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Islamic Banking, Credit and Economic Growth : Some Empirical Evidence
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria - 2016
This paper examines the effects of Islamic banking on the causal linkages between credit and GDP by comparing two sets of seven emerging countries, the first without Islamic banks, and the second with a dual banking system including both Islamic and conventional banks. Unlike previous studies,...
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The Impact of Economic Globalization on the Shadow Economy in Egypt
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza - 2017
This study examines the economic globalization and the shadow economy nexus in Egypt. Using time series data from 1976 … to 2013, the impulse response analysis shows that the response of the shadow economy in Egypt to positive shocks in … globalization by reducing the costs of doing business and trade in dealing with sizable shadow economy in Egypt …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012956723
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A Macroeconomic Analysis of Energy Subsidies in a Small Open Economy
Glomm, Gerhard - 2015
sector production. The model is calibrated to Egypt and used to study reforms such as reductions in energy subsidies with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013027091
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Modelling the Egyptian Shadow Economy : A Currency Demand and A MIMIC Model Approach
Hassan, Mai - 2016
estimate the size of the shadow economy in Egypt during the last four decades (1976 to 2013). In addition to the standard …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012997329
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The Incidence of Bank Regulations and Taxes on Wages : Evidence from US States
Goodspeed, Timothy - 2012
Banks and the financial sector have come under increased scrutiny since the 2008 financial crisis. Regulations concerning the banking sector have been re-written and there have been calls for increased taxation of banks (as companies) and the remuneration of bankers. In general, two sorts of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096576
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The Nature of Financial and Real Business Cycles : The Great Moderation and Banking Sector Pro-Cyclicality
Égert, Balázs - 2012
This paper takes a fresh look at the nature of financial and real business cycles in OECD countries using annual data series and shorter quarterly and monthly economic indicators. It first analyses the main characteristics of the cycle, including the length, amplitude, asymmetry and changes of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013105148
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Money Laundering as a Financial Sector Crime - A New Approach to Measurement, with an Application to Italy
Ardizzi, Guerino - 2013
Anti-money laundering regulations have been centred on the “Know-Your-Customer” rule so far, overlooking the fact that criminal proceedings that need to be laundered are usually represented by cash. This is the first study which tries to provide an answer to the question of how much of cash...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013086037
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How National and International Financial Development Affect Industrial R&D
Maskus, Keith E. - 2013
We examine the impacts of both domestic and international financial market development on R&D intensities in 22 manufacturing industries in 18 OECD countries for the period 1990-2003. We take account of such industry characteristics as the need for external financing and the amount of tangible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013092838
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Financial Development and Income Inequality
Jauch, Sebastian - 2012
We analyze the link between financial development and income inequality for a broad unbalanced dataset of up to 138 developed and developing countries over the years 1960 to 2008. Using credit-to-GDP as a measure of financial development, our results reject theoretical models predicting a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013112605
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Follow the Money : Does the Financial Sector Intermediate Natural Resource Windfalls?
Beck, Thorsten - 2017
The need to absorb windfalls gains and manage them appropriately has been discussed extensively by academics and policy makers alike. We explore the role of the financial sector in intermediating these windfalls. Controlling for the level of financial development, inflation, GDP growth and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960101