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Volume 11, issue 12, 2019

Capital Structure Adjustments and Asymmetric Information pp. 1

Alexandre Ripamonti

Exchange Rate fluctuations and Financial Performance of Banks: Evidence from Sudan pp. 15

Nawal Hussein Abbas Elhussein and Osama Eltayeb Elfaki Osman

Coordination or Dominance of Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Egypt pp. 28

Emad Omar Elhendawy

Reviewing the Equilibrium and Causal Relationships between Stock Market Development and Economic Growth in Jordan pp. 37

Eyad M. Malkawi

An Examination of Audit Fees for Initial Audit Engagements after the H3C Inspection in French Context pp. 41

Jamel Azibi, Simon Grima and Hubert Tondeur

Equity Premium Prediction with Structural Breaks: A Two-Stage Forecast Combination Approach pp. 50

Anwen Yin

Enhance and Protect Portfolio Returns: A Dynamic Put Spread Optimization pp. 66

Maria Elena De Giuli, Dennis Montagna, Federica Naldi and Alessandra Tanda

Effects of Multiple Dimensions of Intangible Distance on Agro-food Exports: Evidence from China pp. 75

Xinran Liu

Mutual Fund Styles and Clientele-Specific Performance Evaluation pp. 89

St¨¦phane Chr¨¦tien and Manel Kammoun

Financial Structure and Macroeconomic Volatility: A Panel Data Analysis pp. 117

Emiel F. S. van Bezooijen and Jacob Bikker

Retirement Age Farmers¡¯ Exit and Disinvestment from Farming pp. 136

Bretford Griffin, Valentina Hartarska and Denis Nadolnyak

The Impact of Stock Market Development on Economic Growth: The Case of Botswana pp. 149

Ishmael Radikoko, Shadreck A. Mutobo and Mphoeng Mphoeng

Volume 11, issue 11, 2019

Climate Change and Real Estate Prices pp. 1

Igor Semenenko and Junwook Yoo

Determinants of Economic Development: A Case of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries pp. 12

Majed Alharthi

Ownership Structure, Capital Structure, and Firm Survival pp. 19

Mehdi Rasouli Ghahroudi, Yasuo Hoshino and Ehsan Fakhraei

The Cost of Unemployment in Saudi Arabia pp. 30

Abdulelah Alrasheedy

Agriculture and Non-Agriculture Growth, Inflation and Income Inequality in Developed and Developing Countries pp. 43

Sima Siami-Namini

An Analysis on the Effects of Economic Conditions on Investment Behavior: Focusing on Level of Finance Knowledge, Income-Expenditure Balance and Liquidity Constraints pp. 52

Kil Woo Han and Sang-Bum Park

Impact of Corporate Governance on Investment in SMEs Vietnam pp. 59

Nguyen Thi Kim Chi, Bui Van Can and Bui Minh Duc

The Relationship between Saving and Investment: The Case of Saudi Arabia pp. 64

Abdulelah Alrasheedy and Hamed Alaidarous

Crowdfunding in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of the Manafa Platform pp. 72

Heba Gazzaz

Volume 11, issue 10, 2019

Stock Price Synchronicity and Current and Potential Credit Ratings pp. 1-16

Bruno Figlioli, Rafael Moreira Antonio and Fabiano Guasti Lima

Mergers and Acquisitions and Multinational Companies: A Review and Research Agenda pp. 17-31

Justice Kyei-Mensah

Volatility Spillover Effects among Securities Exchanges in East Africa pp. 32-41

Nelson Yunvirusaba, Jane Aduda and Ananda Kube

Labor Market and Education in Lebanon: The Missing Link pp. 42-53

Abir Riad Takieddine

Cyber Laundering: A Threat to Banking Industries in Bangladesh: In Quest of Effective Legal Framework and Cyber Security of Financial Information pp. 54-65

