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The impact of Sukuk on the insolvency risk of conventional and Islamic banks
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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 ...
Interbank offered rates in Islamic countries: Is the Islamic benchmark different from the conventional benchmarks?
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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, ...
Towards a Comprehensive Transfer Pricing Framework to Foster Tax Compliance in Egypt
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Internationaal Bureau voor Fiscale Documentatie (IBFD)
, 2019 , Article)
A comprehensive framework for transfer pricing is essential to ensure MNEs’ compliance with transfer pricing legislation and guidelines. The transfer pricing framework in Egypt at present is incomprehensive because of the ...
Water demand in Qatar: Future trends and conservation scenarios
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European Water Resources Association (EWRA)
, 2019 , Article)
We model water consumption in the market segment
that compose the Qatari water market. We link water
consumption to population growth. Building on the estimated model, we develop long-range ...
Revisiting the Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Domestic Inflation in Egypt: Why Is the Statistical Association Weak in the Short Run?
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Association-Institute for English Language and American Studies (AIELAS)
, 2019 , Article)
This study investigates the question of “Why is the statistical association between exchange rate shocks and domestic inflation in Egypt weak?” The study relies on two econometric models, the SVAR model and the Markov ...
Entrepreneurship and genetics: New Evidence
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Elsevier Inc
, 2019 , Article)
This paper seeks to better understand the differences in entrepreneurship rates across administrative regions and countries. Using several measures of entrepeneurship, as well as regional and panel data of countries, it ...
Do unemployment benefits affect the choice of debt source?
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
This study examines whether labor unemployment risk affects the choice of debt source. Specifically, we examine whether US unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, which reduce unemployment risk, lead to a heavy reliance on ...
Tourism, terrorism and political violence in Tunisia: Evidence from Markov-switching models
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
This study investigates the impact of terrorist attacks and political violence on the number of tourist arrivals and overnight stays in Tunisia. The dataset employed consists of monthly data that covers the period from ...
The determinants of capital ratios in Islamic banking
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
We investigate the determinants of capital ratios in contemporary Islamic banking using a sample comprising 122 Islamic banks (IBs) spanning the period 2000-2014. We measure IBs' capital holdings using the capital-to-total ...
Impact of renewable energy consumption and financial development on CO2 emissions and economic growth in the MENA region: A panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) analysis
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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 ...