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  • The Bitcoin standard 
    Torras, Luis; Ammous, Saifedean (2019-06-26)
  • Can cryptocurrencies fulfil the functions of money? 
    Ammous, Saifedean (2019-06-26)
    This paper analyses the monetary characteristics of five cryptocurrencies to evaluate whether they can perform the functions of money. While all cryptocurrencies can theoretically and practically serve as a medium of ...
  • The influence of airport services on tourism destination 
    Ladki, Said M.; Bachir, Nour A. (2019-06-21)
    This paper investigates the challenges of an airport that has to manage an overflow of passengers compared with the designing stage. This leads to a paradoxal situation: though the airport is newly built and looks modern, ...
  • Flexible manufacturing systems performance in U.S. automotive manufacturing plants 
    El-Khalil, Raed; Darwish, Zainab (2019-06-21)
    Flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) philosophy is a key weapon in achieving global manufacturing competitiveness. It encompasses a wide range of dimensions to improve all aspects of operational performance metrics. The ...
  • Improving body shop flexibility 
    El-Khalil, Raed; Taraman, K.; Tarman, S. (2019-06-21)
    Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) is utilized in order to allow the system to respond changes with minimum or no impact to the overall system output. Implementing flexibility in the body shop plays a major role in achieving ...
  • Impacts of political instability on economics in the MENA region 
    Zgheib, Philippe W. (IGI Global, 2019-06-19)
    The pragmatic attitude of MEA management in meeting the crises that plagued its existence was only matched by a dogmatic determination that its planes must, under all circumstances, keep the immortal Cedar of Lebanon, which ...
  • Impacts of political instability on economics in the MENA region 
    Zgheib, Philippe W. (IGI Global, 2019-06-19)
    Several Catholic schools have been shut down for good and several others are struggling to survive but they might just not, because they are facing a severe financial deficit and a strong decline in their revenues. This ...
  • Impacts of political instability on economics in the MENA region 
    Zgheib, Philippe W. (IGI Global, 2019-06-18)
    Unlike most countries, Lebanon lacks a unified national history reference book. Indeed, there is a controversy regarding the use of a unified Lebanese national history book in middle and high school. Many argue against ...
  • Impacts of political instability on economics in the MENA region 
    Zgheib, Philippe W. (IGI Global, 2019-06-18)
    Throughout human history, struggles over access and control of water resources have been a root cause of tension and armed conflict. In Middle Eastern scheming for power, water is viewed as a strategic resource, quickly ...
  • Government and Financial Institutional Determinants of Development in MENA Countries 
    Arayssi, Mahmoud; Fakih, Ali; Kassem, Mohamad (2019-06-13)
    This article aims to examine the causal impact of the Arab Spring (AS) and government institutions on the finance–growth nexus. The empirical analysis is implemented for extensive firm-level panel data combined with national ...
  • Environmental Kuznets Curve, a Mirage? A Non-parametric Analysis for MENA Countries 
    Fakih, Ali; Marrouch, Walid (2019-06-13)
    This paper investigates the relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and gross domestic product in the Middle East and North Africa region using World Bank data covering the period 1980 to 2010 on the eve of the Arab ...
  • Did the Arab Spring reduce MENA countries' growth? 
    Arayssi, Mahmoud; Fakih, Ali; Haimoun, Nathir (2019-06-13)
    This paper examines the economic ramifications of the recent political reconfigurations that the MENA region witnessed, commonly known as the Arab Spring, utilizing MENA countries’ data for the period 2005–2016. Using the ...
  • Guns and butter? Military expenditure and health spending on the eve of the Arab Spring 
    Coutts, Adam; Daoud, Adel; Fakih, Ali; Marrouch, Walid; Reinsberg, Bernhard (2019-06-13)
    We examine the validity of the guns-versus-butter hypothesis in the pre-Arab Spring era. Using panel data from 1995 to 2011 – the eve of the Arab uprisings – we find no evidence that increased security needs as measured ...
  • Labor Market and Institutional Drivers of Youth Irregular Migration: Evidence from the MENA Region 
    Dibeh, Ghassan; Fakih, Ali; Marrouch, Walid (2019-06-11)
    Irregular migration became an alarming issue over the last decade for both developed and developing countries. A prevailing assumption in migration policy is that labor market and institutional characteristics play a crucial ...
  • Labor market and institutional drivers of youth irregular migration in the Middle East and North Africa region 
    Dibeh, Ghassan; Fakih, Ali; Marrouch, Walid (2019-06-10)
    This article examines the drivers of youth irregular migration in the Middle East and North Africa region. A multinomial logit model is implemented to test the effect of labor market and institutional characteristics on ...
  • Employment and skill mismatch among youth in Lebanon 
    Dibeh, Ghassan; Fakih, Ali; Marrouch, Walid (2019-06-10)
    Purpose Employment and skill mismatch among youth constitute a major obstacle for access to the job market in the Middle East and North African region. The purpose of this paper is to explore factors explaining employment ...
  • Tourism–growth nexus under duress 
    Dibeh, Ghassan; Fakih, Ali; Marrouch, Walid (2019-06-10)
    The Syrian crisis that started in 2011 is considered by many to have affected negatively the Lebanese economy. A possible transmission channel from the crisis to the economy of Lebanon is tourism. This article investigates ...
  • Which personal values matter most? Job performance and job satisfaction across job categories 
    Ismail, Hussein N.; Karkoulian, Silva; Kertechian, Sevag K. (2019-06-03)
    Purpose As one of the first studies in this field, the purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of personal values on job performance and job satisfaction across different jobs. Further, it aims to identify personal ...
  • The Relationships Among Performance Appraisal Satisfaction, Career Development and Creative Behavior 
    Ismail, Hussein N.; Rishani, Mayssa (2019-05-31)
    The impact of performance appraisal satisfaction on employee attitudes and behavior is well established in the literature. Employees who are satisfied with performance appraisals at work are expected to be more satisfied ...
  • Employee engagement and job performance in Lebanon 
    Ismail, Hussein Nabil; Iqbal, Adnan; Nasr, Lina (2019-05-31)
    Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between employee engagement and job performance in the country of Lebanon, and to test whether creativity mediates the relationship between engagement and ...

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