• Dividend policy and religion: International evidence from firms with Islamic Label 

      Ben-Nasr, Hamdi; Ghouma, Hatem H. ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      This paper builds on prior research and argues that religion, as an informal cultural institution, may impose constraints on corporations. The framework of Shariah-compliant firms presents a unique opportunity to investigate ...
    • Do unemployment benefits affect the choice of debt source? 

      Ben-Nasr, Hamdi ( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)
      This study examines whether labor unemployment risk affects the choice of debt source. Specifically, we examine whether US unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, which reduce unemployment risk, lead to a heavy reliance on ...
    • Political uncertainty and the choice of debt sources 

      Ben-Nasr, Hamdi; Bouslimi, Lobna; Ebrahim, M. Shahid; Zhong, Rui ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      This paper studies the effect of political uncertainty on the choice of debt sources. We find a positive relationship between political uncertainty stemming from elections and the proportion of bank loans over total debts, ...
    • State and foreign ownership and the value of working capital management 

      Ben-Nasr, Hamdi ( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)
      In this paper we examine whether state and foreign ownership affect the shape of the value-net working capital (NWC) curve. Using a multinational sample of privatized firms from 54 countries, we provide documentation ...
    • 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 ...