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Tourism And Women Empowerment: Empirical Findings From Past Experience And Predictions For The Post-Covid Era, Burcu Turkcan

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Tourism industry is one of the major industries of today’s world and hence it is in the forefront of current national and international policies. Tourism is perceived as one of the fundamental engines of economic growth and development due to the fact that it has many contributions to the economy. Moreover, tourism has a dimension of women empowerment which is one of the critical issues of modern world. Hence, researchers and policymakers have begun to pay more attention to the issue of gender discrimination and tourism relationships. There are some direct linkages between tourism and women empowerment, and what is …

The Nexus Between Fiscal Freedom And Investment Freedom: The Case Of E7 Countries, Mehmet Bolukbas

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The idea that there are no restrictions in the economic attitude and behaviour of individuals and firms in the economy is expressed as economic freedoms. Today, the term of economic freedom still does not have a universal concept. However, it is known that there are free market conditions in countries that support economic freedom and the role of the state in the economy is kept at a minimum. There are many criteria for measuring the economic freedom of countries, and fiscal freedom and investment freedom are among the economic freedom criteria. The aim of the study is to analyse the …

Advances In Global Services And Retail Management: Volume 2, Cihan Cobanoglu, Valentina Della Corte

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

This is the second volume of the Advances in Global Services and Retail Management Book Series. This volume has the following parts:

• Part 1: Hospitality and Tourism
• Part 2: Marketing, E-marketing, and Consumer Behavior
• Part 3: Management
• Part 4: Human Resources Management
• Part 5: Retail Management
• Part 6: Economics
• Part 7: Accounting and Finance
• Part 8: Sustainability and Environmental Issues
• Part 9: Information Technology

ISBN: 978-1-955833-03-5

Hospitality and Tourism

• Significance of VR in the spa: A spatial analysis
  • Irini Lai Fun Tang, Schultz Zhi Bin Xu, and Eric Chan
• Social media marketing in rural hospitality and tourism destination research
  • Samuel …

A Qualitative Study Of Perceptions Of The Residents Of Sidon, Lebanon Regarding The Economic Effect On Sidon With Reference To Repatriation Of The Palestinian Refugees, Raja El Majzoub, Karen Howells

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

From 1948 onwards, hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees settled in Lebanon, in both United Nations camps and private accommodation. Until today, various peace initiatives have taken place to solve this humanitarian crisis, to no avail. The Palestinians in Sidon have integrated into Lebanese society, become intertwined into the community, as both entrepreneurs and employees. Considering the "right of return" for Palestinian refugees, the consequences of the repatriation of the refugees needs to be considered. In this context, this research aims to understand the perceptions of the residents of Sidon on what they believe will happen to the economy of …

Covid-19 Effect On Fdi Motivation And Their Impact On Service Sector: Case Of Georgia, Vakhtang Charaia, Mariam Lashkhi

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Based on the Scott-Kennel’s model of local industry upgrade through foreign direct investments, this paper analyses if investments are always positively benefiting the host economy, or if they are not promoting local/host economies at all, or to which exact level. This paper is focused on service sector oriented investments and answers the questions important to analyse for the successful investment policy creation, which could benefit both the local economy and foreign investors. In other words, only aggregated per year foreign investment numbers are not enough for the comprehensive picture creation and in some cases could even suggest incorrect strategic decisions. …

Effect Of Real Exchange Rate And Income On International Tourist Arrivals For Turkey, Erhan Aslanoglu, Oral Erdogan, Yasin E. Aksu

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Tourism has been one of the fastest growing sectors in the world economy for decades. It has been the third biggest export item in the world economy. According to World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), total 1.34 billion tourist arrivals has recorded in destinations around the world and total international tourism receipts has reached %10 of World GDP in 2017. By 2030, total number of international tourist arrivals is expected to be 1,8 billion. Beyond its effect on country’s brand value and image, tourism has significant contribution on every host country’s economy. Particularly, international tourism receipts stand as an important foreign exchange …

Optimal Fiscal And Price Stability In Germany: Autoregressive Distributed Lags (Ardl) Cointegration Relationship, Ergin Akalpler, Dahiru A. Birnintsabas

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The impact of optimal fiscal policy measures in a managed fixed exchange rate system were questioned in this study, to evaluate the extent of Integrated Monetary and Fiscal Policy issuing quarterly time series data for Germany, for the period ranged between 1991q1 to 2017q4. The study shows that an optimal utilization of fiscal policy measures for economic growth in Germany is questioned in the light of tax revenue, government expenditure and public debt and consumer price index. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model was employed due to the fact that one of the data parameters becomes stationary at level by …

Struggle With Covid-19 Crisis Within The Scope Of Financial National Security: The Example Of The Republic Of Turkey, Silacan Karakus