Nahid Joveda, Md. Tarek Khan and Abhijit Pathak

Regional Foreign Direct Investment Potential in Selected African Countries pp. 66-76

Philip Agyei Peprah, Yao Hongxing and Jean Baptiste Bernard Pea-Assounga

Financing Enterprises to Boost Employment in Cameroon pp. 77-92

Jean Marie Abega Ngono, C¨¦lestin Chameni Nembua and Moses Abit Ofeh

The Relative Importance of Health Care and Social Services for Population Health: A Time Series Investigation pp. 93-105

Benjamin Yawney and Akhter Faroque

Exploring Small and Medium Enterprises¡¯ Perceptions Towards Islamic Banking Products in Morocco pp. 106-117

Mustapha Ziky and Raja Daouah

An Empirical Study on Determinants of Business Performance of Korean Non-life Insurance Companies (Focused on ROA) pp. 118-129

Sang Youl Kim and Sang-Bum Park

The Process of Origination, Production and Distribution of Paintings for Profit: A Review of the Literature pp. 130-139

Augustine C. Arize, Ioannis N. Kallianiotis, Ki Hee Kim, John Malindretos and Rebecca Shane

FDI and Infrastructure Improvement of ASEAN pp. 140-147

Xiaohui Wang

Volume 11, issue 9, 2019

Estimating the Level of the Brazilian Yield Curve Using the Time-Varying Coefficient Model GAS (2,2) with Gamma Distribution pp. 1

Daiane Rodrigues dos Santos, Tiago Costa Ribeiro and Marco Aur¨¦lio Sanfins

The Interest in Islamic Finance Contracts in Saudi Arabia as Viewed by Google Trends pp. 12

Wesal M. Aldarabseh

Does Stock Market Performance Affect Economic Growth? Empirical Evidence from Saudi Arabia pp. 21

Moayad Al Rasasi, Soleman Alsabban and Omar A. Alarfaj

Assessing Financial Reporting Quality of Listed Companies in Developing Countries: Evidence from Ghana pp. 29

Joseph Mbawuni

Modeling Long Range Dependence in Wheat Food Price Returns pp. 46

Naveen Musunuru

Private Participation in Infrastructure: The Nigerian Experience pp. 55

Mohammed Aliu Momoh

Foreign Direct Investment Flow to Africa: Does Natural Resources Matter£¿ pp. 67

Philip Agyei Peprah, Yao Hongxing and Alex Boadi Dankyi

Value-Relevance of Accounting Information: An Empirical Investigation in Certain European Stock Exchanges pp. 75

Yohanes Indrayono

Identification of the Existing Social Problems and Proposing a Sustainable Social Business Model: Bangladesh Perspective pp. 81

Farhana Yasmin

Volume 11, issue 8, 2019

Remittances, Governance and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from MENA Region pp. 1

Wadad Saad and Hassan Ayoub

The Effect of the Reliability of Accounting Information Systems on Electronic Disclosures on the Stock Prices: Applied Study on Industrial Companies Listed on Amman Stock Exchange pp. 14

Thaker A. Syaeid

The Relationship between Innovation Capability, Innovation Type and Innovation Performance in FDI Enterprises in Vietnam pp. 28

Nguyen Thi Oanh

FDI Asymmetries in Emerging Economies: The Case of Colombia pp. 35

José Mora and Celso Costa Junior

Performance Appraisal of Asset Management Companies in Bangladesh pp. 53

Avijit Mallik, Saad Niamatullah and Swarup Saha

The Impact of Governance on Economic Growth and Human Development During Crisis in Middle East and North Africa pp. 61

Eman Hashem

Impact of Behavioral Factors in Making Investment Decisions and Performance: Study on Investors of National Stock Exchange pp. 80

Sarika Keswani, Vippa Dhingra and Bharti Wadhwa

Detecting and Date-Stamping Rational Bubbles in Asset Price: An Empirical Investigation in the Tunisian Stock Market pp. 91

