About

Sadok El Ghoul is a Professor of Business Administration at Campus Saint-Jean of the University of Alberta, where he teaches finance, international business and econometrics. He received his B.B.A. from Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis and his M.B.A. and Ph.D. from Laval University. Before joining the University of Alberta, he taught international financial management at Laval University. His research interests include corporate finance, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, international finance, financial institutions, and the role of culture in financial markets. His work has been published in finance, management, international business, business ethics and accounting journals such as Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Review of Finance, Management Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, The Accounting Review and Contemporary Accounting Research. Prof. El Ghoul received the McCalla Professorship at the University of Alberta in 2013-2014. He has won several awards including the Moskowitz Prize for the Best Paper in Socially Responsible Investing in 2011, the best paper award in financial institutions at the Southwestern Finance Association conference in 2012, the Korea Development Bank outstanding paper award at the Conference on Asia–Pacific Financial Markets in 2013, the best paper award at the World Business Ethics Forum in 2016, and the best paper award in emerging economies research at the Academy of International Business meeting in 2018. In 2017, he received the Martha Cook Piper Research Prize, which recognizes two University of Alberta faculty members in the early stage of their careers.

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Research

Recent work

El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kim, Y., and Yoon, H. J. 2020. Policy Uncertainty and Accounting Quality. The Accounting Review, forthcoming.

Döring, S., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Schröder, H. 2020. Cross-Country Determinants of Institutional Investors’ Investment Horizons. Finance Research Letters, forthcoming.

Döring, S., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Schröder, H. 2020. Institutional Investor Horizon and Firm Valuation around the World. Journal of International Business Studies, forthcoming.

El Ghoul, S., Karoui, A. 2020. What’s in a (Green) Name? The Consequences of Greening Fund Names on Fund Flows, Turnover, and Performance. Finance Research Letters, forthcoming.

Brockman, P., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Zheng, Y. 2020. Does Social Trust Affect International Contracting? Evidence from Foreign Bond Covenants. Journal of International Business Studies, forthcoming.

Attig, N., Driss, H., and El Ghoul, S. 2020. Rating Standards around the World: A Puzzle? Emerging Markets Review, forthcoming.

Attig, N., Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Pittman, J. 2020. Are Insiders Equal? Evidence from Earnings Management in Closely-Held East Asian Firms. Research in International Business and Finance, forthcoming.

Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O, and Hossain, M. 2020. Postprivatization State Ownership and Bank Risk-Taking: Cross-Country Evidence. Journal of Corporate Finance, forthcoming.

Bae, K-H, El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Zheng, X. 2020. Board Reforms and Dividend Policy: International Evidence. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.

El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Zheng, Y. 2020. Creditor Rights and the Costs of High Leverage: Evidence from Capital Structure and Product Market Interactions. Journal of International Business Studies, forthcoming.

Cao, Z., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Kwok, C. 2020. National Culture and Exchange Rate Regime Choice. Journal of International Money and Finance, forthcoming.

Driss, H., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O. Institutional Investment Horizons, Corporate Governance, and Credit Ratings: International Evidence.

Carney, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Wang, H. 2020. Geopolitical Risk and the Cost of Capital in Emerging Economies.

Attig, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Zheng, X. Dividend Policy and Economic Policy Uncertainty: International Evidence.

Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Wang, H., and Yang, Y. Corporate Governance and Tax Avoidance: Evidence from U.S. Cross-listing.

Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Nash, R. State Ownership and Trade Credit.

Berger, A., Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O. Who Wins and Who Loses From Bank Geographic Deregulation? Analysis of Financially Constrained and Unconstrained Firms.

Boubakri, N., Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O. State Ownership, Liquidity and Valuation: Evidence from Privatization.

Berger, A., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Saheruddin, H. Competition and Bank Risk: Evidence from Geographic Bank Deregulation.

Berger, A., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Roman, R. Competition and Banks’ Cost of Capital: Evidence from Relatively Exogenous Differences in Regulation.

Bae, K-H, El Ghoul, S., Kang, J., Tsang, A. Why are CEOs of Public Firms Paid More than CEOs of Private Firms? Evidence from the Effect of Board Reforms on CEO Compensation.

El Ghoul, S., Karoui, A. Fund Performance and Social Responsibility: New Evidence using Social Active Share and Social Tracking Error.

ADMI 302 - Introduction à la finance

Différents types de titres boursiers et méthodes d'évaluation de base. Évaluation et sélection d'actifs matériels et intellectuels. Fonctionnement et efficience des marchés financiers. Mesures de risque et méthode de réduction du risque. Politique de financement, incluant le choix entre l'endettement et les fonds propres. Note: On s'attend à ce que les étudiants soient familiers avec les logiciels informatiques de base. Préalable(s): STAT 151 ou équivalent. Autres cours préalable(s) ou concomitant(s): MGTSC 312, ACCTG 300 ou ACCTG 311.

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ADMI 479 - L'entreprise et le gouvernement au Canada

Analyse de l'interaction entre l'entreprise et l'administration publique. On s'intéresse en particulier à la dynamique d'ajustement de la firme et du gouvernement dans les changements d'environnement et de politiques. Les motivations et comportements des décideurs publics et des personnes responsables de l'application des mesures sont présentés dans le contexte d'interaction entre les différents groupes impliqués. Sont posées les bases d'une analyse de l'efficacité des différentes politiques, tant fiscales que réglementaires, visant la firme. On y aborde aussi les conséquences des changements de l'environnement économique, technologique et social pour la firme. Préalable(s): ECONE 281 ou BUEC 311. Note: Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour BUEC 479.

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MAFSJ 508 - Séminaire d'Études canadiennes I

Peut comprendre des sections Alternative Delivery; veuillez consulter le Fees Payment Guide dans la section University Regulations and Information for Students de l'annuaire. Le contenu varie d'une année à l'autre. Les sujets sont annoncés avant la période d'inscription.Note: Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour ETCAN 508.

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