order to enhance understanding about the actual savings behaviour and impulses which drive savings behaviour, it is interesting to study the micro foundations of savings behaviour. Collecting micro data through filled questionnaire from households in urban areas, this study identifies the motives of savings and the instruments and channels where the savings are invested in Pakistan. The results reveal that investment motive, higher income and greater frequency of household members joining labor force for earning incomes enhance the monthly savings rate. The results can be used to offer Islamic investment deposits in an attractive way. If the investment deposits are pitched properly by highlighting the stable ex-post investment returns and low ex-post volatility, then people with an investment motive parking their savings in fixed income mutual funds would be attracted towards Islamic investment deposits. Likewise, incremental long term savings plans wherein periodic investments increase over a period of time can be offered given that monthly savings rate are found to be positively associated with income. Finally, joint investment accounts can be offered given the finding that monthly savings rate is higher in households with greater number of earning members in family.JEL Classification: G11, G21, G23How to Cite:Shaikh, S. A. (2021). Incorporating Private Savings Behavior in Product Offerings: A Case Study of Pakistan. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10(2), 247-258. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i2.20139.

The Impact of Islamic Bank Financing, Government Spending, and Investment on Economic Growth in Indonesia

This study aims to analyze the effect of Islamic bank financing, government spending, and investment on economic growth in Indonesia from 2003 to 2019. A quantitative descriptive methodusing the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) analysis was applied. The results showed that in the short term, the variables of Islamic bank financing, government spending, and investment did not have a significant effect on economic growth. This shows that these variables require enough time to affect the economic growth. However in the long term, the results showed that Islamic bank financing and investment respectively have a significant, negative effect on economic growth, while government spending has a positive and significant effect on economic growth in Indonesia.JEL Classification: F22, F24, I32, J01, O15How to Cite:Nofrianto, Muliana, Y., & Cahyadi, A. (2021). The Impact of Islamic Bank Financing, Government Spending, and Investment on Economic Growth in Indonesia. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10(2), 299-310. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i2.20469.

Does Women’s Participation in Politics Matter for Economic Development in OIC-15? An Islamic Perspective

This study aims to empirically determine and analyze the role of women's participation in politics, female population growth, trade balance, and women's labor force participation in promoting economic development across 15 OIC countries during the 2006-2017 period, both in short- and long-run from an Islamic perspective. Using the Panel Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method, this study found that, in the short term, trade balance and women's labor force participation have promoted Islamic economic development. In contrast, women's participation has a negative effect on the economic development of OIC countries. In the long term, on the other hand, all variables have promoted Islamic economic development in OIC countries, except for the trade balance variable. These findings suggest that coordination and synergy for strengthening economic development among OIC countries need to be enhanced, focusing on women's role in politics, labor force, quality of population, and economic dimensions.JEL Classification: C33, F16, J16, O11, P48Ramdayani, S., Majid, M. S. A., & Suriani, S. (2021). Does Women's Participation in Politics Matter for Economic Development in OIC-15? An Islamic Perspective. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10 (2), 209-222. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i2.20214.

Opportunities and Challenges of Retail Sovereign Sukuk Issuance: Lessons from Twelve Years’ Experience

Retail sukuk is a sharia product offered to Indonesian citizens as a safe and profitable investment instrument. This study identified the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that the government may face in offering retail sovereign sukuk. It aimed to provide the government the appropriate strategies based on the historical data of listed retail sukuk and its peripherals during 2009-2020. This paper used a qualitative research approach. The data collection techniques used were literature review and in-depth interview. Internal and external factors were identified. SWOT matrix was made prior to analysis. The results show that the coupon rate offered by retail sovereign sukuk is mostly higher than BI rate. Market expansion is needed. The government shall optimize all distribution partners. Newly innovated products should be developed. Certain criteria should be formulated to determine coupon rate. This research suggests that an independent Special Purpose Vehicle should be reconstructed as a separate entity.JEL Classification: E62, G23, G28, H63How to Cite:Muchtar, M. (2021). Opportunities and Challenges of Retail Sovereign Sukuk Issuance: Lessons from Twelve Years’ Experience. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10(2), 259-274. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i2.20093.

Impact of Coronavirus and Macroeconomic Indicators on Sharia Obligation with Simultaneous Model

This study examines the macroeconomic variables exchange rate and BI rate in collaboration with the Coronavirus Disease case against Sukuk. In addition, this study also examines the exchange rate influenced by the BI rate variable and the case of Coronavirus Disease. The data analysis method in this study uses a simultaneous equation model Two-Stage Least Square. This study found that the exchange rate affects the demand for Sukuk while the BI rate does not affect it. But what is surprising is that when the Coronavirus Disease 2019 case occurred, it did not affect the demand for Sukuk. This study also found that the exchange rate is influenced by the BI rate and the case of Coronavirus Disease. The contribution of this research is that when the government cannot intervene in the exchange rate, which can affect the demand for Sukuk, it can be done by intervening in the BI rate.JEL Classification: C30, G12, O10How to Cite:Bawono, A., Rofiuddin, M., Nabila, R., & Anwar, S. (2021). Impact of Coronavirus and Macroeconomic Indicators on Sharia Obligation with Simultaneous Model. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10(1), 291-298. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i2.21084.

