FİNANSAL YAKINSAMA HİPOTEZİNİN GEÇERLİLİĞİ: SEÇİLİ İSLAM İŞBİRLİĞİ TEŞKİLATI ÜYESİ ÜLKELERDEN KANITLAR
Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi, cilt.27, sa.1, ss.1353-1368, 2026 (TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.31671/doujournal.1903959
- Dergi Adı: Doğuş Üniversitesi Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1353-1368
- Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study investigates the validity of the financial convergence hypothesis across ten member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The analysis covers the period from 1980 to 2020 using annual data and utilizes the average of the five countries with the highest levels of financial development as a benchmark. Methodologically, the panel Fourier KPSS unit root test is employed. Empirical findings indicate that Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates converge toward the average financial development index values of the five reference countries. Consequently, the financial convergence hypothesis holds true only for these three nations, while convergence is not observed for the panel as a whole. These results underscore that significant disparities in financial development among countries may persist unless structural and policy-based improvements are implemented within financial systems. For countries where financial convergence is not achieved, expanding financial inclusion, enhancing market depth, and strengthening institutional and regulatory frameworks are crucial.