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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"MENA countries"”.
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Determinants of Capital Structure: the case of MENA countries
… the determinants of capital structure in the MENA coun- tries. The main interest is to investigate both financial firms specially banks and non-financial firms. This study test the main theories of capital structure, namely: trade off theory and pecking order theory. The countries included in …
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Internet financial reporting in Arab MENA countries: an institutional perspective
… of Internet Financial Reporting (IFR) in Arab MENA countries (Middle East and North Africa) to: i) evaluate the extent of IFR; and ii) identify the factors that influence Arab MENA listed companies to voluntarily adopt IFR.<br/><br/>The study examines the extent of IFR in Arab MENA countries in …
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Analysis of development policies for women’s empowerment and children’s welfare in MENA countries
… literature by studying the importance of countries’ historical treatment in empowering women both in social and economic spheres and improving their well-being. In addition to the historical treatment, the development policies in line with achieving the MDGs, such as Universal Primary …
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Determinants of foreign direct investment in commercial real estate and hotel sectors for selected MENA countries
Developed, maturing, and emerging market countries are making considerable progress in the legal and institutional reforms necessary to allow and facilitate real estate and tourism (specifically hotel) foreign direct investment (FDI). From a political perspective, countries used to view real estate …
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National governance, corporate governance and firm performance : empirical evidence from two MENA countries ‒ Jordan and UAE
… general and in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) capital markets in particular, where the existence of majority (controlling) shareholders is predominant, and institutional framework is less developed. This research aims to examine the effect of country- and firm-level corporate governance …
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Determinants of foreign direct investment in MENA region.
… of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The empirical analysis of this thesis conducted at three different levels, intra-regional level, country-level and firm-level. Chapter five investigates FDI determinants between MENA …
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Structures Strike Back: Their Significance for Our Models of Opinion Formation
… opinion formation at the individual level in MENA countries. I use survey data collected by three waves of the Arab barometer between 2010 and 2016 to show that socioeconomic development reverses the correlation between political awareness and the adoption/rejection of party cues in Islamist …
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Testing Market Efficiency of MENA Equity Returns
This study focuses on the MENA region, which comprises Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordon, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Morocco. Although the MENA countries have overseen many reforms throughout the years after forming financial markets, the efficacies …
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Determinants of foreign direct investment into sub-saharan Africa and its impact on economic growth.
… (SSA). This further to investigate how SSA countries compare in their FDI determinants with other countries from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). These are the two least recipient regions of global FDI. The second objective is to examine the determinants of firm performance in SSA …
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The Impact of Government Policies in Middle Eastern Countries on Digital Platform Startups
… lending, etc. Middle East and North African (MENA) countries have seen significant growth in the number of fintech startups and the total investment value in these companies. For example, in Egypt, Fawry is the biggest payment service provider; it covers nearly 25% of Egyptian customers and …
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Sustainable Energy Transitions in Conflict Contexts: The Role of Local Governance in Palestine
Various countries in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region have pledged to achieve 15–50% of their electricity supply from renewable sources by 2030. Most MENA countries focus on technological innovation and socio-technical feasibility in their energy transitions. Institutional co- evolution …
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Challenges and strategies for increasing adoption of renewable energy in the MENA region
Power demand is experiencing strong growth in the MENA region, while local fuel resources are depleting. Traditional sources of power no longer meet the demands of an environmentally sensitive future. Meeting the rapidly growing domestic energy demand, particularly for electricity and desalination, …
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Essays on Inequality and Education
… Expenditure Surveys of several Middle Eastern Countries. The first chapter studies the return to education and the effect of school availability on education attainment in Iran. The Census 2006 allows us to get closer to the district of schooling by focusing on non-migrants. We estimate the …
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The Women’s Legal Rights Index: A New Approach to Measuring Women’s Autonomy
… an index for 18 Middle East and North African (MENA) countries. I then correlate the Women’s Legal Rights Index with the Gender Inequality Index (GII) to determine the substantive level of agency and autonomy women have in MENA, showing that this new measure provides explanatory power. In the …
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Exploring Foreign Direct Investment, Democracy, and Consumption: Insights From Middle East and North Africa Nations and Oil-Exporting Countries
… A Study of Selected Middle East and North Africa Countries Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is widely recognized as a key driver of economic growth. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has enormous potential to tap into foreign investment to further accelerate development. The first …