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Does Financial Sector Promote Economic Growth in Pakistan? Empirical Evidences From Markov Switching Model
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2020 , Article)
This study investigates the financial development-economic growth relationship in Pakistan over the period 1975-2017 using the Markov Switching methodology. The financial development index has been constructed using the ...
Sukuk market development and Islamic banks’ capital ratios
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
This paper investigates the impact of Sukuk market development on Islamic banks’ capital ratios using a sample comprising 230 Islamic banks spanning the period 2005–2014. We characterize Islamic bank capital along multiple ...
Do Exchange Rate Changes Improve the Trade Balance in GCC Countries: Evidence from Nonlinear Panel Cointegration
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Routledge
, 2022 , Article)
This study examines the asymmetric impact of the nominal effective exchange rate (NEER) on the trade balance in GCC countries over the period of 2000:Q1 to 2017:Q4. The empirical findings of the nonlinear pooled mean group ...
The Mediating Impact of IT Capabilities on the Association between Dynamic Capabilities and Organizational Agility: The Case of the Jordanian IT Sector
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Springer
, 2022 , Article)
This study suggests a novel progression to the current research endeavor by investigating the influence of information technology capabilities on organizational agility. More specifically, this study aims to fill the gaps ...
Understanding Water Consumption in Qatar: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2022 , Article)
This paper presents an analysis of a nationally representative (n = 1,002) telephone survey conducted in Qatar on habits, perceptions, and religious attitudes related to water use. Our empirical analysis yields three main ...
Can tourism market diversification mitigate the adverse effects of a blockade on tourism? Evidence from Qatar
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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 ...
WEALTH AND THE PERSISTENCE OF AUTHORITARIANISM IN THE GULF STATES: ECONOMIC PRIVILEGE OR A CULTURAL PHENOMENON?
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Foundation for Good Politics
, 2021 , Article)
During the Arab Spring the idea of the Middle East as an authoritarian exception appeared to be no longer valid. Yet the Gulf states seem to be safe from political turmoil. This paper examines the persistence of authoritarianism ...
Dynamic risk spillovers and portfolio risk management between precious metals and global foreign exchange markets
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
This study examines portfolio management and risk spillovers between four major precious metals (gold, silver, palladium and platinum) and 20 important U.S. exchange markets. To this end, we employ the multivariate DECO-GARCH ...
The impact of business and political news on the GCC stock markets
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
This paper investigates the impact of business and political news on stock market returns in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. For this purpose, it employs a Markov switching model including a separate index ...
Accelerating the Transition to a Circular Economy for Net-Zero Emissions by 2050: A Systematic Review
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2022 , Article)
Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 will require tackling both energy-related and non-energy-related GHG emissions, which can be achieved through the transition to a circular economy (CE). The focus of climate change ...