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Impact of ICTs Diffusion on Environmental Quality in Qatar
( Qatar University , 2019 , Other)Climate change, global warming and environmental degradation in general have been some of humanity’s greatest challenges and there is no doubt about their threatening effects on human life quality, health, and the ... -
The impact of ownership structure and corporate governance on capital structure decisions in the UAE
( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2022 , Article)This paper investigates how ownership and corporate governance influence the capital structure decisions within an emerging market context, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 2008 to 2019. We employ panel models ... -
Impact of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on economic growth: New evidence from the MENA Net Oil Exporting Countries (NOECs)
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)This study explores the economic growth – energy consumption nexus for two samples of MENA Net Oil Exporting Countries (NOECs) during the period 1980–2012. Using panel cointegration approach, we found strong evidence for ... -
Impact of renewable energy consumption and financial development on CO2 emissions and economic growth in the MENA region: A panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) analysis
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Unlike previous studies in the energy-environment literature, this study employed the panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) model that was developed by Love and Zicchino [1] to examine the impact of renewable energy and ... -
The impact of Sukuk on the insolvency risk of conventional and Islamic banks
( Springer , 2019 , Article)This paper investigates the impact of Sukuk market development on bank insolvency risk using a sample comprising 72 Islamic banks (IBs) and 145 conventional banks (CBs) spanning 15 countries over the 2003–2014 period. We ... -
The impact of technological change on new trade: Evidence from the container revolution
( Wiley , 2021 , Article)We estimate the impact of the container revolution on new trade in temperature-sensitive products. Our identification strategy is justified by a historical narrative suggesting that the containerization of bilateral trading ... -
Impact of terrorist attacks on stock market volatility in emerging markets
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)We use an event study methodology alongside an improved bootstrapping test to evaluate the impact of terrorist attacks on the volatility of stock markets in 12 MENA countries, and test for regional financial integration. ... -
The impact of Twitter-based sentiment on US sectoral returns
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)This paper scrutinizes the effect of Twitter-based sentiment on US sectoral returns using data from between 21 June 2010 and 13 April 2020. We apply causality in quantiles as a non-parametric measure, followed by a rolling ... -
Impact of U.S. presidential elections on stock markets’ volatility: Does incumbent president's party matter?
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of U.S. presidential elections on the volatility of stock market returns. We investigate two hypotheses that could explain election impact on stock market volatility, ... -
Improving management of future coastal development in Qatar through ecosystem-based management approaches
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article Review)The coastline of Qatar is a rich mosaic of productive and diverse ecosystems including mangrove forests, intertidal mudflats (sabkha), seagrass beds, and coral reefs. These ecologically interconnected ecosystems contain a ... -
‘Independence’ of Central Banks and the Political Economy of Monetary Policy
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)The notion of an ‘independent’ central bank has dominated monetary policy debates for the past three decades. The arguments for the political independence of central banks are closely related to the adoption of ‘inflation ... -
Individual water consumption behavior in relation to urban residential dynamics: The Case of Qatar
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)The purpose of this study was to analyze different human behavioral components and the data collected from several households regarding their water consumption to fathom public demeanor better and underscore the need for ... -
Industrialization, FDI and absorptive capacities: evidence from African Countries
( Springer , 2022 , Article)This paper assesses the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the industrialization of African economies. In particular, we address the nonlinearity issue and investigate the role of the recipient countries' absorptive ... -
Innovations and Hotel Performance in the Aftermath Announcement of Qatar Hosting FIFA 2022 World Cup
( Cognizant Communication Corporation , 2022 , Article)This article explores innovation processes in tourism within the context of Qatar Hotel sector. A theoretical framework, drawing on the existing literature, is developed to analyze innovation- performance relationships. ... -
Integrating IFRSs into the Accounting Curriculum: Evidence Using a Multiple Triangulation Approach
( NeilsonJournals Publishing , 2022 , Article)This paper investigates accounting students’ opinions and the faculty members’ views on the incorporation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) into the accounting curriculum at Qatar University (QU). A ... -
The inter and intra discipline linkage between Economics, Business administration and Social sciences
( OpenED Network , 2018 , Article)This study aims at investigating the extent to which six disciplines (Economic, Business administration, Finance and investment, Accounting, Banking and Insurance and risk management) reach out to spaces shared with other ... -
Interbank offered rates in Islamic countries: Is the Islamic benchmark different from the conventional benchmarks?
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Motivated by the size and the growth of the global Islamic financial services industry, 17 Islamic Banks in six Islamic countries, in conjunction with Thompson Reuters, developed an Islamic Interbank Benchmark Rate (IIBR, ... -
Interbank offered rates in Islamic countries: Is the Islamic benchmark different from the conventional benchmarks?
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Motivated by the size and the growth of the global Islamic financial services industry, 17 Islamic Banks in six Islamic countries, in conjunction with Thompson Reuters, developed an Islamic Interbank Benchmark Rate (IIBR, ... -
Internet use and insurance growth: evidence from a panel of OECD countries
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)This empirical study aimed to investigate the effect of internet use on the demand for insurance using a sample of OECD countries during the period from 2007 to 2017. We employed a battery of panel data models, taking into ... -
Investigating the dynamic relationship between cryptocurrencies and conventional assets: Implications for financial investors
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Cryptocurrencies are gradually establishing themselves as a new class of assets with unique features, although there remains skepticism and a lack of understanding of their nature. In this study, we compare the financial ...