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Do information and communication technology and renewable energy use matter for carbon dioxide emissions reduction? Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa region
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This study aims to investigate whether information and communication technologies (ICT) and renewable energy consumption can help improve environmental quality for a selected group of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ...
Analysis of the performance of TAM in oil and gas industry: Factors and solutions for improvement
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Although it is well recognized that turnaround maintenance (TAM) projects are key determinant of the performance of oil and gas (O&G) companies, little is known about the factors that determine their performance and what ...
Is digital gold a hedge, safe haven, or diversifier? An analysis of cryptocurrencies, DeFi tokens, and NFTs
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Taylor & Francis
, 2024 , Article)
The crypto assets market is growing rapidly, exposing investors to new risks. As a result, finding viable candidates to hedge and diversify crypto portfolios is a critical and timely topic. In this paper, we explore the ...
Short- and long-run asymmetric effect of oil prices and oil and gas revenues on the real GDP and economic diversification in oil-dependent economy
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
The aim of this paper is to explore the short- and long-run asymmetric impact of oil prices shocks and oil and gas revenues changes on the total real GDP, and the level of economic diversification of the Qatar economy. To ...
The impact of economic development and social-political factors on ecological footprint: A panel data analysis for 15 MENA countries
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article Review)
This paper extends the work of Al-Mulali and Ozturk (2015) [1] by re-investigating the Environment Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis for 15 MENA (Middle East and North African) countries using the Ecological Footprint (EF) ...
Co-explosivity versus leading effects: Evidence from crude oil and agricultural commodities
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Unlike previous studies investigating the interdependence and co-movements between different commodity prices, this paper examined the co-explosivity versus leading effects between the Brent oil prices and agricultural ...
Impact of ICTs Diffusion on Environmental Quality in Qatar
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Qatar University
, 2019 , Other)
Climate change, global warming
and environmental degradation
in general have been some of
humanity’s greatest challenges
and there is no doubt about their
threatening effects on human life
quality, health, and the ...
Environment Degradation and Economic Growth in the Qatar Economy: Evidence from a Markov Switching Equilibrium Correction Model
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Air pollution, global greenhouse gases (GHG), water pollution and water resources degradation are among the most serious environmental concerns that encounter the Qatar country. In nowadays, it is commonly known that the ...
The influence of CEO departure and board characteristics on firm performance
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CLUTE Institute
, 2015 , Article)
This paper uses panel data from 271 U.S. firms to empirically examine the relationship between the departure of a firm's CEO and that firm's performance. Results of our analysis reveal a significant relationship between ...
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 ...