• Do SWF investments matter for bond ratings? The role of corporate governance 

      Ouni, Zeineb; Ghouma, Hatem H.; Ben-Nasr, Hamdi ( John Wiley and Sons , 2024 , Article)
      We investigate the impact of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) equity ownership on bonds’ credit ratings of their target firms. Using a sample of 2045 bonds issued by 324 SWF target firms from 16 countries over the period ...
    • Stock price crash risk and leverage dynamics: Evidence from the GCC countries 

      Ramzi, Benkraiem; Ben-Nasr, Hamdi; Nechi, Salem; Rjiba, Hatem ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      This paper examines the impact of stock price crash risk on capital structure dynamics using a sample of firms located in the GCC region. The results show that a higher exposure to stock price crash risk is associated with ...