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Asymmetric effects of oil price shocks on the demand for money in Algeria
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
This paper investigates the symmetric and asymmetric effects of real oil prices on real money demand in Algeria over the period 1999:Q1–2020:Q1. Using a linear autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL), and a nonlinear ...
Hofstede’s cultural dimensions in technology acceptance models: a meta-analysis
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Springer Nature
, 2022 , Article)
This paper employs a quantitative meta-analysis to investigate the direct, moderating, and mediating role of cultural dimensions in technology acceptance models. A comprehensive literature review of hypothesized relationships ...
Sustainability reporting indicators used by oil and gas companies in GCC countries: IPIECA guidance approach
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2023 , Article)
The purpose of this article is to assess the quality of the sustainability reporting indicators used by oil and gas companies (OGCs) in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. This study utilizes the International Petroleum ...
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 ...
Investigating the impact of remittance outflows and oil price on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council countries
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Most existing studies have focused on examining the impact of labor remittance outflows on economic growth in the receiving countries, with limited attention given to the sending countries. This study utilizes the nonlinear ...
Financial literacy, financial development, and leverage of small firms
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
This study examines the relationship between financial literacy and the leverage of small firms, specifically of the legal forms, sole proprietorships, and partnerships. Using a cross-section of 73,302 firms in 22 countries, ...
The effect of political risk and corporate governance on bank stability in the MENA region: Did the Arab Spring uprisings matter?
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Cogent OA
, 2023 , Article)
This study examines the impact of political risk and corporate governance mechanisms (CGM) on bank stability. The research problem was addressed using a sample of 954 bank-year observations from 14 Middle East and North ...
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 ...
Insurance and economic growth nexus: New Evidence from OECD countries
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Taylor & Francis
, 2023 , Article)
This study tackles the debate on the relationship between insurance development and economic growth by providing new evidence on the insurance sector. Most of the existing empirical studies focus primarily on the banking ...
Stock price crash risk and leverage dynamics: Evidence from the GCC countries
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
This paper examines the impact of stock price crash risk on capital structure dynamics using a sample of firms located in the GCC region. The results show that a higher exposure to stock price crash risk is associated with ...