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The role of zakat in the provision of health care for poor in Sudan
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Bank Indonesia
, 2021 , Conference Paper)
Despite the relatively long experience of zakat in supporting health care for poor in Sudan, there is little evidence on its role in facilitating access of poor to health care. This paper investigates the role of Zakat in ...
Assessing Intra-Arab Trade Integration and Potential: Evidence from the Stochastic Frontier Gravity Model
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International Trade Institute
, 2022 , Article)
This study aims to detect the presence of “behind the border” and “beyond the border” constraints on trade flows among Arab countries, using the stochastic frontier gravity model (SFGM) over the period of 1998 to 2015. The ...
Understanding participation in non-farm activities in rural Sudan: across-sector study of irrigated and rainfed agricultural systems
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Emerald Publishing Limited
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose: This paper examines the determinants of participation in non-farm activities in rural Sudan. It also investigates whether the factors that influence participation in non-farm activities vary across agriculture ...
The Role of Zakāh in providing Health Care for the Poor in Sudan
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Scientific Publishing Center King Abdulaziz University
, 2022 , Article)
Despite the relatively long experience of zakāhin social protection and poverty alleviation in Sudan, there is little evidenceon its role in facilitating access to health care services to the poor. This paper ...
The impact of religion and modernity on luxury consumption in an Arabian Gulf community: does self-construal matter?
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Emerald
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the simultaneous impact of religion and modernity on attitude toward luxury consumption in Qatar, with emphasis on the mediating effect of self-construal. The authors propose the ...
Chronic illnesses and labor market participation in the Arab countries: evidence from Egypt and Tunisia
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Taylor and Francis Group
, 2022 , Article)
This paper examines the impact of chronic illnesses on labor force participation using labor market surveys data for Egypt and Tunisia. The study also investigates the reverse effect of labor force participation on the ...
The Effect of ICT on CO2 Emissions in the GCC Countries: Does Globalization Matter?
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econjournals
, 2022 , Article)
Despite the significant impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on environment, whether globalization enhances the role of ICT in environmental quality is a question that received limited research ...
Contribution of Non-profit Organizations to Food Security and Sustainability in the State of Qatar
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Springer Nature
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Despite the relatively long experience of charitable organizations in social and humanitarian aspects in Qatar, little is known about their role in food security and sustainability. This chapter sheds light on the issue ...
Impact of global value chains integration on firm performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from micro panel data
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Inderscience
, 2023 , Article)
This paper examines the impact of global value chains (GVCs) participation on firm performance, using panel data for a sample of 3,790 manufacturing firms distributed in 22 Sub-Saharan African countries. To account for ...
Assessing the potential and challenges for trilateral trade integration among Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia
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Taylor and Francis Group
, 2023 , Article)
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia possess diverse natural resources and a substantial labor force that permit forming a successful trade integration. However, the recent dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) ...