Strategies for comparison of alternative tests do not receive much attention in econometrics. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of stringency and illustrate it in the context of a very simple hypothesis testing problem. Systematic use of this concept can be very helpful in...

According to western views, wealth is unambiguously good, and so human welfare is positive when wealth is in excess of needs, and negative if it is less. Islam has a substantially more sophisticated view of the relation between wealth and welfare. Excess wealth is a trial, which can bring great...

The share of microfinance in the Islamic financial industry is very low and, therefore the industry contributes very little to the poverty reduction. This study proposes a microfinance model based on Salam and Istisn'a'. The proposed model is based on cooperative structure in which the MFI...

To explore how Islamic banking could be promoted in Pakistan, one of the crucial factors is exploring the factors that determine the profitability of Islamic Banking Industry (IBI). The studies on the determinants of Islamic banking growth focus on a number of such internal and external...