Finance & Economics: المرسلات الحديثة
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Scenario-Based Forecast for Post-Conflict’s Growth in Syria
( Economic Research Forum (ERF) , 2020 , Working Paper)This paper investigates the relationship between the main macroeconomic indicators, namely real GDP, consumer prices and parallel market exchange rate in the Syrian economy during the period 1990-2017. We provide a ... -
Why Gulf Rentier Economies Must Pursue Economic Diversification
( Springer , 2020 , Book chapter)Within the mandate of their national visions, GCC countries have announced several strategies to expand their manufacturing, tourism and financial activities (economic diversification). However, the path towards the ultimate ... -
مقدمة في الاقتصاد الكلي من واقع الاقتصاد القطري
(2019 , Book)قد يبدو مفهوم الاقتصاد معقدا أمامك للوهلة الأولى، لكن الاقتصاد ليس منفصلا عن واقعنا على الاطلاق، فهو يتداخل في كل تفصيل من تفاصيل حياتنا، ويؤثر في أبسط قرارتنا اليومية، سواء كانت تتعلق بالعمل أو الدراسة أو حتى الراحة! لذلك ... -
Impact of ICTs Diffusion on Environmental Quality in Qatar
( 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 ... -
Blockchain-based Supply Chain Financing Solutions for Qatar
( College of Business and Economics, Qatar University , 2021 , Other)When it comes to trade, operations or expansion, access to finance from conventional sources such as financial institutions (FIs) can become a major hurdle for companies (International Chamber of Commerce [ICC], 2020). ... -
Manufacturing and productivity in MENA: a long-term perspective
( Economic Research Forum (ERF) , 2022 , Article)Productivity in the manufacturing sector is key for economic growth and employment opportunities in most developing economies. This column looks at total factor productivity (TFP) – the portion of output growth that comes ... -
Does Blockade Deter Inbound Tourism? An Evidence from Qatar
( ssrn , 2020 , Article)While tourism research on Qatar has been growing, the area is still understudied with many untapped research opportunities. This research focuses on the impact of the blockade on international tourist arrivals to Qatar. ... -
The Partial and General Equilibrium Effects of the Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement
( 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. ... -
Globalization and obesity in the GCC countries
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have some of the highest obesity rates in the world. At the same time, the GCC countries have become increasingly integrated in the global economy as they attempt to diversify ... -
Corruption, lending and bank performance
( American University of Sharjah , 2019 , Conference Paper)This paper uses a sample of 7235 banks from 160 countries between 2000 and 2016 to investigate the link between corruption, lending and bank performance. It considers both country- and bank-level corruption. The study finds ... -
Towards a Comprehensive Transfer Pricing Framework to Foster Tax Compliance in Egypt
( Internationaal Bureau voor Fiscale Documentatie (IBFD) , 2019 , Article)A comprehensive framework for transfer pricing is essential to ensure MNEs’ compliance with transfer pricing legislation and guidelines. The transfer pricing framework in Egypt at present is incomprehensive because of the ... -
The predictive ability of stock market factors
( Emerald Publishing Limited , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This paper aims to ask whether a range of stock market factors contain information that is useful to investors by generating a trading rule based on one-step-ahead forecasts from rolling and recursive regressions. ... -
The simplified tax regime for micro and small enterprises in Egypt: An analysis of the theoretical and implementation issues
( Informit , 2021 , Article)Unlike previous studies focusing on the tax regimes of small and medium enterprises ('SMEs'), this article examines and analyses simplified tax regimes for micro, small and medium enterprises ('MSMEs'). Very recently, a ... -
The impact of ownership structure and corporate governance on capital structure decisions in the UAE
( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2022 , Article)This paper investigates how ownership and corporate governance influence the capital structure decisions within an emerging market context, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 2008 to 2019. We employ panel models ... -
Assessing the Potential Impact of Introducing VAT on Price Levels in Qatar
( Internationaal Bureau voor Fiscale Documentatie (IBFD) , 2021 , Article)Potential introduction of VAT in Qatar may have a significant pass-through effect on inflation rates. Nevertheless, using the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices at constant tax rates (HICP-CT), in this article the authors ... -
Water demand in Qatar: Future trends and conservation scenarios
( European Water Resources Association (EWRA) , 2019 , Article)We model water consumption in the market segment that compose the Qatari water market. We link water consumption to population growth. Building on the estimated model, we develop long-range ... -
Systemic risk for financial institutions in the major petroleum-based economies: The role of oil
( International Association for Energy Economics , 2020 , Article)We examine the relationship between oil returns and systemic risk of financial institutions in major petroleum-based economies. By estimating ΔCoVaR, we observe the presence of remarkable increases in risk levels during ... -
Understanding Water Consumption in Qatar: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey
( Taylor & Francis , 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 ... -
Revisiting the Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Domestic Inflation in Egypt: Why Is the Statistical Association Weak in the Short Run?
( Association-Institute for English Language and American Studies (AIELAS) , 2019 , Article)This study investigates the question of “Why is the statistical association between exchange rate shocks and domestic inflation in Egypt weak?” The study relies on two econometric models, the SVAR model and the Markov ... -
Terrorist attacks and bank financial stability: evidence from MENA economies
( Springer Nature Switzerland AG. , 2022 , Article)This study examines the impact of terrorism on bank stability, represented by bank risk and financial performance. We consider banks from 14 countries located in the Middle East and North Africa region for the period ...
