M. Shabri Abd. Majid
* Corresponding Author
Department of Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh
Indonesia

BD. MAJID, M. Shabri. received his Sarjana Ekonomi (SE) from Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia, in 1995. He completed his Master of Economics (M.Ec.) and Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 1998 and 2005, respectively. He is the Head of Islamic Economics Department, Faculty of Economics, Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia. His research interests include financial economics, applied econometrics, Islamic economics, banking and finance. He has published more than 50 articles in international refereed journals such as International Journal of Emerging Markets, Global Economic Review, Journal of Asia-Pacific Business, Studies in Economics and Finance, International Journal of Managerial Finance, Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, Review of Islamic Economics, and JKAU: Islamic Economics. He has also presented his papers in various seminars locally and internationally.
    Author’s contact details: Department of Islamic Economics, Faculty of Economics, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia; e-mail: hannanan@ gmail.com; phone: +6282160229553.
       

Said Musnadi
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh
Indonesia

MUSNADI, Said obtained his PhD from Padjadjaran University. He is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia. His research interests include banking, capital markets, financial planning, and managerial finance. He has published few articles in the refereed journals and attended several seminars locally and internationally.
    Author’s contact details: Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia; e-mail: nadi_alifa@yahoo.com     

Indra Yadi Putra
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh

PUTRA, Indra Yadi obtained his Sarjana Ekonomi from the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia. His research interests include Islamic banking, Islamic capital markets, and Islamic Economics.
    Author’s contact details: Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia; e-mail: indrayadiputra@gmail.com