Siwar Mehri Helali

Impact of Application of Data Mining in the Lebanese Banking Sector pp. 101

Kamel Hassan Kalakech and HasanYousef El-Mousawi

The Impact of Intangible Assets and R&D Expenditure on the Market Capitalization and EBITDA of Selected ICT Sector Enterprises in the European Union pp. 117

Marta Postu?a and Wojciech Chmielewski

Skills Gap, Innovation, and Firms Performance in Zambia pp. 129

Yordanos Gebremeskel, Bupe Simuchimba and Chonzi Mulenga

Potential and Real Operating Leverage pp. 138

Marco A. Paganini

Volume 11, issue 7, 2019

Political Connection Impairs Enterprise Innovation: An Empirical Study Based on Chinese Private Listed Enterprises pp. 1

Haoxiang Tong and Huili Xiao

The Relationship of Insider Trading Announcements, Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance: An Event Study Analysis of Athens Stock Exchange Market Technology Firms pp. 13

Ioannis Antoniadis, Christos Gkasis and Stamatis Kontsas

Zero-Leverage Policy: Is the Family Nature of Private Firms Relevant? pp. 28

Oscar Domenichelli

The Planning for the Auditing Process in the Jordanian Commercial Banks from Perspective of the External Auditors pp. 40

Atef Aqeel Al-Bawab

Profit Shares as Virtual Equity: Short-Run Isomorphism of Share & Wage Systems pp. 45

Vikram Kumar

Institutional Efficiency and Attraction of Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries pp. 54

Karima Sayari

The Spatial Spillover Effect of Financial Agglomeration on China¡¯s Regional Economic Growth pp. 61

Maoguo Wu and Nan Gu

Causes of Involuntary Unemployment in Brazil pp. 75

Domingos Isaias Maia Amorim, Jair Andrade de Araujo, Francisco Jos¨¦ Silva Tabosa, Ahmad Saeed Khan, Maria Josiell Nascimento da Silva and Pablo Urano de Carvalho Castelar

The Insurance Value of Trade Credit pp. 87

Mario Eboli and Andrea Toto

Investor Sentiment, Innovation Investment and Cash Dividend pp. 97

Xiaoyang Xu, Adubofour Isaac, Lizhong Hao and Dandan Wang

Exporting Transparency Through Mergers pp. 110

Mohammad Refakar, Jean-Pierre Gueyie and Jean-Yves Filbien

Determinants of Current Account Balance in Six ASEAN Countries: A Panel Analysis Approach pp. 129

Soo Xin Lin and Jerome Kueh

Volume 11, issue 6, 2019

Core Inflation, Expectations and Inflation Dynamics in Brazil pp. 1

Ant?nio Cl¨¦cio de Brito, Elano Ferreira Arruda, Ivan Castelar, Nicolino Trompieri Neto and Cristiano Santos

Factors of Stock Return and Carhart Model: The Case of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) of Bangladesh pp. 14

Mohammad Akter Hossan and Mohammad Joynal Abedin

The Determinants of Profitability of Non-Bank Financial Institutions in Bangladesh pp. 25

Md. Farhan Imtiaz, Khaled Mahmud and Md. Shahed Faisal

Impact of Accounting Measurement and Disclosure of Human Resources on Financial Statements: An Empirical Study pp. 33

Hasan Y. El-Mousawi and Hasan H. Kanso

Senior Entrepreneurship in Lebanon: Determinants of Intentions pp. 45

Boutros Dgheim and Wadad Saad

Does Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Lead to Less Speculative Trading? pp. 64

Richard P. Gregory

Impact of Microcredit on Rural Poverty Alleviation in the Context of Bangladesh pp. 70

Shakina Sultana Pomi

Impact of Internal Corporate Governance on Capital Cost in Jordanian Pharmaceutical Companies pp. 83

