We develop a simple model of digital markets to analyze the impact of Covid-19 on the digital transformation of sectors. The lockdown due to Covid-19 is modeled as a shock that wipes out the physical market, temporarily leaving digital consumption as the only option. Under plausible assumptions...

Even with all the recent technological advancements, the hearing and speech impaired community still struggles to communicate as seamlessly as their more privileged peers do. This is both a social and economic concern as it comes in the way of total inclusivity of this community in social...

I conduct an investment screening performance benchmarking between 111 venture capital (VC) investment professionals and a supervised gradient boosted tree (or “XGBoost”) classification algorithm to create trust in machine learning (ML)-based screening approaches, accelerate the adoption...

This study assesses the comparative analysis of computerized accounting system and manual accounting system of quoted Microfinance Banks in Nigeria from 2006-2015. Three hypotheses were formulated in line with objectives of the study. Ex-post facto research design was adopted and the data for...

It is my great pleasure to introduce to you the Dubai Policy Review (DPR), the new thought-leadership policy publication by the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG). The Dubai Policy Review aims to contribute to the advancement of government quality and the future of public policy,...

The digital revolution has brought about a wave of technological optimism, sustained by all the things technology does for us in our every day lives. This is in principle good, but it has a dark side, as the poor use of the new technologies may lead us to become lazier and to replace or strain...

Humour, an established means of releasing stress and tension has attracted scholarly attention over the years. In the Nigerian discourse context, studies on Crisis-Motivated Humour (CMH) via CMC platforms are scanty. This paper investigates humour shared through the social media which reflects...