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

The COVID-19 pandemic is a discovered infectious disease in the People's Republic of China. This disease was a transformation to pandemic, when to spread all over the world in a short time, within the research framework. The struggle of the COVID-19 in the scope of financial national security was an analytical issue with example of the Republic Turkey for this study. The initiation of the emergence process of the COVID-19 epidemic in China. The third part is an examination of the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic to the whole world. The evaluated struggle of COVID-19 within the scope of financial …

Skbi Big 5 Survey 2021 August, Singapore Management University

Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics

The latest survey results convey an upshift in growth projections of the five largest economies in aggregate accompanied by higher inflation, especially this year and to a lesser extent next year. The aggregate “Big5” median real GDP growth projections for 2021 and 2022 were raised to 6.7% (up in US, CN and EA but down in IN and JP) and 4.9% (all except US), respectively. The overall “Big5” median CPI inflation forecasts were nudged up to 2.6% (higher in US, IN and EA but lower in CN) and 2.4% (in US, IN and EA some), respectively, for this year and …

The Baran Ratio, Investment, And British Economic Growth And Development, Thomas E. Lambert

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Investment in capital, new technology, and agricultural techniques has not been considered an endeavor worthwhile in a medieval economy because of a lack of strong property rights and no incentive on the part of lords and barons to lend money to or grant rights to peasant farmers. Therefore, the medieval economy and standards of living at that time often have been characterized as non-dynamic and static due to insufficient investment in innovative techniques and technology. Paul Baran’s concept of the economic surplus is applied to investment patterns during the late medieval, mercantile, and early capitalist stages of economic growth in …

Which Financial Measures Can Be Leveraged To Help Close The Unfunded Liability Gap For State Pension Plans?, Selette M. Jemison

Doctoral Dissertations (DBA)

The main purpose of this study is to identify the key determinants of the unfunded liability (UL) for state and local public Defined Benefit (DB) pension plans. The UL is a measure of pension debt in plans across the U.S. This debt continues to rise while pension obligations to current and future retirees must also be satisfied. The UL is derived by subtracting the market value of plan assets from its accrued liabilities. If assets are less than liabilities, it signals a lack of funds set aside to cover all pension benefits and generates what is known as an unfunded …

Monetary Policy Surprises, Stock Returns, And Financial And Liquidity Constraints, In An Exchange Rate Monetary Policy System, John M. Sequeira

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This study examines the impact of monetary policy surprises on the stock price behaviour of a small developed economy, whose monetary policy is based on the exchange rate. We find that monetary policy surprises associated with all contractionary policy levers and a neutral policy lever, have a consistently significant and negative impact on stock returns. In comparison, only monetary policy surprises associated with a downward re-centering policy lever, has a significantly positive effect on stock returns. Using a recalibrated classification system, we also find that monetary policy surprises differ across sectors of the economy. Our results show how monetary policy …

An Examination Of Types Of Health Insurance And The Reported Prevalence Of Autism In The United States, Jennifer L. Thompson

Dissertations

The prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders continues to rise despite barriers of changes to diagnostic criteria and lack of insurance coverage. Increases in prevalence affect costs associated with a disorder since cost of health care services are often estimated based on utilization of services. This can also affect an individual’s ability to access to health care services. To equitably distribute autism services to individuals an accurate estimation of the true prevalence of autism is needed.

Access to health care can be influenced by the type of insurance coverage a person holds. Other factors, such as socio-economic status, ethnicity, location of …

Kinerja Profitabilitas Dan Prudent Riskmanagementindustriasuransi Jiwa Syariah Tahun 2020, Desy Fitriani, Karin Amelia Safitri

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

This study discusses the profitability and prudent risk management of sharia life insurance companies in 2020. The analytical method of this research uses quantitative analysis methods. This method aims to analyze the data by describing or describing the data and drawing conclusions based on the analysis that has been done. The results of the discussion show that most sharia life insurance companies in 2020 are at the low profit level and the more prudent level. The results of the regression and correlation analysis showed that prudent risk management did not significantly affect profitable investment, which was indicated by the p …

Atraksi Entertainmentdalam Komunikasi Pemasaran Produk Wisata (Studi: Kebun Raya Baturraden), Margareta Manalu, Firman Kurniawan

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

Entertainment attraction as part of the tourism product has become a strength in attracting tourist to visit tourism destination. This study focusing on tourism attraction in natural tourism destination within the country, with the study on Kebun Raya Baturraden which just being re-launched on December 19th , 2015.This research is using qualitative approach to analyse and explain the benefit of tourism attraction that pull the tourist to visit tourism destination, in this study we focused on natural destination which is botanical garden. The population in this study are the domestic tourist which are in the length of young adult age …

