The Heat is on: The Impact of Climate Regulations on Industry Productivity
Abstract This paper presents the results of a randomized experiment varying the method of selection of industries, the characteristics of the selected industries and their input towards respecting environmental regulations. I find it extremely important for companies to abide by these governmental climate regulations…
Restructuring subnational governance in Lebanon
The wave of mass protests that started in October 2019 starkly brought the dire state of Lebanon’s infrastructure and public services to the public’sattention. In a country where subnational governments (SNGs) are already chronically underfunded, the ongoing economic, financial, and monetary crisis in Lebanon has…
The Ripple effect of Strategic Leadership
This paper aims to discuss Ripple Labs, Inc. from a strategic angle, looking into its strategic positioning to critically analyze the effectiveness of the leadership style of its CEO Brad Garlinghouse, as a resilient transformative leader within his institution and the crypto space. Based on…
Research: Global Economic Outlook 2021: Regional and Sectoral Disparities
The year 2020 has been dictated by the ever-growing spread of the pandemic. The exponential proliferation of Covid-19 has caused entire economies to cease operations as the number of cases and subsequent deaths keep rising. As policymakers weigh the health costs of the pandemic to…
Research: Cryptocurrency (lack of) Regulations: Overview, Risks, and Opportunities
In early 2017, cryptocurrency became a global ubiquitous topic when Bitcoin value to US dollar increased in over 200 percent from 2014, and by around 4,000 percent by late 2017. This rapid increase is reflected in the nominal value of Bitcoins from less than $0.01…
The Dollarization Curse: Hard Peg Choices to Cure the Currency
Lebanon is one of the most highly dollarized countries in the world. The experience of the past two years of its multi-tiered economic crisis – already notorious as a crisis of historic proportions – leaves no doubt that any rescue attempt undertaken at this critical…
Research: Small and medium-sized enterprises in the United Arab Emirates
Due to their immense role in the growth of national economies, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been at the center of attention for policy makers in both developed and developing countries. SMEs make up to 99 percent of total enterprises in most developed countries,…