The moderating role of terrorism on the insurance-growth nexus: empirical evidence from the 14 MENA countries

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作者
Alam, Md Badrul [1 ]
Tahir, Muhammad [2 ]
Omar Ali, Norulazidah [3 ]
Naveed Jan, Muhammad [2 ]
Sayal, Aziz Ullah [2 ]
机构
[1] Jahangirnagar Univ, Inst Business Adm, Savar, Bangladesh
[2] COMSATS Univ Islamabad, Dept Management Sci, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, Pakistan
[3] Univ Brunei Darussalam, UBD Sch Business & Econ, Gadong, Brunei
关键词
Insurance industry; Terrorism; MENA; Panel data; PROMOTE ECONOMIC-GROWTH; TRADE OPENNESS; IMPACT; TOURISM; MARKET;
D O I
10.1108/JEAS-05-2022-0137
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
PurposeThis paper empirically examines the impact of terrorism on the insurance-growth relationship in the context of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, thereby attempting to address the unexplored area in the relevant literature.Design/methodology/approachThe study considered MENA as it has been one of the terribly affected zones in the world during the study period. Panel data for the period (2002-2017) are sourced from reliable sources for 14 member economies of the MENA region.FindingsAfter employing the suitable econometric procedures on the panel data, the results indicate that terrorism appears to have detrimental impact on the observed positive relationship between insurance and economic growth. In addition, trade openness seems to be the main driving force behind economic growth of the selected MENA countries. Surprisingly, the study suggests a negative association between the growth of physical capital and economic growth. Human capital has played a positive but insignificant role in improving economic growth as it is insignificant in majority of the specifications. The growth of labor force has although positively but insignificantly influenced economic growth. Finally, the results demonstrate that government expenditures and high inflation are harmful for growth.Originality/valueThe study investigated the impact of terrorism on the insurance-growth relationship for the first time, and hence policymakers of the MENA region are expected to be benefited enormously from the findings of the study.
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