AbedAlwahab Mahmoud AL-Rawashdeh

Evaluating the Financial Soundness of Small and Medium-Sized Commercial Banks in Kenya: An Application of the Bankometer Model pp. 93

Moses O. Ouma and Gabriel N. Kirori

Public Consumption and Income in the Long Run: A Panel Data Study for Central African Countries pp. 101

Impawe Augustin

Firm Factors and Share Returns of Secondary Equity Offers at Nairobi pp. 107

Kenneth Marangu, Stephen Muathe and Lucy Mwangi

The Role of Financial Analysis in Assessing the Prices of Shares of Jordanian Industrial Joint Stock Companies Listed on the Amman Stock Exchange pp. 120

Bahaa Sobhi AbdeLatif Awwad and Ammar Zakaria Abdallh Salem

Determinants of Government Expenditure on Public Flagship Projects in Kenya pp. 133

Silas Muyela Nganyi, Ambrose Jagongo and Gerald Kalenywa Atheru

Volume 11, issue 5, 2019

Small Firms: Do They Have Better to Go Public? pp. 1

Achouak Barguellil

Estimating Shadow Economy and Tax Evasion: Evidence from Morocco pp. 7

Nora Angour and Mohammed Nmili

Predictive Analysis of Fiscal Crises with Deep Learning Time Series Model pp. 21

Zhou Ming Matt and Wang Man Cang

The Dynamic Relationship Between Stock and Real Estate Prices in Kuwait pp. 30

Sadeq J. Abul

The Dogs of the Dow Theory ¨C Is It Valid? pp. 43

Doh-Khul Kim

Key Determinants of Energy Demand: Case of Morocco pp. 50

Bikrat Fatiha and Mohamed Karim

Measuring the Cost of Noise Pollution and Its Impact in Reducing Corporate Profits, Income Tax Collections, the Treasury, the National Economy and the Welfare of Society pp. 59

Ali Mustafa Magablih

The Impact of Higher Education Expansion Policy on the Wage of College Graduates in China pp. 68

Xinxin Ma

Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Liquidity Management pp. 85

Jos¨¦ Antonio de Fran?a and Wilfredo Sosa Sandoval

The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment, Human Capital on Labour Productivity in Vietnam pp. 97

Nguyen Tan Vinh

Legal Origins and the Financial Conservatism of Private Firms pp. 103

Hongzhong Fan, Mirza Nouman Ali Talib and Pan Chen

A Conceptual Model of Sales Tax Compliance among Jordanian SMEs and Its Implications for Future Research pp. 114

Ahmad Farhan Alshira¡¯h and Hijattulah Abdul-Jabbar

Did Tom Brady Save the US stock market? Market Anomaly or Market Efficiency? pp. 128

Kofi A. Amoateng

The Role of Financial Hedging in Preventing Economic Corruption Penetration: A Field Study pp. 139

Khaled Abdalla Moh¡¯d AL-Tamimi, Samer Fakhri Obeidat, Mohammad Sulieman Jaradat and Ashraf Mahammad Al-Rjoub

A Correcting Note on Forecasting Conditional Variance Using ARIMA vs. GARCH Model pp. 145

Mohammad Naim Azimi and Seyed Farhad Shahidzada

Volume 11, issue 4, 2019

The Determinant of Bilateral Trade in the East African Community: Application of the Gravity Model pp. 1-15

Ambetsa Wycliffe Oparanya, Kenneth P. Mdadila and Longinus K. Rutasitara

Funding Innovations for Sustainable Growth in Emerging Markets pp. 16-24

Michael Neubert

Examining the Effect of Altman¡¯s Zeta Model Score on the Share Price of Healthcare Companies Listed at Kuwait Stock Exchange pp. 25-29

