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Financial Structure and Economic Development (2018)
Book Chapter
Allen, F., Gu, X., & Kowalewski, O. (2018). Financial Structure and Economic Development. In T. Beck, & R. Levine (Eds.), Handbook of Finance and Development. Edward Elgar Publishing

Financial knowledge among university students and implications for personal debt and fraudulent investments (2018)
Journal Article
Andreou, P., & Philip, D. (2018). Financial knowledge among university students and implications for personal debt and fraudulent investments. Cyprus economic policy review, 12(2), 3-23

The study is the first attempt to examine financial literacy, financial aptitude and behaviour among university students in Cyprus. The student survey covers 881 Cypriot students, aged mostly 18-24, across the five biggest universities in Cyprus. The... Read More about Financial knowledge among university students and implications for personal debt and fraudulent investments.

A Structural Model of "Alpha" for the Capital Adequacy Ratios of Islamic Banks (2018)
Journal Article
Baldwin, K., AlHalboni, M., & Helmi, M. H. (2019). A Structural Model of "Alpha" for the Capital Adequacy Ratios of Islamic Banks. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 60, 267-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2018.12.015

The denominator of the capital adequacy ratio (CAR) for Islamic banks includes an adjustment factor, alpha, arising from the subsidisation of investment account holders’ returns using bank equity. The methodology established by the risk management st... Read More about A Structural Model of "Alpha" for the Capital Adequacy Ratios of Islamic Banks.

Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change: A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa (2018)
Preprint / Working Paper
Aassouli, D., Asutay, M., Mohieldin, M., & Nwokike, T. C. Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change: A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa

The climate change challenge and the growth of the Islamic finance industry, together with the increase in socially responsible investing, could position green sukuk as a key instrument for financing clean energy and resilient infrastructure projects... Read More about Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change: A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Blockchain Evolution: from Bitcoin to Forensic in Smart Grids (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kotsiuba, I., Velykzhanin, A., Biloborodov, O., Skarga-Bandurova, I., Biloborodova, T., Yanovich, Y., & Zhygulin, V. (2018, December). Blockchain Evolution: from Bitcoin to Forensic in Smart Grids. Paper presented at 2018 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data), Seattle, WA, USA

Smart Grids is an emerging technology promising significant changes in the economy and the social sphere. One among many challenges in their development and distribution is security. Considering recent hackers attacks on energy grids and taking into... Read More about Blockchain Evolution: from Bitcoin to Forensic in Smart Grids.