Papers by Hassan B Ghassan
Research Papers in Economics, Jul 1, 2017
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The paper aims to exhibit the impacts of the international financial crisis on the real economy o... more The paper aims to exhibit the impacts of the international financial crisis on the real economy of Saudi Arabia through economic and financial channels, which connect the Saudi economy to the world economy. Based on the mechanism of international liquidity and its relationship to the net-exports and GDP, and using database from 1968 to 2009, we estimate SVAR model founded the interpretation of structural shock of the global reserves assets as a shock in the international financial markets, and as a shock in the monetary and financial government policies. The findings indicate that a negative shock of international liquidity i.e. more foreign reserves assets leads in the long-run to real economic growth after its fall back in the short-run. This economic growth could allow increase in net-exports with the probable decrease in the imports. We expect that the simulated negative shocks from the monetary authorities would reduce the saving glut effect in the Saudi economy and transform i...
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between investment in public sector inst... more The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between investment in public sector institutions and private investment in the Saudi economy by using Structural VAR model for testing the dynamic crowding-out effect during the last four decades. Three fundamental variables are mobilized: the GDP, public investment and private investment. The linear relationship between structural shocks, which have an economic and financial interpretation, and the reduced random residuals has been established to evaluate the dynamic impacts. The findings show that the investment of the public sector institutions has an impact on the investment of private sector, and that the impulse response functions to the supply and demand shocks indicate that the crowding-out effect is verified in the short and long run.
Journal of Economics and Finance, 2021
Sukuks are considered as alternative instrument in Islamic finance. However, the structures and p... more Sukuks are considered as alternative instrument in Islamic finance. However, the structures and provisions make sukuks dissimilar to the conventional bonds. Literature is having difficulty in comparing the performance and integration of the sukuks with con ventional bonds issued at the same time. In this paper, we have employed sukuks and bonds data that are issued by same company, and issued at the same period and market. Accordingly, we are able to minimize factors that raised from sukuks and bonds structure differences. We have used 123 firms that issued both sukuks and bond at the same period for the years between 2013 and 2018. We have found that global factors, such as US government yield bonds make significant impact on the sukuk-bond differences. In particular, the negative returns create more significant differences. However, on the other hand, the global shocks in sukuk markets, proxied by DJ sukuk index, are highly limited. JEL classification.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between investment in public sector inst... more The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between investment in public sector institutions and private investment in the Saudi economy by using Structural VAR model for testing the dynamic crowding-out effect during the last four decades. Three fundamental variables are mobilized: the GDP, public investment and private investment. The linear relationship between structural shocks, which have an economic and financial interpretation, and the reduced random residuals has been established to evaluate the dynamic impacts. The findings show that the investment of the public sector institutions has an impact on the investment of private sector, and that the impulse response functions to the supply and demand shocks indicate that the crowding-out effect is verified in the short and long run
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between investment in public sector inst... more The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between investment in public sector institutions and private investment in the Saudi economy by using Structural VAR model for testing the dynamic crowding-out effect during the last four decades. Three fundamental variables are mobilized: the GDP, public investment and private investment. The linear relationship between structural shocks, which have an economic and financial interpretation, and the reduced random residuals has been established to evaluate the dynamic impacts. The findings show that the investment of the public sector institutions has an impact on the investment of private sector, and that the impulse response functions to the supply and demand shocks indicate that the crowding-out effect is verified in the short and long run
MPRA Paper, 1998
Ce papier présente une estimation du produit intérieur brut tendanciel marocain depuis 1958. Nous... more Ce papier présente une estimation du produit intérieur brut tendanciel marocain depuis 1958. Nous utilisons des techniques avancées, utilisées également par les organismes internationaux publics et privés, comme le lissage Hodrick-Presscott et la décomposition de Beveridge-Nelson. Cette estimation a permis d'identifier et de quantifier, via une grille de lecture très étoffée sur les principales variables économiques, monétaires et budgétaires, six cycles conjoncturels. Ces différents cycles montrent les effets marquants du rôle du gouvernement et de l'aléa climatique. Ce dernier semble amplifier l'étendu des cycles. Les cycles du produit intérieur brut hors agriculture semblent relativement plus sensibles à la conjoncture et à l'environnement international surtout de nos principaux partenaires.
