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Can government expenditure help reconstruct the Syrian economy in the post-conflict period? evidence from the SVAR and nonlinear ARDL models
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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 remittances alleviate energy poverty in developing countries? New evidence from panel data
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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 ...
Subsidies vs. deposits and cost inefficiency in microfinance
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Lending tiny loans to poor clients lacking credit history and enough collateral is an expensive business for microfinance institutions (MFIs). Minimizing cost inefficiency is important if MFIs are to meet their dual mission ...
Do financial crises alter the dynamics of corporate capital structure? Evidence from GCC countries
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
We study the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the capital structure of GCC firms. We employ a dataset covering a 10-year period from eight sectors to investigate patterns in corporate leverage before and after the ...
Is exchange rate risk priced in microfinance?
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
High microcredit interest rates have often been a source of criticism against the microfinance movement. Research has focused attention on the cost structure of interest rates and more recently on the macroeconomic and ...