The Effects of Governmental Monetary Policy Changes on Investment in Islamic Countries

Subject Areas : Journal of Investment Knowledge

Reza  Islami ¹ (Financial Management Unit, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish, Iran.)
Ghodratallah  Talebnia ² (Associate Professor, Accounting Department, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Hamid Reza  Vakilifard ³ (Associate Professor, Accounting Department, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Nemat Alah  Mousavi ⁴ (Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics Department, Marvdasht Unit, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.)

Received: 2017-10-29 Accepted : 2018-01-15 Published : 2019-12-22

Keywords: Monetary policy, investment, Interest rate, Government Bonds, Economic growth,

Abstract :

Investment is counted as motivate of economic growth and development and is the fundamental economic purpose in every country. Recognition of effects of monetary and financial policy on economic activities needed to cognition of these policies and there instruments. Therefore the purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of changes in monetary policy of governments on investment, selected from Islamic countries using the method of econometric estimation of panel data over the period 2015-2000. The results of this study indicate that interest rates on government bonds have a negative and significant effect and banking credit has positively and significantly effect on investment in Islamic countries, while deposit interest rate has no significant effect on investment. Based on the results, economic growth and trade significantly increased investment. Therefore, according to the research results of Islamic countries, with the growth of economic growth and the volume of trade, including exports and imports, especially the import of capital goods and intermediaries, they can have a direct impact on investment. Therefore interest rate and deposit interest rate can not be suitable monetary policy instruments in Islamic countries. While banking credit can significantly affects investment.

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