Musaed S. AlAli

Corruption, Investment and Economic Growth in WAEMU Countries pp. 30-39

Ndiaye Cheikh Tidiane

Impact of Crude Oil Price Volatility on Southeast Asian Stock Returns pp. 40-48

Thanh Nam Vu

The Role of E-Commerce on the Auditing Practices pp. 49-59

Firas A.N Al-Dalabih and Mohammad Enizan Al-Sharairi

Trade-Off Phillips Curve, Inflation and Economic Implication: The Kenyan Case pp. 60-73

Duncan O. Hongo, Fanglin Li and Max William Ssali

The Impact of Financial Leverage and CSR on the Corporate Value: Egyptian Case pp. 74-81

Yasmeen Tarek

Social and Environmental Accounting Reporting and Financial Performances in Ghana pp. 82-94

Li KaoDui, Zou Muyun and Osei-Assibey Bonsu Mandella

The Concentration of the Banking Industry and Its Exposure to Financial Contagion pp. 95-103

Mario Eboli

The Effect of Audit Committee Characteristics on the Profitability: Panel Data Evidence pp. 104-113

Yazan Oroud

Impact of External Debt on Economic Growth in Jordan for the Period (2010-2017) pp. 114-118

Khaled Abdalla Moh¡¯d AL-Tamimi and Mohammad Sulieman Jaradat

Volume 11, issue 3, 2019

Marginal Effect of Direct Tax on Profits: A Study on the Taxation of the Finance Industry in Brazil pp. 1-11

Jose Antonio de Franca, Osvaldo Candido and Wilfredo Sosa Sandoval

Three-Dimensional Analysis of Bank Profit with the Development of Regulatory Restrictions: Evidence from Egypt pp. 12-31

Ashraf Helmy and Osama Wagdi

Do Company Related Newspaper Articles Have an Impact on the Share Prices? The Case of the German Market pp. 32-48

Jyoti Gupta and Benjamin Graubner

What Drives Municipalities Default Risk? pp. 49-57

Eymen Errais

Green Banking Practices in Bangladesh: A Critical Investigation pp. 58-68

Nazamul Hoque, Md. Masrurul Mowla, Mohammad Shahab Uddin, Abdullahil Mamun and Mohammad Rahim Uddin

The Impact of Audit Committees Controls Commitment on Strengthening Corporate Governance: Evidence from Jordan pp. 69-76

Fares Jamiel Hussein Alsufy

The Extent of Use of Analytical Procedures by External Auditors in Jordan in the Light of ISA 520 pp. 77-88

Hasan Flayyeh Al Qtaish and Mohammed Hassan Makhlouf

Critical Reflections on Different Trends in the Relationship between Financial Developments and Economic Growth in China pp. 89-98

Bhabani Shankar Nayak and Zhong Yingnan

The Effect of Capital Structure Gearing Levels on Financial Performance of Public and Private Sector Firms in Kenya¡¯s Coastal Counties pp. 99-126

Swalhah Ibrahim Yusuf, Samuel M. Mwakubo and Scaver N.Mwakachola

The Effects of Corporate Financing Decisions on Firm Value in Bursa Malaysia pp. 127-135

Chaleeda, Md. Aminul Islam, Tunku Salha Tunku Ahmad and Anas Najeeb Mosa Ghazalat

Volume 11, issue 2, 2019

Market Timing and Selectivity: An Empirical Investigation of European Mutual Fund Performance pp. 1-16

Lu¨ªs Oliveira, Tom¨¢s Salen, José Dias Curto and Nuno Ferreira

The Role of the Balanced Scorecard on Performance: Case Study of the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance pp. 17-26

Sakhr Bani Khaled and Audeh Bani-Ahmad

The Quality of Regional Government and Firm Performance pp. 27-40

Fernanda Ricotta

Population Aging Can Aggravate Air Pollution: Evidence from China pp. 41-49

Hui Shi

Confirmation Bias in Investments pp. 50-55

Chu Xin Cheng

The Economic Determinants of Post-Soviet Belarus: The Role of FDI in Economic Development pp. 56-67