Penemuan Kembali Arsip Ditinjau Dari Aspek Sistem Sarana Danprasarana Serta Pemberkasan Aktif, Muhammad Rafli Anas Syukron, Retno Wulandari, Wiwiet Mardiyati

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

The importance of records cannot be overstated for a company or government body,as they can be compared to a critical organ or as the "heart" of the organization or institution, making decisions and as proof that perhaps a rules and regulation or program has been executed. Each agency's active records are, of course, created on a daily basis, when there's no records management, the amount of records will increase and turn into a jumble of paper. The National Archives of Indonesia or ANRI places a high value on record management. In order to establish wellmanaged and ordered documents that make …

Aplikasi Model Arima Pada Iuran Premi Jkk, Fia Fridayanti Adam

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

Social security is a form of social protection to ensure that all people can meet their basic needs for a decent life. One type of social security program is the Work Accident Insurance (Jaminan Kecelakaan Kerja, JKK). The JKK is held with the aim of ensuring that participants receive health care benefits and cash compensation if a worker has a work accident or suffers from an occupational disease. The amount of the JKK premium contribution is a certain percentage of wages or income which is then deposited by the employer to the social security administering agency. Because the organizing body …

Pre-Visit Perceived Images:The Importance Of Tourism Communication In Thedigital Age, Febrian Febrian

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

This paper examines tourism communication that shows the importance of information on a destination in various platforms and also the role of forming a pre-visit image that is built in the minds of potential visitors. Promotional strategies can also reflect on the pre-visit perceived image as the main thing in seeing a destination. The development of media and platforms used to access pre-visit information apart from being a promotional media is also important to be seen as an initial filter for potential visitors before determining which destination they interested in

Sengketa Terkait Pengenaan Pajak Pertambahan Nilaiatas Penjualan Liquefied Petroleum Gas(Lpg) Tabung 3 Kilogram Subsidi Pemerintah(Studi Kasus Pt Pbl Tahun 2017), Hadining Kusumastuti, Yessi Simamora

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

This Research discusses the Dispute Regarding the Imposition of Value Added Tax on the Sale of Liquefied Petroleum Gas 3 Kilograms of Government Subsidy based on a case study of PT PBL. The purpose of writing this research is to find out the background of the tax authorities imposing VAT on the delivery of LPG 3 kilograms of government subsidies carried out by PT PBL and to find out how the process of resolving disputes between PT PBL and the tax authorities over these problems. The results of this paper state that the cause of the dispute is the imposition …

Efektivitas Implementasi Restrukturisasi Pembiayaan Akibatpandemi Covid-19 Terhadap Penurunan Npf Pada Pt Bank Dki Unitusaha Syariah, Wahyu Nofiantoro, Nabiila Washfaa Alfathiin Purnawan Putri

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on almost all fields in the world, one of the sectors that has a significant impact is the economic sector. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the number of people's income to decrease. The government, especially the Financial Services Authority, enforces regulations that have been issued in accordance with POJK Number 11/POJK.03/2020 concerning National Economic Stimulus as a Countercyclical Policy for the Impact of the Spread of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease, which is updated through POJK Number 48/POJK.03/2020. The implementation of the POJK is due to avoid the problem of losses that are much …

Klaim Dispute Berkas Pasien Rawat Inap Covid-19 Dirumah Sakit Hermina Depok, Nur Fadilah Dewi, Ayu Puspita Nurdaliani

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

The process of submitting a claim for a COVID-19 patient file that has been sent is verified by BPJS Kesehatan to ensure the suitability of the diagnosis and procedure on the bill with the ICD-10 and ICD-9 CM codes. Lack of files or data on claim submissions found after the verification process may occur. This is due to differences in diagnosis or dispute. This study aims to determine the proportion of suitability of COVID-19 inpatient claim files. The quantitative descriptive research methodology uses secondary data from reports on the results of the verification of claim files for COVID-19 inpatients for …

Failure To Implement Approved Reforms Frustrated Ishrat Hussain, Ansar Abbasi

Faculty Research - Newspaper and Magazine Articles

ISLAMABAD: A frustrated Dr Ishrat Hussain is parting ways with the government because his significant work on reforms, despite having been approved by the cabinet, faces implementation challenges because of a lack of political will among those enjoying executive authority. Although, he did not cite any such reason for his departure in what was shared with the media, informed sources say that the government’s chief reformer was upset that although he had produced a comprehensive set of reforms after a detailed consultative process and got it approved from the cabinet, the implementation of the reforms remained elusive. Sources say that …

