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ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DETERMINANTS OF PUBLIC SECTOR BUDGET DEFICITS: THE CASE OF NIGERIA
( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)The main focus of the paper is to analyze the effects of both economic and political variables on public sector budget deficits. The econometric results show that the main determinants of budget deficits include international ... -
Economic Policies and the Possibilities of Unified GCC Currency
( Qatar University , 2006 , Article)The aim of this study is to identify the extent to which the GCC countries can adopt similar economic policies by the time the GCC unified currency is formed in 2010. Among other convergence standards, we examined the ... -
Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in Jordan: A Multivariate Approach
( Qatar University , 2015 , Article)This paper aims to examine the impact of electricity consumption on economic growth in Jordan using annual data over the period 1985-2013. To achieve the goal, an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach is implemented ... -
An Empirical Examination of InterOrganizational Factors Influence on Green Marketing Adoption in Jordanian Industrial Sector
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)The aim of this research is to examine the factors affecting the adoption of green marketing concept among the industrial manufactures in Jordan. Data were collected from 92 industrial manufactures. Hypotheses were tested ... -
Enhancing Financial and Strategic Performance through Core Competencies and Competitive Advantage: A Thematic Analysis
( Qatar University Press , 2019 , Article)This paper aims to explore the realm of core competencies, competitive advantage, financial performance, and strategic performance of an oil and gas company in Malaysia and to develop a model depicting the relationship ... -
External Debt and Infrastructural Developments in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Nigeria, 1979-2019
( Qatar University Press , 2022 , Article)The Study examined External Debt and Infrastructural Developments in Emerging economies: Evidence from Nigeria, 1979 – 2019. The objective is to examine whether there is a nexus between external debt and infrastructural ... -
Factors Affecting Tourists Satisfaction of Jordan as a Tourism Destination
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)This study aimed to examine the factors affecting tourist’s satisfaction of Jordan as a tourism destination. A Convenience sample of 500 tourists was selected from those who visited different Jordanian places. They asked ... -
Financial Intermediaries and Capital Market Development in Nigeria
( Qatar University , 2018 , Article)This study investigates the impact of financial intermediaries on capital market development in Nigeria employing co-integration. To capture the activities of financial intermediaries, five proxies were used to explain ... -
Fire Risk Transfer and the Nigerian Economy (1999-2019)
( Qatar University Press , 2024 , Article)This study was conducted to assess fire risk transfer and its impact on the Nigerian economy over the period 1999 to 2019. It was borne out of the incessant fire outbreaks in the country in recent times which has led to ... -
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Output in Nigeria (1984-2019)
( Qatar University Press , 2022 , Article)Most developing nations need foreign support in order to fill their infrastructural gap. This is also true for Nigeria. One major source of foreign inflow is the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). This study examines the ... -
The Halloween Effect Anomaly: Evidence from Some Arab Countries Equity Markets
( Qatar University , 2007 , Article)This paper examines the existence of the Halloween effect for some Arab countries equity markets. The data set used in this study constitutes of daily stock prices for 9 Arab equity markets in the Middle East region. ... -
The Impact of Corporate Entrepreneurship on the Performance of Jordanian Telecom Corporates
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Article)The Telecom sector in Jordan is highly competitive in a way that affects the performance of firms working in this sector, many solutions were provided to enhance performance, but corporate entrepreneurship as a solution ... -
The Impact of Country of Origin on Emiratis' Perception of products: The case of the Emirate of Dubai (UAE).
( Qatar University , 2008 , Article)The main aim of this study is to investigate the impact of country of origin on Emiratis' perception of products in the Emirate of Dubai. With this issue in mind, this study was carried out in the Burjuman Shopping Centre ... -
The Impact of Innovation in Jordanian Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries on Export Performance
( Qatar University , 2012 , Article)Innovation has long been considered an important factor for creating and maintaining the competitiveness of the firms. Common knowledge stands that innovation is the cause of the increase of exports. However, contradicting ... -
Impacts of socio-demographic characteristics on male migrants: Logistic regression approach
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)The study of migration is the key importance not only in Demography but also in Population Studies. Migration is the primary stage of development. Migration is related to development, urbanization, industrialization as ... -
Implications of Audit Quality on Agency Conflicts: Evidence from Nigeria
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Article)This study examined the link between audit quality and agency costs in Nigeria corporate environment. Specifically, the study examined the way audit quality represented by audit firm size affect agency conflicts represented ... -
Impoverishing effects of catastrophic health out-of-pocket payments in Nigeria
( Qatar University Press , 2024 , Article)Out-of-Pocket (OOP) expenditure on healthcare is a major share of total healthcare expenditure in many developing countries, including Nigeria. Households in different income groups in Nigeria spent a larger share of income ... -
In pursuit of globalization: Learning from the hard lessons
( Qatar University , 2006 , Article)Companies that are successful in their local markets often assume that the ingredients behind that success should enable them to expand around the world. But such thinking can be grossly mistaken. There is multitude of ... -
Increasing Stability in the Mix of Exchange-rate Policies.
( Qatar University , 2008 , Article)This paper is an examination of the experience of exchange-rate policy systems since 1996 and a comparison with the experience of 1978 to 1995. Exchange-rate policy has become more stable than it was in the earlier period. ... -
The Influence of Income and Education on Saudi Dissatisfied Consumers Behaviour
( Qatar University , 2016 , Article)The purpose of the study is to explore the differences and similarities in post dissatisfaction behaviours between different levels of income and education among Saudi consumers. Currently few articles are available on ...