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Determinants of Intra-GCC Food Trade
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Taylor and Francis Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
Using panel data for six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries from 1995-2014, we assess the impacts of several major economic variables on intra-GCC food exports, and on GCC food exports to the world. The GCC customs ...
The impact of parallel market exchange rate volatility and oil exports on real GDP in Syria: Evidence from the ARDL approach
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Routledge
, 2018 , Article)
This paper investigates the impact of parallel market exchange rate volatility and trade on real GDP and real GDP growth in the Syrian economy over the period of 1990Q1–2010Q4. To this end, we first construct a parallel ...
The environmental Kuznets curve relationship: a case study of the Gulf Cooperation Council region
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article)
By using panel data over the 1980?2017 period and two alternative indicators of environmental pollution (carbon dioxide (CO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions), this paper investigates the validity of the environmental ...
The Impact of Liquidity on Debt Maturity After a Financial Crisis: Evidence from the Gulf Cooperation Council Region
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
This article contributes to the existent literature on corporate debt maturity by studying a new channel through which firms may mitigate the effects of a major economic downturn such as the 2008 global financial crisis. ...
Banking Concentration and Financial Stability. New Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries
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Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
In this paper, we analyze the relationship between banking concentration and financial stability for a sample of 156 developed and developing countries during the period 1980-2011. Our study first examines the direct effect ...
Are Investors Concerned with Stock Market Upgrades? Evidence from Multivariate Framework Analysis
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Routledge
, 2017 , Article)
This study aims to examine the return and volatility responses to the announcement of stock market upgrades. It measures the direct effects of the recent Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) upgrade of the Qatar, ...
Mega-sports events and stock market returns: The case of the 2022 World Cup
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Cognizant Communication Corporation
, 2018 , Article)
This study examines the impact of the FIFA's official announcements on Doha Stock Exchange (DSE) of Qatar with respect to the 2022 World Cup. Using the abnormal unsystematic return method of Savickas, our findings reveal ...
THE LEVERAGE EFFECT ON THE VALUE PREMIUM VOLATILITY: FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
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Qatar University
, 2015 , Article)
This paper investigates the leverage effect on the value premium volatility using
GARCH and TARCH models utilizing a unique dataset, for twenty nine countries. The
findings show that value premium returns are bigger in ...
Foreign Direct Investment Determinants in Oil Exporting Countries: Revisiting the Role of Natural Resources
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Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
This article explores the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in oil-dependent economies and revisits the role of natural resources in attracting FDI to countries of this kind. Panel data from the six Gulf ...
Gender effects for loss aversion: Yes, no, maybe?
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Springer
, 2019 , Article)
Gender effects in risk taking have attracted much attention by economists, and remain debated. Loss aversion—the stylized finding that a given loss carries substantially greater weight than a monetarily equivalent gain—is ...