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Bank concentration and schumpeterian growth: Theory and international evidence
( MIT Press Journals , 2018 , Article)This paper investigates the relationship between economic growth and bank concentration.We introduce imperfect competition within the banking system according to the Schumpeterian growth paradigm, and we theoretically and ... -
Bank concentration, institutional quality, and economic growth: Empirical evidence from MENA countries
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to examine the influence of institutional quality on the relationship between economic growth and banking sector concentration. Design/methodology/approach: The sample of our study covers 15 Middle ... -
Bank efficiency and industry growth during financial crises
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Financial crises pose many problems for growth, and in this time of increasing financial instability it is important to fully understand why this happens. Many papers have analyzed the relationship between growth and a ... -
Banking Concentration and Financial Stability. New Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries
( Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. , 2018 , Article)In this paper, we analyze the relationship between banking concentration and financial stability for a sample of 156 developed and developing countries during the period 1980-2011. Our study first examines the direct effect ... -
Blockchain-based Supply Chain Financing Solutions for Qatar
( College of Business and Economics, Qatar University , 2021 , Other)When it comes to trade, operations or expansion, access to finance from conventional sources such as financial institutions (FIs) can become a major hurdle for companies (International Chamber of Commerce [ICC], 2020). ... -
Breaking down the export barriers for small and medium-sized enterprises: Focus group study across Vietnam
( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2021 , Article)This paper attempts to empirically analyse the motivations and barriers among Vietnamese businesses in undertaking export activities. The study applies thematic analysis method and categorisations developed from extant ... -
Breaks or long range dependence in the energy futures volatility: Out-of-sample forecasting and VaR analysis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)The aim of this paper is to propose an empirical strategy that allows the discrimination between true and spurious long memory behaviors. That strategy is based on the comparison between the estimated long memory parameter ... -
Budgetary institutions and the political economy of fiscal policy in resource-rich countries: The case of Saudi Arabia
( Inderscience Publishers , 2017 , Article)This study investigates budgetary institutions and the political economy aspects of fiscal policy in Saudi Arabia during the period 1969 to 2015. The historical overview of government expenditure shows that capital expenditure ... -
Can exchange rate policies and trade partners' income enhance the trade balance in Algeria? Evidence from the nonlinear ARDL model
( Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This paper aims to examine the effects of the real exchange rate on trade balance in Algeria and investigates whether it represents a viable tool to sustain and improve trade performance using the nonlinear ... -
Can government expenditure help reconstruct the Syrian economy in the post-conflict period? evidence from the SVAR and nonlinear ARDL models
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)This paper explores the viability of the fiscal policy in the reconstruction of the Syrian economy. We use the Structural VAR estimation technique to assess the response of real GDP to shocks in government expenditures and ... -
Can human development and political stability improve environmental quality? New evidence from the MENA region
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)We investigate the effects of human development and political stability on environmental quality and examine whether they are viable tools for improving environmental policies. The literature finds that countries can reduce ... -
Can immigration moderate the adverse effects of political instability on international tourism? A case study of Australia
( Sage , 2023 , Article)We estimate the impact of political instability and the population of immigrants in Australia on the flow of international tourist arrivals. We hypothesize that political instability has a short-term negative effect while ... -
Can remittances alleviate energy poverty in developing countries? New evidence from panel data
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Universal energy access in developing countries is a key ingredient to achieve sustainable economic growth and social welfare. Therefore, it is of paramount importance for policymakers to identify potential new factors to ... -
Can tourism market diversification mitigate the adverse effects of a blockade on tourism? Evidence from Qatar
( SAGE , 2022 , Article)This study examines the effects of an unfavorable political event or environmental hostility, namely, a blockade affecting international tourist inflows, and how tourism market diversification (TMD) could mitigate the ... -
Can uncertainty indices predict Bitcoin prices? A revisited analysis using partial and multivariate wavelet approaches
( Elsevier Inc. , 2019 , Article)This paper uses bivariate and multivariate wavelet approaches to revisit the co-movements between the Volatility Uncertainty Index (VIX) and Bitcoin (BTC). This is achieved by accounting for the impacts of the three major ... -
Capital structure, tax effect, financial crisis and default risk: Evidence from emerging market
( Inderscience Publishers , 2017 , Article)The central objective of this study is to investigate the effect of capital structure on corporate failure in the emerging market, in particular Jordan, using a panel data analysis sample representative of 180 Jordanian ... -
Central banking and income inequality: The impact of monetary policy on income distribution
( Routledge , 2020 , Book chapter)Since the 2007–2008 Global Financial Crisis, income inequality and income distribution matters have gained increasing attention not only in academia but also from professionals in advanced economies. Mainstream economists ... -
A characterization of Top Trading Cycles under trading networks
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)We consider an object reallocation problem within a specific class of trade restrictions. An agent can only receive the object of someone else connected to him, which is referred to as feasibility. We introduce a Network ... -
Civil Conflict, Cash Transfers, and Child Nutrition in Yemen
(2021 , Article)The most dramatic outcomes of protracted civil conflict include increased malnutrition among children and the resulting consequences for lifelong health and prosperity. Little is known about how to mitigate the nutritional ... -
Co-explosivity versus leading effects: Evidence from crude oil and agricultural commodities
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Unlike previous studies investigating the interdependence and co-movements between different commodity prices, this paper examined the co-explosivity versus leading effects between the Brent oil prices and agricultural ...