Hong Zhong Fan, Tatsiana Dziavochka, Mathious Willie and Mirza Ali Talib

Influence of Corporate Control on Capital Structure for Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange pp. 68-80

David Onguka, Eramus S. Kaijage, Cyrus M. Iraya and Sifunjo E. Kisaka

Mexico¡¯s Monetary Policy Communication and Money Markets pp. 81-97

Alicia Garcia-Herrero, Eric Girardin and Arnoldo Lopez-Marmolejo

Investigating Factors that Influence SME¡¯s Choice of Services Rendered by Microfinance Institutions: Evidence from La-Nkwantanang Municipality in Ghana pp. 98-110

Ebenezer Appiah, Deborah Darko Ampeah and Wonder Agbenyo

How Emerging Markets Are Reshaping Globalization pp. 111-118

Kreshnik Aliaj

Currency Options, Implied Interest Rates and Inflation Targeting pp. 119-136

Helena G. Keefe and Erick W. Rengifo

The Impact of the Intellectual Capital of the University Administration in Achieving the Quality of Education pp. 137-154

Saqer Sulimas Al-Tahat, Alaa Jaber Matarneh and Osama Abdul Moneim Ali

Economic Development and Participation of Women in Services Sector: Empirical Evidence from Egypt pp. 155-164

Abeer Mohamed Ali Abd Elkhalek

Efficiency of the Black Foreign Exchange Market pp. 165-174

Ali Farhan Chaudhry, Mian Muhammd Hanif, Sameera Hassan and Muhammad Chani

Volume 11, issue 1, 2019

Fiscal Policy Tools and Economic Growth in Jordan: Evidence from Time-Series Models pp. 1-7

Mohamed Ibrahim Mugableh

Spatial Correlation of Regional Economic Growth and Regional Coordinated Development Research -----An Empirical Study of Sichuan Province in China pp. 8-14

Fengrong Liu, Zhengxia Tang and Lapo Hou

Public-Private Investment and Macroeconomic Determinants: Evidence from MENA Countries pp. 15-27

Nader Alber and Vivian Bushra Kheir

Reasons of the Difference of Murabaha Accounting Standards in Islamic Banks pp. 28-36

Fuad Al-Fasfus

Entrepreneurship and Economic Performance in Africa: A Sectoral Analysis with Focus on the Role of Finance, Institutions and Globalization pp. 37-55

John Bosco Nnyanzi, Bruno L. Yawe and John Ddumba-Ssentamu

A Business Failure Index Using Rank Transformation pp. 56-65

Marialuisa Restaino and Marco Bisogno

Indoor Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases in Rural Areas of North and Northeast Brazil pp. 66-75

Giovani Baggio, Cesar Augusto Oviedo Tejada, Anderson M. Aristides dos Santos and Lívia Triaca

Performance Evaluation Study on Software and Information Technology Service Listed Companies pp. 76-82

Bingzhi Li

Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Intellectual Capital Efficiency: Evidence from Malaysia pp. 83-95

Hasmanezan Hassan and Najihah Marha Yaacob

Asymmetric Information and Islamic Financial Contracts pp. 96-108

Abdelhafid Benamraoui and Yousef Alwardat

Assessment of Promotional Strategies and Market Orientations on Jordanian Islamic Bank Performance pp. 109-114

Ayed Al Muala

The Variability of the Tunisian Real Exchange Rate pp. 115-128

Zouhaier Hadhek, Hniya Sakli and Tahar Lassoued

Mean Reversion and Momentum in Central and Eastern European Countries ¨C A Case Study on Poland and Romania pp. 129-139

Alina F. Klein and Rudolf F. Klein

An Analysis on Occupational Differences Regarding Preparation for Retirement: Pension Marketing Approach pp. 140-150

Young Sup Park and Sang-Bum Park

Should Investors on Equity Markets Be Superstitious? (Example of 7 World Stock Indexes Components) pp. 151-174

Krzysztof Borowski