Nebraska Monthly Economic Indicators: July 28, 2021, Eric Thompson

Leading Economic Indicator Reports

The LEI-N rose by 1.17% during June 2021, the ninth consecutive monthly increase. Steady improvement in the leading indicator implies that economic growth will be strong in Nebraska during the second half of 2021. Three components of the leading indicator rose during June. Business expectations, airline passenger counts, and initial claims for unemployment insurance all showed improvement. Specifically, respondents to the June Survey of Nebraska Business reported plans to increase sales and employment in the state over the next six months. Airline passenger enplanements rose sharply as the industry moved closer to pre-pandemic levels of activity. Initial claims for unemployment …

Predicting Financial Failure Using The Financial Indicators "An Empirical Study On The Services Sector Companies Listed On The Palestine Stock Exchange", Dr. Khaled Hasan Zubdeh

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

The objective of this study was to examine the predictability of companies' failures by developing a mathematical model consisting of a set of financial ratios. In order to reach precise scientific results, the statistical analysis (SPSS) program was used and the financial data of the companies were subjected to multiple discrimination analysis for the fiscal years 2010-2017. The study was applied to the companies of the services sector listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange, that are ten companies out of 48 public companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange in all sectors. The researcher reached to a mathematical model consisting …

Improving The Bank Account Opening Process Using Lean Six Sigma Methodology At Palestine Islamic Bank- Case Study, Bara’ Al-Refai

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

The purpose of this project is to improve the bank account opening process and save the time of opening a new bank account at Palestine Islamic Bank (PIB) by at least 20%, using Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology. To achieve this, the researcher used value tools of the LSS to gather data on the key measures for the account opening process in accordance with the DMAIC Methodology (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control), and the root causes for the extra-long time required to open a new bank account. The results showed that the implemented test at Al-Bireh branch has reduced …

Us Gambling Stagnation: Will New Gambling Forms Make A Difference?, Thomas E. Lambert

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Much has been written recently in the popular press about the rise of sports gambling, historical horse racing or instant racing (HHR), and esports. However, despite this, some note an overall decline in the popularity of gambling and gaming in general as horse racing (pari-mutuel) wagering has declined dramatically over the decades and as casino and lottery revenues have fallen slightly since before the Great Recession. This exploratory research note examines the trends in US gambling over the last several decades and explores whether the new forms of gambling will stem and reverse overall gambling stagnation in the United States. …

Economic Implications Of Disasters On Cooperative Sector In Calabarzon, Philippines, Ceptryl S. Mina, Liezel S. Cruz

Journal of Economics, Management and Agricultural Development

Cooperatives serve as an important tool for improving the living conditions of members and their community. However, like any other business enterprise, cooperatives are also exposed to disasters that may affect their
operations. This study analyzed the economic effects of disasters on cooperatives in CALABARZON, Philippines. Results of the Pearson’s chi-square test showed that cooperatives are exposed to various types of natural, biological, and humaninduced disasters. It was found out that disasters lead to increased operational costs and reduced net surplus. Using emergency-use-only cell phones and generators, changing production patterns, limiting high risk-customers, buying insurance, and establishing online and offline …

Experiences And Coping Strategies During The Covid-19 Pandemic Among Fishers And Farmers In The Island Province Of Guimaras, Philippines, Gay Margarett A. Gange, Louie Marie T. Eluriaga, Alice Joan G. Ferrer

Journal of Economics, Management and Agricultural Development

This study describes the experiences and coping strategies related with the COVID-19 threat and the community quarantine policy by the fishers and farmers in the island province of Guimaras. Both food producers faced marketrelated problems such as low demand, low prices of catch and produce, and logistical problems. While the in-kind support (e.g., food provisions) received and adaptive measures (e.g., continued with fishing or adjusted harvest schedule; use of social media or delivery services in marketing) allowed them to get by during the pandemic, there is a need to develop more resilient farming and fishing households. Short-term support can be …

Squawking About Persistently Higher Inflation?, Thomas Lam

Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics

All signs point to an uncertain path for inflation in the future. While inflation is set to stay prospectively higher in the US in the near-term, it's unlikely to remain so.

Archipelago On Lockdown: An Assessment Of The Effects Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Philippines’ Micro, Small, And Medium Enterprises (Msmes) Across The Food Value Chain, Remund Jordan D. Labios, Dinah Pura T. Depositario, Nohreen Ethel P. Manipol, Renen Szillardo C. De Guzman, Dia Noelle F. Velasco

Journal of Economics, Management and Agricultural Development

The paper examined the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the Philippines’ MSMEs across the food value chain and the strategies that food-based MSMEs employed to cope with disruptions. A food value chain framework was used to
analyze the food-based MSMEs, focusing on the input and service provision, production/farming, processing, transport and storage, retailing, and consumption. Results revealed the following: (1) different quarantine protocols across provincial and local boundaries contributed to the complexity of transporting inputs and products; (2) limited mobility of manpower contributed to the challenges of continuing business operations; (3) there was an observed increase in new financing programs …