Purpose – In light of the current debate on bank capital requirements, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relative impact of capitalization on risk-taking efficiency in Islamic and conventional banks. The author tests whether changes occurring to the capital structure of such...

Purpose – In light of the current debate on bank capital requirements, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relative impact of capitalization on risk‐taking efficiency in Islamic and conventional banks. The author tests whether changes occurring to the capital structure of such...