Understanding demand for Sharia-compliant loans : results of a randomized experiment in Jordan (English)

The evidence on demand for sharia-compliant financial services is mixed. On the one hand, IFC-funded studies showed relatively high demand, while results from Findex showed that financial exclusion due to religious reasons was minimal (Demirguc-Kunt, Klapper, and Randall 2013). One of the reasons behind these contradictory messages could be the survey instruments themselves: perhaps the issue is not so much what people want but how they were asked...

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El-Zoghbi,Mayada;

Karlan,Dean S.;

Osman,Adam Mohamed;

Shammout,Nour Musallam;
Document Date
2016/03/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
106037
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Jordan,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2016/06/02
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Understanding demand for Sharia-compliant loans : results of a randomized experiment in Jordan
Keywords
sharia-compliant products

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El-Zoghbi,Mayada; Karlan,Dean S.; Osman,Adam Mohamed; Shammout,Nour Musallam.

Understanding demand for Sharia-compliant loans : results of a randomized experiment in Jordan (English). CGAP brief Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/856701468196732651

Understanding demand for Sharia-compliant loans : results of a randomized experiment in Jordan (English)

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