Staff Profiles

Prof Habib Ahmed, MA Economics (Chittagong, Bagladesh), MEcon (Oslo, Norway), PhD (Connecticut, USA)

(email at habib.ahmed@durham.ac.uk)

Before joining Durham University as the Sharjah Chair, Dr. Ahmed was Manager, Research and Development, Islamic Banking Development Group, The National Commercial Bank (NCB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He also worked at Islamic Research & Training Institute of the Islamic Development Bank Group, Saudi Arabia and taught at the University of Connecticut, USA, National University of Singapore, and University of Bahrain. He has been a member of the Capital Adequacy Working Group of Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) which is responsible for, among others, setting standards and guidelines for Islamic banks and financial institutions.

Research Interests

• Islamic Economics and Finance
• Contemporary applications of Islamic commercial law
• Economics of law
• Non Profit Organisations and Waqf

Publications

Books: edited

• Ahmed, Habib & Iqbal, Munawar 2005. Poverty in Muslim Countries and the New International Economic Order. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (Additional information) (View publication online)

Edited works: contributions

• Ahmed, Habib & Khan, Tariqullah 2007. 'Risl Management in Islamic Banking'. In Handbook on Islamic Banking. Hassan, M. Kabir & Lewis, Mervyn K. Edward Elgar.
• Ahmed, Habib 2006. 'Withdrawal Risk in Islamic Banks, Market Discipline and Bank Stability'. In Islamic Financial Architecture: Risk Management and Financial Stability. Khan, Tariqullah & Muljawan, Dadang Jeddah: Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank Group. 457-477.
• Ahmed, Habib 2005. 'The Islamic Financial System and Economic Growth: An Assessment'. In Islamic Finance and Economic Development. Iqbal, Munawar & Ahmad, Ausaf New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 29-48.
• Ahmed, Habib 2002. 'Incentive Compatible Profit-Sharing Contracts: A Theoretical Treatment'. In Islamic Banking and Finance: New Perspectives in Profit Sharing and Risk. Iqbal, Munawar & Llewellyn, David T. Edward Elgar. 40-54.

Journal papers: academic

• Ahmed, Habib 2006. 'Islamic Law, Adaptability and Financial Development'. Islamic Economic Studies 13(2): 79-101. (Additional information)
• Ahmed, Habib 2004. 'Frontiers of Islamic Banking: A Synthesis of Social Role and Microfinance'. The European Journal of Management and Public Policy 3(1): 120-140. (Additional information)
• Ahmed, Habib 2002. 'Financing Microenterprises: An Analytical Study of Islamic Microfinance Institutions'. Islamic Economic Studies 9(2): 27-64.
• Ahmed, Habib & Miller, Stephen M. 2002. 'The Level of Development and the Determinants of Productivity Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis'. Applied Economics 34: 1089-1095.

Manuals

• Ahmed, Habib 2007. 'Issues in Islamic Corporate Finance: Capital Structure in Firms'. Jeddah: Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank Group. (Additional information)
• 2005. 'Operational Format for Islamic Equity Finance: Lessons from Venture Capital'. Jeddah: Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank Group.
• Ahmed, Habib 2004. 'Role of Zakat and Awqaf in Poverty Alleviation'. Jeddah: Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank Group.
• Ahmed, Habib 2002. 'A Microeconomic Model of an Islamic Bank'. Jeddah: Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank Group.
• Ahmed, Habib & Chapra, M. Umer 2002. 'Corporate Governance in Islamic Financial Institutions'(Translated into Arabic). Jeddah: Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank Group.
• Ahmed, Habib 2001. 'Exchange Rate Stability: Theory and Policies from an Islamic Perspective'. Jeddah: Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank Group.
• Ahmed, Habib & Khan, Tariqullah 2001. 'Risk Management: An Analysis of Issues in Islamic Financial Industry'(Translated into Arabic and French). Jeddah: Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank Group.