Finance & Economics: Recent submissions
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THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM AT REGIONAL LEVEL: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
( Cognizant Communication Corporation , 2023 , Article Review)We undertake a systematic literature review that looks at the economic effects of tourism at subnational levels. This review, the first of its kind to our knowledge, is timely in view of the growing body of research ... -
The impact of terrorism and institutional quality on cost of debt: an analysis on developing countries
( Inderscience Publishers , 2023 , Article)This study examines the impact of terrorism and institutional quality on the cost of debt. Considering all observed incidents in 35 countries over the period 1998-2019. Our main finding is that terrorist activity has a ... -
Volatility Interdependence Between Cryptocurrencies, Equity, and Bond Markets
( Springer , 2024 , Article)This paper investigates (i) the return-volatility spillover between Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin, (ii) the interdependence between cryptocurrencies' volatility and the US equity and bond markets' volatility, and ... -
Work-from-home, electricity, and water: Evidence from COVID-19 in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Working from home will be key to mitigating harms from future pandemics and has also been proposed as a way to curtail emissions from commuting. This paper exploits a work-from-home order in Qatar to investigate the impacts ... -
The threshold effects of public debt on economic growth in MENA countries: Do energy endowments matter?
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)We investigate the effects of public debt on economic growth and examine its viability as a policy tool to spur economic growth using a sample of 14 Middle Eastern and North African countries over the period 1980-2021. We ... -
Strategy-proof size improvement: is it possible?
( Wiley , 2023 , Article)The number of assigned agents (i.e., size) is an important parameter in object allocations.While size maximality clashes with individual rationality and strategy-proofness, it can stillbe possible to increase the size over ... -
Resilience in the time of COVID-19: Lessons learned from Middle East and North Africa small- and medium-sized enterprises
( John Wiley & Sons , 2023 , Article)We investigated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on small- and medium-sized enterprises in Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco. Using firm-level panel data from an enterprise survey, we highlight several new findings. ... -
Price and volatility spillovers between global equity, gold, and energy markets prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This study sets out to provide fresh evidence on the dynamic interrelationships, at both return and volatility levels, between global equity, gold, and energy markets prior to and during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. ... -
PREDICTIONS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC DYNAMICS IN UKRAINE AND QATAR BASED ON GENERALIZED SIR MODEL
( National Technical University of Ukraine Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute , 2021 , Article)Background. To simulate how the number of COVID-19 cases increases versus time, various data sets and different mathematical models can be used. Since there are some differences in statistical data, the results of simulations ... -
A Comprehensive Machine and Deep Learning Approach for Aerosol Optical Depth Forecasting: New Evidence from the Arabian Peninsula
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Accurate forecasting of environmental pollution indicators holds significant importance in diverse fields, including climate modeling, environmental monitoring, and public health. In this study, we investigate a wide range ... -
For narrower income inequality: traditional finance or microfinance?
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)This paper uses the theory of information imperfections to examine the relationship between income inequality and financial development in a dual financial system comprising traditional finance and microfinance. It uses ... -
Competition, regulation, and systemic risk in dual banking systems
( Elsevier Inc. , 2024 , Article)This study investigates the impact of competition and banking regulation on the systemic risk of Islamic Banks (IBs) and Conventional Banks (CBs). Utilizing a random effects panel model with robust errors and an unbalanced ... -
‘Independence’ of Central Banks and the Political Economy of Monetary Policy
( Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)The notion of an ‘independent’ central bank has dominated monetary policy debates for the past three decades. The arguments for the political independence of central banks are closely related to the adoption of ‘inflation ... -
Culture, language, and accounting reform: a new perspective on IPSAS implementation
( Emerald Publishing , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to explore the role that culture and language play in the implementation of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). Design/methodology/approach: The Hofstede–Gray and Huerta et ... -
Accelerating the Transition to a Circular Economy for Net-Zero Emissions by 2050: A Systematic Review
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 will require tackling both energy-related and non-energy-related GHG emissions, which can be achieved through the transition to a circular economy (CE). The focus of climate change ... -
Co-explosivity versus leading effects: Evidence from crude oil and agricultural commodities
( 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 ... -
Civil Conflict, Cash Transfers, and Child Nutrition in Yemen
(2021 , Article)The most dramatic outcomes of protracted civil conflict include increased malnutrition among children and the resulting consequences for lifelong health and prosperity. Little is known about how to mitigate the nutritional ... -
Assessing value added tax compliance burden in Gulf Cooperation Council countries
( The School of Accounting, Auditing & Taxation is part of the UNSW Business School at UNSW Sydney , 2023 , Article)In 2017, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE)) ratified the Unified Value Added Tax (VAT) Agreement, which set out the general ... -
Cryptocurrencies and Finance Theories
( Universiti Teknologi MARA. , 2021 , Article)Cryptocurrency (CCY) as a new key player in the currency system that has drawn the attention of scholars to examine its influence, relations and the opportunities that it may provide. However, a financial theoretical ... -
Is digital gold a hedge, safe haven, or diversifier? An analysis of cryptocurrencies, DeFi tokens, and NFTs
( 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 ...
