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Is tourism in Lebanon subject to permanent or transitory exogenous shocks?
( Cognizant Communication Corporation , 2014 , Article)The tourism industry makes a significant contribution to Lebanese gross domestic product (GDP). Lebanon has been rocked by political instability and regional conflicts over the past several decades. These exogenous shocks ... -
The Islamic Rate of Return Versus the Nominal Rate of Interest: A Macroeconometric Model
( Springer , 2020 , Article)This paper investigates the question of “will the replacement of the nominal interest rate by the expected Islamic real rate of return have positive consequences on the macroeconomic performance?” The study adopts a dynamic ... -
Islamic versus conventional banks in the GCC countries: A comparative study using classification techniques
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)This paper contributes to the empirical literature on Islamic finance by investigating the feature of Islamic and conventional banks in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries over the period 2003-2010. We use parametric ... -
IT outsourcing intent in academic institutions in GCC countries: An empirical investigation and multi-criteria decision model for vendor selection
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to understand the reasons behind the intent for information technology (IT) outsourcing in academic institutions in GCC countries. It also aims to develop a multi-criteria decision ... -
Japanese multinational corporations and corporate tax change
( Inderscience Publishers , 2022 , Article)This paper examines the impact of the recent changes in Japanese taxation polices before and after the shift from a global taxation system to a territorial taxation system in 2009 on the income shifting activities of ... -
Japanese Multinational Corporations and Corporate Tax Change
( Inderscience , 2021 , Article)This paper examines the impact of the recent changes in Japanese taxation polices before and after the shift from a global taxation system to a territorial taxation system in 2009 on the income shifting activities of ... -
Key determinants of inflation and monetary policy in the emerging markets: Evidence from Vietnam
( Inderscience Publishers , 2016 , Article)The study explores the key determinants of inflation in Vietnam for a period of ten year (2000-2011) using the explanatory variables: past inflation, real income, money supply, exchange rate, interest rate and world oil ... -
Key determinants of SMEs’ export performance: a resource-based view and contingency theory approach using potential mediators
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2020 , Article)Purpose: Various barriers discourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from entering or expanding their export activities in the international markets, especially SMEs in emerging markets. The purpose of this study ... -
THE LEVERAGE EFFECT ON THE VALUE PREMIUM VOLATILITY: FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
( Qatar University , 2015 , Article)This paper investigates the leverage effect on the value premium volatility using GARCH and TARCH models utilizing a unique dataset, for twenty nine countries. The findings show that value premium returns are bigger in ... -
Local growth and access to credit: Theory and evidence
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)We theoretically and empirically investigate the effects of access to credit on local growth using a Schumpeterian growth model and assuming monopolistic competition between differentiated products of the banking system. ... -
Long range dependence in an emerging stock market’s sectors: volatility modelling and VaR forecasting
( Routledge , 2018 , Article)This study evaluates the sector risk of the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), a recently upgraded emerging stock market, using value-at-risk models for the 7 January 2007–18 October 2015 period. After providing evidence for true ... -
Managing sustainable development through goal programming model and satisfaction functions
( Springer New York LLC , 2019 , Article)Managing the sustainable development path of a nation requires the aggregation of incommensurable and conflicting objectives related to economic, environmental and social dimensions. Their aggregation requires some tradeoffs ... -
Manufacturing and productivity in MENA: a long-term perspective
( Economic Research Forum (ERF) , 2022 , Other)Productivity in the manufacturing sector is key for economic growth and employment opportunities in most developing economies. This column looks at total factor productivity (TFP) – the portion of output growth that comes ... -
Market liberalization and volatility of returns in emerging markets: The case of Qatar Exchange (QSC)
( Emerald Publishing , 2012 , Article)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether stock market liberalization creates excess stock return volatility in the Qatar Exchange (QSC). Design/methodology/approach – The study utilizes two methods, simple ... -
Market power in GCC banking sector
( Consulting Publishing Company , 2011 , Article)This study attempts to find whether market concentration has been a main driver for market power in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banking industry over the period of 2002-2008. Using the methodology of the new empirical ... -
The Market Structure-Profit Relationship in the Jordan's Banking Industry
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The Mediating Impact of IT Capabilities on the Association between Dynamic Capabilities and Organizational Agility: The Case of the Jordanian IT Sector
( Springer , 2022 , Article)This study suggests a novel progression to the current research endeavor by investigating the influence of information technology capabilities on organizational agility. More specifically, this study aims to fill the gaps ... -
Mega-sports events and stock market returns: The case of the 2022 World Cup
( Cognizant Communication Corporation , 2018 , Article)This study examines the impact of the FIFA's official announcements on Doha Stock Exchange (DSE) of Qatar with respect to the 2022 World Cup. Using the abnormal unsystematic return method of Savickas, our findings reveal ... -
A Model of Endogenous Financial Inclusion: Implications for Inequality and Monetary Policy
( Wiley , 2021 , Article)We propose a monetary model with endogenous credit market participation to study the impact of financial inclusion on inequality and welfare. We find that consumption inequality results from differences in agents' decision ... -
Modeling and forecasting electricity consumption amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Machine learning vs. nonlinear econometric time series models
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Accurately modeling and forecasting electricity consumption remains a challenging task due to the large number of the statistical properties that characterize this time series such as seasonality, trend, sudden changes, ...