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Journal Articles

2025

1. Economic policy uncertainty and active management: Evidence from SRI funds
   Finance Research Letters, 2025, 79, (C)
2. The moderating role of shadow banking on the finance-growth nexus
   Applied Economics Letters, 2025, 32, (7), 1002-1007

2024

3. Asymmetric Impact of Active Management on the Performance of ESG Funds
   JRFM, 2024, 17, (9), 1-15
4. Does Advertising Facilitate Supplier-Provided Trade Credit?
   Review of Marketing Science, 2024, 22, (1), 253-279
5. Economic policy uncertainty nexus with the value relevance of advertising: Evidence from an emerging market
   International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2024, 29, (2), 2342-2359 View citations (1)
6. Navigating the Financing Constraints: The Role of Social Capital in Developing Countries
   Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2024, 23, (3), 360-386
7. Secrecy culture and sensitivity of investment to stock prices: Evidence from emerging markets
   Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2024, 96, (C)
8. Shadow banking and non-performing loans: international evidence
   Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 2024, 32, (2), 168-183
9. The Impact of COVID-19-Induced Sentiment on Firm Performance: The Moderating Impact of Sustainable ESG Activities
   Sustainability, 2024, 16, (16), 1-25

2023

10. Analyst coverage and the probability of stock price crash and jump
    Review of Behavioral Finance, 2023, 16, (3), 510-532
11. External audit and tax evasion: evidence from India
    Applied Economics, 2023, 55, (34), 4023-4036 View citations (1)
12. FAANG Stocks, Gold, and Islamic Equity: Implications for Portfolio Management during COVID-19
    Risks, 2023, 11, (1), 1-11
13. Relation Between Bitcoin and Its Forks: An Empirical Investigation
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2023, 49, (2), 249-261 View citations (1)
14. The nexus between economic policy uncertainty and access to finance: a study of developing countries
    International Journal of Managerial Finance, 2023, 20, (1), 222-246

2022

15. Access to educated workforce and the choice of external audit: international evidence from small and medium enterprises
    Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 2022, 23, (1), 308-329
16. Democracy and access to finance in developing countries
    Review of Behavioral Finance, 2022, 15, (6), 947-969 View citations (1)
17. Does competition in product markets affect the value of analyst coverage? Evidence from an emerging market
    Review of Behavioral Finance, 2022, 15, (3), 396-409
18. Effect of competition on managerial practices: evidence from SMEs in the MENA region
    Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, 2022, 40, (5), 1105-1120
19. Innovations as a Response to Shadow Economy: Evidence from Privately Held Firms
    Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2022, 22, (3), 349-370 View citations (1)
20. International evidence on the relationship between corporate ethics and dividend policy
    International Journal of Managerial Finance, 2022, 19, (4), 890-909
21. Shariah compliance and stock price synchronicity: evidence from India
    International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2022, 19, (3), 752-774

2021

22. Dividend policy and the downside risk in stock prices: evidence from the MENA region
    Journal of Risk Finance, 2021, 22, (3/4), 261-278 View citations (1)
23. Effect of advertising expenditures on analyst coverage: evidence from an emerging market
    International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2021, 18, (9), 2259-2280
24. Impact of market-wide versus firm-specific information on financial analysts
    Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, 2021, 39, (4), 957-975

2020

25. Cultural fractionalization and informal finance: evidence from Indian firms
    Eurasian Economic Review, 2020, 10, (4), 661-679 View citations (3)
26. Dividend policy and probability of extreme returns
    International Journal of Managerial Finance, 2020, 17, (4), 640-661
27. Do more financing obstacles trigger tax avoidance behavior? Evidence from Indian SMEs
    Journal of Economics and Finance, 2020, 44, (1), 161-178 View citations (4)
28. Effect of location on access to finance: international evidence on the moderating role of employee training
    Review of Behavioral Finance, 2020, 14, (2), 260-276
29. Exposure to Provincial and National Information and Firm Performance: Crisis Period Evidence from China
    International Advances in Economic Research, 2020, 26, (1), 1-11
30. Geographic Variation in Religiosity and Its Impact of Dividend Policies
    Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance (AAMJAF), 2020, 16, (1), 109-125
31. Inadequately educated workforce and financing obstacles: international evidence from SMEs in developing countries
    International Journal of Managerial Finance, 2020, 17, (1), 118-137
32. Ownership Structure and Tax Avoidance: Evidence from Indian SMEs
    Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies (RPBFMP), 2020, 23, (02), 1-19 View citations (1)
33. Political uncertainty and the choice of external audit: international evidence from private firms
    International Journal of Managerial Finance, 2020, 17, (4), 568-588 View citations (2)
34. Shariah compliance and information transmission: evidence from an emerging market
    Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 2020, 11, (8), 1583-1597

2019

35. Capital Structure and Value of Advertising Expenditures: Evidence from an Emerging Market
    International Advances in Economic Research, 2019, 25, (4), 461-468
36. Capital structure and board of directors: a quintile regression approach
    Economics and Business Letters, 2019, 8, (3), 130-137
37. Dividend policy and political uncertainty: Evidence from the US presidential elections
    Research in International Business and Finance, 2019, 48, (C), 201-209 View citations (16)
38. Informational role of ownership concentration: evidence from the Casablanca stock exchange
    Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 2019, 10, (5), 726-735
39. Stock price synchronicity and dividend policy: evidence from an emerging market
    Accounting Research Journal, 2019, 32, (4), 627-641 View citations (3)
40. When are earnings informative?
    International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 2019, 12, (3), 388-406

