This study rigorously investigates the non-monotonic phenomenon of the government spending-growth nexus in the EECA. Using panel data from 19 countries over the period 1995-2019, a nonlinear quadratic estimator and cubic nonlinear estimator were applied to quantile regressions. The preliminary...

This research explored the relationship between financial development and economic growth in the MENA region from 1996 to 2022. Using panel data, it assessed whether financial institutions and financial markets had differing impacts on economic growth. Various statistical methods, including OLS,...

Puzzling findings from prior studies demonstrated that US multinational corporations (MNCs) capital structure include significantly lower leverage than their domestic counterparts. This study utilized the period of the 2008- Global Financial Crisis (GFC) to compare the leverage ratios between...

Puzzling findings from prior studies demonstrated that US multinational corporations (MNCs) capital structure include significantly lower leverage than their domestic counterparts. This study utilized the period of the 2008- Global Financial Crisis (GFC) to compare the leverage ratios between...

This study investigates the influence of shariah compliance status on firms' cash holding levels and speed of adjustment in non-financial firms listed in six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC countries) from 2005 to 2016. It shows that shariah compliance status has a significant effect on firms'...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the difference between the determinants of cash holdings of shariah-compliant and non-shariah-compliant firms, for non-financial corporations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Methodology: The data includes all non-financial firms listed in...