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This research study examines the long run relationship between poverty and economic indicators in Pakistan. Data from 1972 to 2010 is used to analyze the relationship between various economic variables and poverty. The economic indicators include; consumer price index, literacy rate and population...
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The main purpose of this paper is the comparative analysis of the Mediterranean Countries of European Union on economic and developmental level throughout the duration of their existence within the Union as well as during the recent year duration of the great economic crisis. In the first part...
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The paper presents summary and comments on the first part of the book "The Secrets of Economic Indicators" of Bernard Baumol. Discussed are the questions of dissemination of key economic data in the US, the meaning and selection criteria, as well as international economic indicators and those on...
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The international transportation Industry involves various sectors, shipping being one with particular characteristics which differentiates it from others. Within this scope, commercial banks are one of the main entities that may offer the required funding in a market that is characterized by...
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This paper analyzes a source of financing for commodity producers known as a streaming loan, where the producer makes periodic payments in proportion to their level of production. Streaming loans functions like a cropshare contract, whereas fixed rate debt is like a wage contract. Thus,...
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’s profitability in the textile sector of Pakistan. WCM plays an important role in firm’s financial management decisions. An optimal … WCM is expected to contribute positively to the creation of firm’s value and enhancement of its profitability. Working … variables are also used to investigate their effect on profitability (net income). A sample size of 55 textile companies in …
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profitability. We find that the relation between customer concentration and firm profitability is more complex than recent … find a different result for younger, less profitable firms where customer concentration impairs firm profitability and … significantly increases distress risk. Thus, the relation between customer-base concentration and profitability is non-linear; it is …
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. This is the common banking system around the world. This study will analyze determinants of profitability in Islamic banks … ASEAN Islamic and conventional banks. The study of profitability will look at different banking characteristics such as …
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, specifically the impact of R&D expenditure, profitability, and sales revenue on firms’ productivity, R&D intensity, in …-year lagged R&D expenditure (t-1) and lagged profitability (t-1) to be positive in increasing significantly the firms’ amount of R …
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financial freedom positively influences the profitability of Islamic banks operating in the MENA banking sectors. Interestingly … independence reduces Islamic banks’ profitability, thus, supporting the benefits of government intervention in the development of …
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