losing control in an environment characterized by strong creditor protection. Except in less religious countries with less … competitive markets, Islamic banks appear to be less affected by creditor protection possibly because of the profit loss sharing … effect of creditor protection weaker or irrelevant in an Islamic banking context …

We examine whether the increased creditor protection under the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection … stronger reliance on their customers. Overall, our results indicate that the increased creditor protection in bankruptcy …

46 countries, we show that firms have more concentrated debt structures in countries with stronger creditor protection …