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Taxation in Qatar: An Abadi (Non-Finite) Vehicle for Economic Diversification?
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SSRN
, 2020 , Article)
In December 2018, Qatar introduced a package of tax reforms that represents a major move towards diversifying government revenue and achieving its vision of becoming an advanced country by 2030. This article argues that ...
Editorial: Between antiquity and modernity in sustainability management research: reflections from MSAR board members
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Emerald Publishing Limited
, 2022 , Article)
Despite the seemingly diverse Arab countries, there are elements of commonality and homogeneity in culture and tradition and, hence, using deductive reasoning, we can objectively claim that there is what we can call an ...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical (In)Activity Behavior in 10 Arab Countries
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Insufficient physical activity is considered a strong risk factor associated with non-communicable diseases. This study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on physical (in)activity behavior in 10 Arab countries before ...
Impact of global health crisis and oil price shocks on stock markets in the GCC
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
This study examines the impact of global COVID-19 cases and oil price shocks on the stock markets in the GCC. Using the Kalman filter to generate the unexpected oil price shocks, we find that, with the exception of Oman, ...
Systemic risk spillover across global and country stock markets during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Uncovering the tail risk spillover among global financial markets helps provide a more comprehensive understanding of the information transmission in extreme market conditions such as the COVID-19 outbreak. In this paper, ...
Risk spillover from crude oil prices to GCC stock market returns: New evidence during the COVID-19 outbreak
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
In this study, we examine oil price extreme tail risk spillover to individual Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock markets and quantify this spillover's shift before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A dynamic conditional ...
On the safe-haven and hedging properties of Bitcoin: new evidence from COVID-19 pandemic
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Emerald Publishing
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the safe-haven and hedging properties of Bitcoin against a wide variety of conventional assets before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Design/methodolog ...
Using machine learning to analyze the impact of coronavirus pandemic news on the stock markets in GCC countries
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
COVID-19 has resulted in high volatility in financial markets across the world. The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of COVID-19-related news on the stock markets in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. ...
Connectedness of stock markets with gold and oil: New evidence from COVID-19 pandemic
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
This paper sets out to explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the dynamic connectedness among gold, oil and five leading stock markets by applying a new DCC-GARCH connectedness approach. We find stronger connectedness ...
Consumer approach intentions amid COVID-19: the role of safety compliance and perceived risk
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Emerald
, 2021 , Article)
Purpose: This study aims to investigate how employee and other-consumer safety compliance amid the COVID-19 outbreak influences a focal consumer’s intention to approach a service establishment. The study also examines the ...