MPRA Paper, 2015
Understanding the long-run dynamics of OPEC and non-OPEC crude oil prices is important in an era ... more Understanding the long-run dynamics of OPEC and non-OPEC crude oil prices is important in an era of increased financialization of petroleum markets. Utilizing an ECM within a threshold cointegration and CGARCH errors framework, we provide evidence on the cointegrating relationship and estimate how and to what extent the respective prices adjust to eliminate disequilibrium. Our findings suggest that the adjustment process of OPEC prices to the positive discrepancies is slow which implies that OPEC producers do not prefer moderate oil prices; however, the reverse holds for non-OPEC producers. These results reflect distinct competitive behaviors between OPEC and non-OPEC producers.
MPRA Paper, 2015
This paper analyses the current account in the present value model (PVMCA) framework. Based on Ob... more This paper analyses the current account in the present value model (PVMCA) framework. Based on Obstfeld and Rogoff's book (1996), we aim to model the current account (CA) to GDP ratio in the long run. Since there is scarce theory-based empirical modeling, this paper provides evidence for main determinants of the current account. Firstly, we criticize the tautological approach in the paper of Cerrato et al. (2014) when using a simple relation that the output growth is the sum of the population growth and the per capita GDP growth. This relation leads to identical equations of aggregate and per capita CA-to-GDP ratio. Secondly, we consider the overlapping generations to determine the equation of per-capita CA using relevant variables. This model appears more interesting and testable. It allows to verify empirically the validity of the PVMCA through the quasi-elasticity of CA-to-GDP with respect to the per capita growth rate of output and consumption.
MPRA Paper, 1992
This paper puts forward an analysis of the French dairy industry. We use statistic processing of ... more This paper puts forward an analysis of the French dairy industry. We use statistic processing of individual firms data with regards to their economic features and jobs structure. Nine models of firms are brought forward corresponding to different forms of organization conducting to the setting into practice of various strategies, as much in the point view of used technologies and fabricated products as in those of market relations. The firms which make up the nine models and the competition/coordination relationships which tied them, allows to build up a whole representation of the dairy industry. To end, we test the relative efficiency of the different models for several economic performance criteria. The tests are concluding to a coherence of each of these models at the heart of a global grading.
The paper aims to exhibit the impacts of the international financial crisis on the real economy o... more The paper aims to exhibit the impacts of the international financial crisis on the real economy of Saudi Arabia through economic and financial channels, which connect the Saudi economy to the world economy. Based on the mechanism of international liquidity and its relationship to the net-exports and GDP, and using database from 1968 to 2009, we estimate SVAR model founded the interpretation of structural shock of the global reserves assets as a shock in the international financial markets, and as a shock in the monetary and financial government policies. The findings indicate that a negative shock of international liquidity i.e. more foreign reserves assets leads in the long-run to real economic growth after its fall back in the short-run. This economic growth could allow increase in net-exports with the probable decrease in the imports. We expect that the simulated negative shocks from the monetary authorities would reduce the saving glut effect in the Saudi economy and transform i...
The paper aims to explore the impacts of bi-demographic structure on the current account and grow... more The paper aims to explore the impacts of bi-demographic structure on the current account and growth. Using a SVAR modeling, we track the dynamic impacts between these underlying variables. New insights have been developed about the dynamic interrelation between population growth, current account and economic growth. The long-run net impact on economic growth of the domestic working population growth and demand labor for emigrants is positive, due to the predominant contribution of skilled emigrant workers. Besides, the positive long-run contribution of emigrant workers to the current account growth largely compensates the negative contribution from the native population, because of the predominance of skilled compared to unskilled workforce. We find that a positive shock in demand labor for emigrant workers leads to an increasing effect on native active age ratio. Thus, the emigrants appear to be more complements than substitutes for native workers.
