Qualitative Research in Financial Markets: Volume 10 Issue 4

Trade credit, SMEs and short-run survivorship: what we know and what we would like to know

Belinda Laura Del Gaudio, Claudio Porzio, Vincenzo Verdoliva

The purpose of this paper is to draw the state of the art on the trade credit, one of the most alternative form of firm financing, especially for small- and medium-sized…

Handling default risks in microfinance: the case of Bangladesh

Salina H.J. Kassim, Mahfuzur Rahman

This paper aims to identify incidences of default risks in microfinance.

Determinants of overconfidence bias in Indian stock market

Priya Kansal, Seema Singh

The purpose of this paper is to conduct an exploratory analysis of the demographic factors and investors’ characteristics, which cause changes in the extent of overconfidence…

Mutual fund investor’s behaviour towards information search and selection criteria: Do knowledge and perception about mutual funds matter?

Inderjit Kaur

The fund selection process of investors in a mutual fund needs to be understood for designing better marketing strategies. Knowledge and perception about the mutual funds can…

How crisis-proof is Islamic finance? : A comparative study of Islamic finance and conventional finance during and post financial crisis

Hasnan Baber

This paper aims to explore Islamic finance’s resilience in times of financial crisis and considers Islamic finance’s viability as an alternative to the current financial system.