Mahmoud A El‐Gamal
Biographic Data
| ID | 5935167 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mahmoud A El‐Gamal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mahmoud A |
| FAMILY NAME | El‐Gamal |
| SIGNATURE | EL GAMAL M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rice University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
White elephants on quicksand: Low oil prices and high geopolitical risk
We investigate the effects of low oil prices and heightened geopolitical risks on economic growth and investment in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. We find that negative shocks to oil prices and positive shocks to geopolitical risk have adverse effects on GDP and investment. Moreover, we find that the impact of investment on GDP in MENA countries is muted when oil prices are low and/or geopolitical risk level is high. These finding…
Rising inequality and de-democratization
The literature on economic determinants of democratization has identified most importantly the positive effect of economic development and the negative effect of income inequality. We confirm these results using more recent data and dynamic panel models. In this regard, the 2018 World Inequality Report has noted that inequality is highest in the Middle East, where it has stayed stable at that high level for the past several decades
Risk loving after the storm: A Bayesian-Network study of Hurricane Katrina evacuees
Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice
This book provides an overview of the practice of Islamic finance and the historical roots that define its modes of operation. The focus of the book is analytical and forward-looking. It shows that Islamic finance exists mainly as a form of rent-seeking legal-arbitrage. In every aspect of finance - from personal loans to investment banking, and from market structure to corporate governance - Islamic finance aims to replicate in Islamic forms the …
White elephants on quicksand: Low oil prices and high geopolitical risk
We investigate the effects of low oil prices and heightened geopolitical risks on economic growth and investment in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. We find that negative shocks to oil prices and positive shocks to geopolitical risk have adverse effects on GDP and investment. Moreover, we find that the impact of investment on GDP in MENA countries is muted when oil prices are low and/or geopolitical risk level is high. These finding…
Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice
This book provides an overview of the practice of Islamic finance and the historical roots that define its modes of operation. The focus of the book is analytical and forward-looking. It shows that Islamic finance exists mainly as a form of rent-seeking legal-arbitrage. In every aspect of finance - from personal loans to investment banking, and from market structure to corporate governance - Islamic finance aims to replicate in Islamic forms the …
Risk loving after the storm: A Bayesian-Network study of Hurricane Katrina evacuees
Rising inequality and de-democratization
The literature on economic determinants of democratization has identified most importantly the positive effect of economic development and the negative effect of income inequality. We confirm these results using more recent data and dynamic panel models. In this regard, the 2018 World Inequality Report has noted that inequality is highest in the Middle East, where it has stayed stable at that high level for the past several decades
White elephants on quicksand: Low oil prices and high geopolitical risk
We investigate the effects of low oil prices and heightened geopolitical risks on economic growth and investment in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. We find that negative shocks to oil prices and positive shocks to geopolitical risk have adverse effects on GDP and investment. Moreover, we find that the impact of investment on GDP in MENA countries is muted when oil prices are low and/or geopolitical risk level is high. These finding…
Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Accounting (1 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (1 works) · Banking law (1 works) · Banking law (Islamic law) (1 works) · Banques (1 works)