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Corporate governance and capital structure: dynamic panel threshold analysis
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Routledge
, 2022 , Article)
This paper examines the nonlinear connection between corporate governance (CG) and corporate leverage. Our study applied the dynamic panel threshold model (DPTM) to facilitate the capture of the nonlinear effect of CG on ...
New nonlinear estimators of the gravity equation
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
The gravity model of international trade is often applied by economists to explain bilateral trade between countries. Nevertheless, some estimation practices have been subject to criticism, namely how zero trade values and ...
The external effects of offshoring on job security in SMEs
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Springer
, 2022 , Article)
We investigate the effects of offshoring on job security using matched employer-employee data from Sweden. Between 1997 and 2011, the share of offshoring firms fell from around 25 to 22% while offshoring per worker within ...
Using machine learning to analyze the impact of coronavirus pandemic news on the stock markets in GCC countries
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
COVID-19 has resulted in high volatility in financial markets across the world. The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of COVID-19-related news on the stock markets in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. ...
The nexus between debt structure, firm performance, and the financial crisis: non-linear panel data evidence from Japan
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Routledge
, 2022 , Article)
This study seeks to analyze the non-linear relationship between a firm's debt structure and performance based on evidence from Japan through the use of a panel data fixed effects model for a sample of 1,670 listed firms. ...
Understanding digital bubbles amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from DeFi and NFTs
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
This paper investigates digital financial bubbles amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a sample of 9 DeFi tokens, 3 NFTs, Bitcoin, and Ethereum, we detect several bubbles overlapping the examined cryptoassets. We also uncover ...
Tourism Competitiveness in Qatar: Tourists’ Perspectives
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Center for Promoting Ideas
, 2021 , Article)
The aim of this paper is to develop an evidence-based integrated model of destination competitiveness and apply it to the case of Qatar, given that the country has faced a recent blockade and growing competition from ...
The Partial and General Equilibrium Effects of the Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement
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Taylor & Francis
, 2021 , Article)
The Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement (GAFTA) is a regional trade agreement among the Arab countries. We incorporate recent advances in the literature to investigate the partial and general equilibrium effects of GAFTA. ...
Social health insurance in the Philippines: do the poor really benefit?
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Springer
, 2020 , Article)
Developing countries have spent a tremendous amount of time and money on social health insurance programs to give the low-income population free access to health care services. Standard economic theory predicts that people ...
A new quadratic asymmetric error correction model: does size matter?
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2022 , Article)
We introduce a new quadratic asymmetric error correction model that comprehensively accounts for both sign and size asymmetries. We also propose a test protocol that allows to rigorously identify different sources of ...