2018

41. Dividend Policy and Informativeness of Reported Earnings: Evidence from the MENA Region
    International Review of Finance, 2018, 18, (1), 113-121 View citations (5)
42. Does external auditing combat corruption? Evidence from private firms
    Managerial Auditing Journal, 2018, 33, (3), 267-287 View citations (4)
43. Does inflation affect sensitivity of investment to stock prices? Evidence from emerging markets
    Finance Research Letters, 2018, 25, (C), 160-164 View citations (7)
44. Does the degree of Shari’ah compliance affect the volatility? Evidence from the MENA region
    Research in International Business and Finance, 2018, 45, (C), 150-157 View citations (2)
45. Earnings response coefficient in the MENA region
    Applied Economics Letters, 2018, 25, (16), 1147-1152
46. Stock price synchronicity and its effect on stock market volatility: evidence from the MENA region
    American Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2018, 5, (3), 276-292 View citations (1)

2017

47. Capital structure and value of reported earnings: evidence from an emerging market
    Applied Economics Letters, 2017, 24, (10), 690-694 View citations (3)
48. Does microcredit increase borrowers’ savings? A fuzzy regression discontinuity design approach
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2017, 31, (4), 495-507
49. Media independence and crime as an obstacle to firms’ business operations
    Research in International Business and Finance, 2017, 41, (C), 79-89
50. National culture, information environment, and sensitivity of investment to stock prices: Evidence from emerging markets
    Research in International Business and Finance, 2017, 39, (PA), 41-46 View citations (9)
51. What determines the value of recommendation change? A preliminary analysis
    Applied Economics, 2017, 49, (16), 1557-1570 View citations (3)

2016

52. Financial centers and ownership concentration: When is ownership concentration value relevant? Evidence from an emerging market
    Research in International Business and Finance, 2016, 38, (C), 236-245 View citations (6)
53. Impact of microcredit on borrowers’ expenditures: a fuzzy regression discontinuity design approach
    Applied Economics, 2016, 48, (38), 3685-3694
54. Performance of shariah-compliant firms and non-shariah-compliant firms in the MENA region
    Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 2016, 7, (4), 268-281 View citations (1)
55. Stock price synchronicity and information disclosure: Evidence from an emerging market
    Finance Research Letters, 2016, 18, (C), 250-254 View citations (6)

2015

56. Agency Problems and the Choice of Auditors: Evidence from the MENA Region
    Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, 2015, 11, (1), 79-97
57. Earnings management behaviour of Shariah-compliant firms and non-Shariah-compliant firms
    Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 2015, 6, (2), 173-188
58. Effect of ownership concentration on capital structure: evidence from the MENA region
    International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 2015, 8, (1), 99-113 View citations (2)
59. Intellectual capital disclosure and dividend policy: evidence from the Danish biotechnology sector
    International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2015, 12, (1), 82-102 View citations (1)
60. Ownership structure and portfolio performance: Pre- and post-crisis evidence from the Casablanca Stock Exchange
    Economics Bulletin, 2015, 35, (3), 1661-1668 View citations (2)
61. Stock price synchronicity and tails of return distribution
    Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2015, 37, (C), 1-11 View citations (5)

2014

62. Shariah-compliance and value of analysts' recommendations: evidence from the MENA region
    Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 2014, 5, (1), 61-76 View citations (1)
63. Value of analyst recommendations
    International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 2014, 7, (3), 258-276

2013

64. Corporate Governance and Liquidity: Pre- and Post-Crisis Analysis from the MENA Region
    Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, 2013, 8, (3), 1-19
65. Corporate governance and dispersion in analysts' recommendations: pre- and post-crisis analysis from Asian emerging markets
    International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2013, 8, (1), 1-17
66. Dividend policies of shariah-compliant and non-shariah-compliant firms: evidence from the MENA region
    International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2013, 6, (2), 158-172 View citations (7)
67. Do corporate reforms increase performance of analysts' recommendations? Evidence from an emerging market
    International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2013, 8, (1), 69-92 View citations (1)
68. Does analyst following improve informativeness of earnings? Evidence from the MENA region
    International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2013, 8, (2), 181-194 View citations (2)
69. Effect of property rights on the relationship between legal traditions and corporate governance: evidence from the MENA region
    International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2013, 8, (3), 224-241
70. Who was informative? Performance of foreign and local analysts’ stock recommendations during the Asian financial crisis
    Research in International Business and Finance, 2013, 29, (C), 61-76

2012

71. Corporate governance and its effect on the liquidity of a stock: evidence from the MENA region
    International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2012, 7, (3), 232-251 View citations (4)
72. Corporate governance and stock price performance of firms during the crisis: evidence from the MENA region
    International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2012, 7, (4), 331-349 View citations (5)
73. Information environment, behavioural biases, and home bias in analysts' recommendations: pre- and post-crisis evidence from Asian emerging markets
    International Journal of Corporate Governance, 2012, 3, (2/3/4), 105-125 View citations (1)
74. Liquidity and firm performance: evidence from the MENA region
    International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2012, 7, (2), 139-152 View citations (2)

2011

75. Ownership Concentration, Choice of Auditors, and Firm Performance: Evidence from the MENA Region
    Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, 2011, 7, (2), 1-17 View citations (1)

2009

76. Can Individual/Naive Investors Infer Valuable Information from Institutional Investors' Trades? Evidence from the Casablanca Stock Exchange
    Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, 2009, 5, (1), 50-71

Chapters

2017

1. Is Innovation a Determinant for SME Performance? Cross-Country Analysis of the Economies of Former USSR Countries
   Springer