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COVID-19 economic stimulus packages, tourism industry and external debt: The influence of extreme poverty by Okafor, Luke, Khalid, Usman

“…The COVID-19 outbreak has had a catastrophic effect on the tourism sector and poverty alleviation efforts. This is especially the case, given the crucial role…”
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COVID-19 economic policy response, resilience and tourism recovery by Okafor, Luke, Khalid, Usman, Gopalan, Sasidaran

“…This study investigates whether tourism sector recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is influenced by only the size of the economic stimulus packages or whether…”
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Does the size of the tourism sector influence the economic policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic? by Khalid, Usman, Okafor, Luke Emeka, Burzynska, Katarzyna

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented slowdown of economic activity worldwide, with an especially negative impact on the tourism sector. The…”
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Sanctions and tourist flows: The roles of religion and geography by Khalid, Usman, Okafor, Luke, Burzynska, Katarzyna

“…This study explores whether different types of sanctions, such as arms, military, trade, finance, and travel sanctions, affect bilateral tourist flows from the…”
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Do sanctions affect the environment? The role of trade integration by Khalid, Usman, Ali, Muhammad Tahir, Okafor, Luke, Sanusi, Olajide Idris

“…Environmental degradation is one of the potentially unforeseen consequences of sanctions, yet few studies have investigated how sanctions affect the…”
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Common unofficial language, development and international tourism by Okafor, Luke Emeka, Khalid, Usman, Then, Terence

“…We employ a gravity framework to examine whether the use of common unofficial language promotes international tourist flows while considering the influence of…”
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Covid-19 vaccines, rules, deaths, and tourism recovery by Okafor, Luke, Yan, Eric

“…This study explores whether vaccination coverage, social distancing rules, and COVID-19 death rate affect tourism recovery using data from 249…”
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Do greenfield FDI inflows promote international tourism? by Gopalan, Sasidaran, Khalid, Usman, Okafor, Luke

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The Effects of Economic and Financial Crises on International Tourist Flows: A Cross-Country Analysis by Khalid, Usman, Okafor, Luke Emeka, Shafiullah, Muhammad

“…This article investigates the effect of different economic and financial crises, such as inflation crisis, stock market crash, debt crisis, and banking crisis…”
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Do Regional Trade Agreements Enhance International Tourism Flows? Evidence from a Cross-Country Analysis by Khalid, Usman, Okafor, Luke Emeka, Burzynska, Katarzyna

“…This study investigates the effect of regional trade agreements (RTAs)—including preferential and free trade agreements, customs unions, and common markets—on…”
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The Effect of Migration on International Tourism Flows: The Role of Linguistic Networks and Common Languages by Okafor, Luke Emeka, Khalid, Usman, Burzynska, Katarzyna

“…We investigate the effect of migration rates on international tourism flows and whether linguistic networks and common languages affect the relationship…”
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Does the level of a country's resilience moderate the link between the tourism industry and the economic policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic? by Okafor, Luke Emeka, Khalid, Usman, Burzynska, Katarzyna

“…This study examines whether the level of a country's resilience to shocks moderates the link between the size of the tourism industry and the economic policy…”
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Regaining international tourism attractiveness after an armed conflict: the role of security spending by Okafor, Luke Emeka, Khalid, Usman

“…This paper investigates how long it takes a country to regain international tourism attractiveness after an armed conflict using gravity panel data. This…”
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Natural disasters, trade openness and international tourism: the role of income levels across countries by Okafor, Luke Emeka, Adeola, Ogechi, Folarin, Oludele

“…This study uses a gravity framework to investigate the effects of natural disasters and trade openness on bilateral tourism flows. This includes investigating…”
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Exploring Diverse Sources of Linguistic Influence on International Tourism Flows by Khalid, Usman, Okafor, Luke Emeka, Sanusi, Olajide Idris

“…This study uses a gravity framework to explore the impact of diverse sources of linguistic influence on international tourism flows. The diverse sources of…”
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Dyadic hostility, tourism, and regional trade agreements by Okafor, Luke, Khalid, Usman, Sooriyarachchi, Dulashini

“…This study uses a gravity approach to investigate the effect of dyadic hostility levels on bilateral tourism flows and determine whether regional trade…”
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Export Market Destinations, Imported Intermediates, and Productivity: Firm-level Evidence from Ghana by Okafor, Luke Emeka

“…This article explores whether the use of imported intermediates has a moderating impact on the productivity effects of export market destinations using data…”
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Do the size of the tourism sector and level of digitalization affect COVID-19 economic policy response? Evidence from developed and developing countries by Okafor, Luke, Khalid, Usman, Gama, Laura Elizabeth Moreno

“…This study investigates the link between COVID-19 economic policy response, the tourism industry, and digitalization by income levels. It also examines the…”
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Exports, Imported Inputs, Two-way Trade, and Productivity: The Role of Absorptive Capacity by Okafor, Luke Emeka

“…This article estimates the effects of imported inputs, exporting, and two-way trade on productivity. This includes exploring the role of absorptive capacity in…”
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Bank credit, public financial incentives, tax financial incentives and export performance during the global financial crisis by Okafor, Luke Emeka, Bhattacharya, Mita, Apergis, Nicholas

“…This paper investigates the extent to which access to credit, public financial incentives and tax financial incentives affect export performance using the…”
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