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Does investors' fear gauge in a mature market matter? Evidence from the MENA region
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Institutional Investor, Inc
, 2018 , Article)
This article examines the notion that less developed markets may be deemed safe havens for international investors. It tests the effect of mature markets' fear on risk and return in less developed markets. The study employs ...
Time-varying efficiency of developed and emerging bond markets: Evidence from long-spans of historical data
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
Bonds have become an important part of investment portfolios for individuals as well as for institutions, particularly after the recent financial crisis. This paper empirically investigates the Adaptive Market Hypothesis ...
Asymmetric import cost pass-through in GCC countries: Evidence from nonlinear panel analysis
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
This paper investigates the asymmetric impacts of import costs on inflation in GCC countries. We utilize data from GCC countries and their trading partners over the period of 1990:Q1-2014:Q4 to construct a new import cost ...
The inter and intra discipline linkage between Economics, Business administration and Social sciences
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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 ...
Effect of aggregate, mandatory and voluntary disclosure on firm performance in a developing market: The case of Kuwait
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
This paper examines the relationship between corporate disclosure and firm performance for the case of listed companies in the Kuwait Stock Exchanges (KSE). Our sample contains 51 non-financial firms that represent 42% of ...
Diversification and bank stability in the GCC
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
This study examines bank diversification strategies and links to financial sector stability. Using a sample of listed and unlisted banks operating in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries over 2001 to 2014 we ...
Fashion model profiles: the intersection of self, ideal and preferred
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand how young female fashion consumers assessed the facial attractiveness of an advertising model. The study focused on the consumers exposed to both local and foreign fashion ...
Bank efficiency and industry growth during financial crises
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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 ...
A comparative analysis of flipped, online and traditional teaching: A case of female Middle Eastern management students
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
This study compares performance and perception of students in a management course at a business school in the Middle East. 122 students completed an Introduction to Management course, which was divided into three different ...
Mega-sports events and stock market returns: The case of the 2022 World Cup
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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 ...