• The cost of financial intermediation in the banking sector of Jordan 

      Al-Jarrah, Idries M. ( EuroJournals, Inc. , 2010 , Article)
      This study investigates the cost of financial intermediation in the banking sector of Jordan over the 2001-2008 period. It assesses to what extent the relatively high and escalating bank interest margins, in this sector, ...
    • Cost-efficiency and financial and geographical characteristics of banking sectors in the MENA countries 

      Al-Jarrah, Idries M.; Al-Abdulqader, Khalid S.; Hammoudeh, Shawkat ( Routledge , 2017 , Article)
      We utilize the translog stochastic frontier model to estimate the cost-efficiency levels for conventional and Islamic, Cooperation Council (GCC) and non-GCC banks in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries. The ...
    • Evaluating the lending channel of monetary transmission in Qatar 

      Al-Jarrah, Idries M.; Al-Abdulqader, Khalid S.; Masa'deh, Ra'ed ( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2017 , Conference Paper)
      This study uses OLS, fixed effect and random effect models to evaluate the lending channel of the monetary policy transmission in Qatar over the 2000-2013 period. The growth in the loans extended by the Qatari banks is ...