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Research Article

Are emerging Islamic equity markets immune from contagion effects during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis? Evidence from the higher-order comoment-based contagion tests

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Article: 2263524 | Received 11 Jul 2022, Accepted 18 Sep 2023, Published online: 09 Oct 2023

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