The purpose is to compare the perfect Stochastic Return (SR) model like Islamic banks to the Fixe... more The purpose is to compare the perfect Stochastic Return (SR) model like Islamic banks to the Fixed Return (FR) model as in conventional banks by measuring up their impacts at the macroeconomic level. We prove that if the optimal choice of investor share in SR model α* realizes the indifference of the financial institution toward SR and FR models, there exists α less than α* such that the banks strictly prefers the SR model. Also, there exists α, γ and λ verifying the conditions of α-sharing such that each party in economy can be better under the SR model and the economic welfare could be improved in a Pareto-efficient way.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between investment in public sector inst... more The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between investment in public sector institutions and private investment in the Saudi economy by using Structural VAR model for testing the dynamic crowding-out effect during the last four decades. Three fundamental variables are mobilized: the GDP, public investment and private investment. The linear relationship between structural shocks, which have an economic and financial interpretation, and the reduced random residuals has been established to evaluate the dynamic impacts. The findings show that the investment of the public sector institutions has an impact on the investment of private sector, and that the impulse response functions to the supply and demand shocks indicate that the crowding-out effect is verified in the short and long run.
Islamic banks are characterized by their compliance to Islamic laws and practices, primarily the ... more Islamic banks are characterized by their compliance to Islamic laws and practices, primarily the prohibition of interest and the trading of loans. During the 2008–2009 financial crisis, when a large number of conventional banks announced bankruptcy, no Islamic bank failures were reported. However, there is no clear consensus in the literature on the question of whether Islamic banks are more or less stable than conventional banks. To shed some light on this issue, we studied a sample of Saudi banks using quarterly data over a period centered on the 2008 financial crisis. Careful analysis of the data suggested first of all that many of the variables typically used in financial stability studies may be non-stationary, a methodological point largely ignored in the literature. Using time-series methods suitable for this type of data, we concluded that individual heterogeneity may matter more than either the conventional or Islamic nature of the banks. Concentrating on the largest banks,...
This paper surveys the financial stability of conventional and Islamic banking. The stability of ... more This paper surveys the financial stability of conventional and Islamic banking. The stability of the financial system requires a greater role for equity and risk-sharing and tying the credits to the real economy. The rate of profit model (SR) proves the inferiority of the interest or fixed return (FR) contract model, and contributes significantly to the stability of a financial system; namely there is no debt expansion and contraction and the real investment might be higher in the SR model than in the FR model. Islamic Banks have shown relative stability to the first wave of the last international crisis of 2007-2008 and then contributed to reducing the volatility of global financial markets. The paper surveyed many empirical papers that use quantitative models to analyze the financial stability of the Islamic and conventional banks. The findings indicate that small Islamic banks are more stable than small conventional banks; large conventional banks are more stable than large Islamic banks; Islamic banks have been affected by the crisis; and traditional banks may be more competitive than the Islamic banks. In respect to business orientation, efficiency, risk-taking, and stability, some empirical papers find little significant differences between Islamic and conventional banks. The central bank policy to stabilize the price level or to smooth the interest rate changes seemed to enhance banking stability.
PSN: Other Social Welfare Policy (Topic), 2016
The work analyses the writings of Shibani, considering their relevance for contemporary Islamic e... more The work analyses the writings of Shibani, considering their relevance for contemporary Islamic economics. The novelty of Shibani’s earnings model is its integration of Zakat and other social giving in the social welfare function, which makes the consumer utility a multi-dimensional devotional, material, ethical, social, Shariah-compliant function. The paper proposes a model based on Shibani’s thought, in which the consumer’s income evolves increasingly, from the “imperative earnings” that cover the consumer’s basic needs, to “recommended earnings”, which cover the basic needs of relatives; and to “permissible earnings”, which cover the poor’s needs. Accordingly, the model distinguishes about imperative, recommended, and permissible utility. Rich consumers draw additional utility from Zakat spending in favour of poor consumers. The permissible marginal utility is related to faith interaction and enhances social utility as social transfers are paid to the poor and needy groups. JEL: ...
Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, 2016
Islamic faith and the ethical dimensions of the individual and the community have a significant r... more Islamic faith and the ethical dimensions of the individual and the community have a significant role in guiding economic behavior by connecting the worldly life to the hereafter. In the Islamic economics paradigm, by relating ethics to the economic behavior of spending, we exhibit the good (bad) attributes of ethical (unethical) behavior. In this paper, we contribute to developing a measure of the overspending and underspending that allows testing the presence of wastefulness and niggardliness.
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