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The Dynamic and Dependence of Takaful and Conventional Stock Return Behaviours: Evidence from the Insurance Industry in Saudi Arabia
( Springer New York LLC , 2018 , Article)This paper investigates the dynamics of volatility in the stock market using competing univariate GARCH specifications. Moreover, it provides a study of the pairwise correlation pattern of stock returns for a wide range ... -
The dynamics of the relationship between real estate and stock markets in an energy-based economy: The case of Qatar
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)In this study, we investigate the dynamic linkages between the real estate and stock markets in Qatar. Using monthly data over the period 2006-2020, the nonlinear model of Enders and Siklos (2001) and the linear and nonlinear ... -
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM AT REGIONAL LEVEL: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
( Cognizant Communication Corporation , 2023 , Article Review)We undertake a systematic literature review that looks at the economic effects of tourism at subnational levels. This review, the first of its kind to our knowledge, is timely in view of the growing body of research ... -
The effect of capitalization on the competition-stability Nexus: Evidence from dual banking systems
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The purpose of this paper is investigate how bank capitalization affects the relationship between competition and bank stability in dual banking systems. Using bank-level and country-level data from 17 countries over the ... -
The effect of diversification on risk and return in banking sector: Evidence from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of revenue diversification, non-interest income and asset diversification on the performance and stability of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) conventional ... -
The effects of financial inclusion and the business environment in spurring the creation of early-stage firms and supporting established firms
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)This study investigates the role of financial inclusion and the institutional environment in promoting entrepreneurship. Using the panel vector autoregressive model for a sample of 43 countries over the period from 2001 ... -
The effects of household and firm credit on growth: New evidence from a panel of developed and developing countries
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)We use two panel data techniques in a novel large dataset to assess the dynamic interactions of household and enterprise credit with growth in developed and developing countries. Panel vector autoregressive (VAR) results ... -
The effects of second language on ethical judgement in accounting
( Inderscience , 2014 , Article)The number of participants in accounting practices and academia who use English as their second language is significant and growing. Many of them are involved in making ethical judgements based on information provided in ... -
The elasticity of patent activities with respect to R&D-performing sectors: An empirical study on high-income OECD countries
( Inderscience Publishers , 2015 , Conference Paper)This study examines the impact of R&D performing sectors, business, higher education, and government, on patent activities in 14 high income OECD countries using dynamic panel data model. In addition, the paper investigates ... -
The environmental Kuznets curve relationship: a case study of the Gulf Cooperation Council region
( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Article)By using panel data over the 1980?2017 period and two alternative indicators of environmental pollution (carbon dioxide (CO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions), this paper investigates the validity of the environmental ... -
The finance-growth nexus: Which factors can interfere?
( Palgrave Macmillan , 2016 , Book chapter)The financial sector's role in economic growth is heavily contested by economists. Some argue that economic growth is not caused by finance, but that it responds to changing demands, while others argue the positive effect ... -
The forward premium anomaly in the energy futures markets: A time-varying approach
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This paper contributes to the empirical literature on the forward premium anomaly by investigating possible statistical explanations for this puzzling phenomenon in the energy market. To this end, time series of spot and ... -
The impact of economic development and social-political factors on ecological footprint: A panel data analysis for 15 MENA countries
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article Review)This paper extends the work of Al-Mulali and Ozturk (2015) [1] by re-investigating the Environment Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis for 15 MENA (Middle East and North African) countries using the Ecological Footprint (EF) ... -
The impact of energy consumption and economic development on Ecological Footprint and CO2 emissions: Evidence from a Markov Switching Equilibrium Correction Model
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Reducing the impact of air pollution and global environmental degradation on human health and quality of life for Qatari citizens represents the most important objective of the Qatar National vision 2030. With respect to ... -
The impact of FIFA's official announcements on the stock market of Qatar: The case of the 2022 World Cup
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , 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 volatility method of Hilliard and Savickas (2002), ... -
The Impact of Foreign Agricultural Aid and Total Foreign Aid on Agricultural Output in African Countries: New Evidence from Panel Data Analysis
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2019 , Article)Official Development Assistance may play an important role in increasing the resources to finance the agriculture sector and improve agricultural outcomes in African countries. Although this is a relevant issue, very few ... -
The impact of government expenditure on GDP in the State of Qatar: A nonlinear ARDL approach
( Inderscience Publishers , 2020 , Conference Paper)This study investigates the long run relationship between government expenditure and the GDP in the State of Qatar with a focus on the non-mining and quarrying GDP during the period 1980-2017 using the nonlinear autoregressive ... -
The impact of government spending on non-oil-GDP in Saudi Arabia (multiplier analysis)
( Inderscience Publishers , 2018 , Article)This paper examines the multiplier effect of Government spending on the non-oil Saudi Arabia economic growth. We focus on non-oil GDP rather than total GDP because activity in the oil sector is mainly determined by ... -
The Impact of Liquidity on Debt Maturity After a Financial Crisis: Evidence from the Gulf Cooperation Council Region
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)This article contributes to the existent literature on corporate debt maturity by studying a new channel through which firms may mitigate the effects of a major economic downturn such as the 2008 global financial crisis. ... -
The impact of macroeconomic variables (MEV) on the stock market returns in MENA countries
( Inderscience Publishers , 2022 , Article)The study analyses the effect of macroeconomic variables (MEV) on stock returns in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. MEV refers to the monetary and fiscal policy variables besides economic policy uncertainty ...