Role of Cash Waqf Linked Sukuk In Economic Development and International Trade

The aim of this paper is to examine the role of Cash Waqf Linked Sukuk (CWLS) in economic development and trade in Indonesia. This research is motivated by the fact that there is still limited financing to economic development in Indonesia as well as trade financing. The research based on a qualitative methodology using the data from scientific journals and paper in the field of Cash Waqf, including CWLS. The results cash waqf in several countries has been used for beneficiaries. Especially for CWLS, it consists of 2 types, namely wakaf sukuk and retail waqf sukuk. For waqf sukuk, the proceeds of the waqf have been channelled to finance the construction of the retina center and glaucoma center at the hospital. Meanwhile, retail waqf sukuk are used by each nazir to finance the program. This research shows that CWLS is proven to play a role in economic development, particularly infrastructure. The infrastructure that has been built is in the health sector. CWLS can also be an alternative source of funds with low-cost of fund which in turn enables the Eximbank/ECA to extend trade financing to the cooperative with competitive price. However, there are some action need to be taken, i.e (i) conduct socialization regarding CWLS to improve public awareness and enlarge the wakif base and (ii) issue DSN regulations regarding CWLS.JEL Classification: F13, F63, P33How to Cite:Tanjung, H., & Windiarto, A. (2021). Role of Cash Waqf Linked Sukuk in Economic Development and International Trade. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10(2), 275-290. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i2.20493.

Trade Agreement and Economic Growth: Evidence in D-8 Countries

The D-8 organization was established to accelerate the economies of eight developing countries that joined the OIC, but the data showed a decline in the share of the D-8 countries towards the total GDP of developing countries. Thus, this study examines whether there are differences in economic growth between D-8 and non-D-8 countries. The tests were carried out on eight D-8 member countries and eight non-D8 countries. Using panel regression with a fixed-effect model, the study results indicate differences in economic growth between D-8 and non-D-8 member countries. These results indicate that joining D-8 made a significant contribution to its member countries. In addition, all control variables such as political stability, population, export, and human development index show a positive impact on economic growth.JEL Classification: F13, F14, F43How to Cite:Arisman., Al Arif, M. N. R., & Harahap, D. (2021). Trade Agreement and Economic Growth: Evidence in D-8 Countries. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10 (2), 311-324. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i2.21457.

Bibliometric Analysis and Review of Halal Tourism

The purpose of this paper is to review the existing works and literature on halal tourism using bibliometric analysis in an attempt to explore the expanding journey of this concept since its conceptualization. Based on a bibliometric analysis of 77 articles retrieved from the Scopus database from 2004 to Sept 2020, this study employs the following bibliometric techniques such as citation, co-citation, and co-occurrence of author keywords. This study finds the nature and direction of research on halal tourism had been conducted over the past decades. It also finds the most dominant authors, journals, institutions, and countries about the works on halal tourism. However, using a single source of the database could be a limitation of this study that, thus expectedly, additional techniques are needed for future researches. For academicians and practitioners, they could get comprehensive insights on the halal tourism concept from this study, which can reference strategic initiatives to encourage Muslim traveler loyalty and obtain Muslim tourist satisfaction.JEL Classification: M31, Z12, Z30, Z30, Z32How to Cite:Hidayat, S. E., Rafiki, A., & Nasution, M. D. T. P. (2021). A Bibliometric Analysis and Review of Halal Tourism. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10(2), 177-194. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i2.20270.

The Role of Islamic Crowd-Investing for Sustainable Agriculture in Indonesia

This research was conducted to discover the relationship between Islamic crowd investing and agriculture by exploring and analyzing the Islamic crowd-investing platform, and to describe the importance and benefits of sustainable agriculture in Indonesia. Funding platforms for agriculture are still relatively small in Indonesia. However, the potential for this sector is still very high due to the large number of demands and a large market. A systematic literature review with a qualitative approach research method was used in this study, specifically to review the literature retrieved from computerized databases, manual search, and authoritative texts related to Islamic crowd-investing and sustainable agriculture. This study showed a strong relationship explaining that financial technology, such as Islamic crowd-investing, has an important role not only in terms of funding, but also in achieving sustainable agriculture, which will have an impact on the environment that may potentiate the agricultural sector itself.JEL Classification: O13, Q14How to Cite:Purnamasari, I., & Kassim, S. (2021). The Role of Islamic Crowd-Investing for Sustainable Agriculture in Indonesia. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10(2), 343-358. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i2.20060.