摘要：This paper aims to identify the determinants of efficiency of Islamic banks operating in Malaysia. Panel regression analysis is employed with unbalanced data on seventeen Islamic banks, using quarterly data for the period of 2007 to 2010. In addition to that, this study uses the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach to estimate the technical efficiency as the dependent variable. Also, Tobit multiple regression which allows limited dependent variables is used to analyze the factors that influence banks' efficiency. The empirical results indicate that bank specifics and financial structure determinants are able to explain a significant part of efficiency of Islamic banks in Malaysia. The study reveals that domestic and foreign Islamic banks have different efficiency. The efficiency of Islamic banks is not affected by the global financial crisis
关键词：Islamic Banks Efficiency; Data Envelopment Analysis; Panel Regression Analysis; Malaysia.
