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Stock Prices and Crude Oil Shocks: The Case of GCC Countries
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Qatar and other Middle Eastern countries stock market are influenced by oil prices. The goal of this paper is to compare how stock prices in the GCC are affected by shocks in oil prices and comparing the results with other ...
Simulating Yields for Selected Vegetables in Qatar Using Crop, Climate, Soil and Management Information to Improve the Country's Food Security
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Qatar produces only about 8 to 10 percent of food consumed in the country. Domestic production of perishable commodities, primarily vegetables, will be increased by using a combination of hi-tech water-efficient field and ...
Financial development-economic growth nexus in Pakistan: new evidence from the Markov switching model
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Cogent OA
, 2020 , Article)
This paper investigates the impact of financial development on economic growth in Pakistan using the Markov Switching Model over the period 1980-2017. The results based on two-state Markov switching model confirm the ...
COVID-19, cryptocurrencies bubbles and digital market efficiency: sensitivity and similarity analysis
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
This paper compares the degree of cryptocurrency market efficiency during the pre- and post COVID-19 pandemic with the bubble and non-bubble periods of cryptocurrency markets. Furthermore, it examines and clusters eighteen ...
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 ...
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 ...
Terrorism and capital flows: the missed impact of terrorism in big cities
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Routledge
, 2021 , Article)
This study investigates the effects of four types of terrorist attacks on three types of capital flow. We extend the literature by introducing a new measure of terrorist attacks, namely 'attacks in big cities' and empirically ...
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 ...
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) ...
Does minority management affect a firm's capital structure? Evidence from Japan
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
This study evaluates the effect of minority management (MG) on capital structure for a sample of listed Japanese companies over three sectors. We used a dynamic panel, threshold-based model that can control for endogeneity ...