Contact
Professor, Campus Saint-Jean - Academic Support
- elghoul@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 465-8725
- Address
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2-16 CSJ Pavillon Lacerte
8406 Marie-Anne-Gaboury St (91 St)Edmonton ABT6C 4G9
Overview
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.
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.
Courses
ADMI 342 - Introduction au Commerce International
Introduction aux outils requis pour réussir dans un monde des affaires de plus en plus international. Sert de tremplin à des cours plus avancés en affaires internationales. Les sujets couverts incluent les différences entre les pays, le commerce international, l´investissement direct étranger, l´intégration économique internationale, le marché des changes, et la stratégie et les opérations en affaires internationales. Note : Ce cours n´est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour BUEC 342.
Featured Publications
Döring, S., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Schröder, H.
Journal of Business Ethics. 2022 October;
Driss, H., El Ghoul, S, Guedhami, O., Wald, J.
Financial Review. 2022 September;
Ashraf, B. N., El Ghoul, S., Goodell, J., Guedhami, O.
Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money. 2022 September;
Carney, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Lu, J., Wang, H.
Journal of International Business Studies. 2022 August;
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Nash, R., and Wang, H.
Journal of Financial Research. 2022 August;
El Ghoul, S., Karoui, A.
Journal of Banking & Finance. 2022 July; 143
Attig, N., Driss, H., El Ghoul, S.
Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money. 2022 May; 75
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Mansi, S., Sy, O.
Journal of International Business Studies. 2022 May;
Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Wang, H., Yang, Y.
The Accounting Review. 2022 March;
Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Liu, F.
Corporate Governance: An International Review. 2022 March;
El Ghoul, S., Karoui, A.
Financial Review. 2022 March; 57
Berger, A., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Roman, R.
Journal of International Money and Finance. 2021 September; 120
Duan, Y., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Li, H., Li, X.
Journal of Banking & Finance. 2021 April; 133
Boubakri, N., Cao, Z., Li, X., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O.
Journal of Financial Stability. 2021 April;
Review of Corporate Finance. 2021 April; 1
Corporate Capital Structure and Firm Value: International Evidence on the Special Roles of Bank Debt
Berger, A., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Guo, J.
Review of Corporate Finance. 2021 January; 1
Driss, H., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2021 January; 67
Bae, K-H., El Ghoul, S. Gong, Z., Guedhami, O.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2021 January; 67
Arouri, M., El Ghoul, S., Gomes, M.
Finance Research Letters. 2021 January; 46
El Ghoul, S., Fu, Z., Guedhami, O.
Finance Research Letters. 2020 December; 41
Attig, N., El Ghoul, S.
Journal of Corporate Finance . 2020 December; 71
Attig, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Zheng, X.
Journal of Corporate Finance,. 2020 December;
Berger, A., Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2020 November;
Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Wang, H.
Emerging Markets Review. 2020 November;
Boubakri, N., Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Nash, R., and Guedhami, O.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2020 November;
Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Nash, R.
Journal of International Business Studies. 2020 October;
Attig, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Zheng, X.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2020 October; 66
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kim, Y., and Yoon, H. J.
The Accounting Review. 2020 October;
Döring, S., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Schröder, H.
Finance Research Letters. 2020 October;
Döring, S., Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Schröder, H.
Journal of International Business Studies. 2020 September;
El Ghoul, S., Karoui, A.
Finance Research Letters. 2020 August;
Brockman, P., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Zheng, Y.
Journal of International Business Studies. 2020 July; 53
Attig, N., Driss, H., and El Ghoul, S.
Emerging Markets Review. 2020 June;
Attig, N., Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Pittman, J.
Research in International Business and Finance. 2020 May;
Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O, and Hossain, M.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2020 April;
Cao, Z., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C.
Journal of International Money and Finance . 2020 March; 101
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., Zheng, Y.
Journal of International Business Studies. 2020 March; 52
Bae, K-H, El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Zheng, X.
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 2020 March;
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Zheng, Y.
Journal of International Business Studies. 2020 February;
Cao, Z., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Kwok, C.
Journal of International Money and Finance. 2020 January;
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Zheng, Y.
Journal of Banking and Finance. 2019 October;
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Nash, R., and Patel, A.
Journal of Business Ethics. 2019 January;
Bae, K-H, El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Zheng, Y.
Journal of Banking and Finance. 2019 January;
Attig, N., and El Ghoul, S.
Contemporary Accounting Research. 2018 December;
Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Megginson, W.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2018 November;
Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Nash, R.
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 2018 September;
Drobetz, W., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Janzen, M.
Journal of Financial Stability. 2018 August;
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kim, H., and Park, K.
Journal of Business Ethics. 2018 March;
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Zheng, X.
Review of Finance. 2018 January;
Berger, A., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Roman, R.
Management Science. 2017 November; 63
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Kim, Y. 2017.
Journal of International Business Studies. 2017 April; 48 (3):26
El Ghoul, S., and Karoui, A.
Journal of Banking and Finance. 2017 March;
Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Wang, H.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2017 February;
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Pittman, J.
Accounting, Organizations and Society. 2016 November; 54
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Wang, H., and Kwok, C.
Journal of Banking and Finance. 2016 September; 53
El Ghoul, S., and Zheng, X.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2016 August;
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Zheng, X.
Journal of Business Ethics. 2016 July; 139
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Pittman, J., and Rizeanu, S.
Contemporary Accounting Research. 2016 June;
Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., Wang, H., Guedhami, O., and Kwok, C.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2016 May;
Attig, N., Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O.
Financial Management. 2016 April;
Attig, N., Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O.
Journal of Business Ethics. 2016 March; 134
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Shao, L.
Financial Management. 2016 January;
Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Samet, A.
Journal of Financial Research. 2015 October;
Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., and Saffar, W.
Journal of Multinational Financial Management. 2015 April; 31
Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., and Saffar, W.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2014 August; 27
Attig, N., Cleary, S., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O.
Journal of Business Ethics. 2014 May; 121
Cho, S-S., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Suh, J.
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2014 February;
Boubakri, N., El Ghoul, S., and Saffar, W.
Journal of Multinational Financial Management 23,. 2013 December; 23 (4)
Attig, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Suh, J.
Journal of Business Ethics. 2013 November;
Attig, N., Cleary, S., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O.
Financial Management. 2013 November;
Zheng, X., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Kwok, C.
Journal of International Business Studies. 2013 November;
Attig, N., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Rizeanu, S. 2013.
Journal of Management & Governance. 2013 November; 17
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Ni, Y., Pittman, J., and Saadi, S.
Contemporary Accounting Research. 2013 February;
Attig, N., Cleary, S., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O.
Journal of Banking and Finance. 2012 November; 36
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Ni, Y., Pittman, J., and Saadi, S.
Journal of Business Ethics. 2012 March;
Zheng, X., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Kwok, C.
Journal of Banking and Finance. 2012 February; 36
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Pittman, J.
Contemporary Accounting Research. 2011 October; 28
El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Kwok, C., and Mishra, D.
Journal of Banking & Finance. 2011 September; 35 (9):63
Attig, N., El Ghoul, S., and Guedhami, O.
Journal of Financial Research . 2009 November; 32
An Empirical Investigation of Corporate Risk-Taking in Financial Distress
El Ghoul, S.
Finance India/Quarterly Journal of Finance. 2004 January;