تصفح حسب المؤلف "Ben-Nasr, Hamdi"
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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 Patented Innovations Reduce Stock Price Crash Risk?
Ben-Nasr, Hamdi; Bouslimi, Lobna; Zhong, Rui ( Wiley-Blackwell , 2019 , Article)Using a large sample of US firms, we document a significantly negative relation between the number of patents (citations) and stock price crash risk. Our findings are consistent with the arguments that patented innovation ... -
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 ...