...Hitmi Khalifa Alhitmi; Munshi Naser Ibne Afzal Purpose Resource-dependent economies face critical policy challenges in sustainable intergenerational wealth management. The GCC countries exemplify this imperative, with $3–4 trillion in accumulated sovereign wealth funds. This paper extends...

...Razaz Felimban; Sina Badreddine; Christos Floros Purpose This paper examines the dividend smoothing (DS) behaviour in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in emerging markets where the response to news and the economic environment are different from those of developed countries. Design...

... listed firms over the period 2010-2015. Findings In the environment where there is an absence of capital gain and income tax, the authors find some evidence for the stock price reaction that partly supports the signaling hypothesis. The findings show that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) market...

.... Originality/value The literature on labor protection in the GCC is almost non‐existent. This paper explores conditions under which given an externally imposed constraint on native employment, the participation of native workers in the UAE private sector could increase. Hugo Toledo can be contacted...