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Political connections and corporate debt: Evidence from two U.S. election campaigns by Chkir, Imed, Gallali, Mohamed Imen, Toukabri, Manara

“…•Politically connected U.S. firms had a significantly higher debt ratio than unconnected firms during the 2009 to 2015 period.•This higher debt ratio does not…”
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Do politically connected firms borrow cheaply? Evidence from two post U.S. election campaigns by Chkir, Imed, Toukabri, Manara

“…We shed more light on the effect of corporate political connections on the cost of debt of US firms. Focusing on new public debt issuance and applying a two…”
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Are financial derivatives related to intra‐entities' tax aggressiveness? UK evidence by Boussaidi, Ahmed, Chkir, Imed, Hussainey, Khaled, Sidhom‐Hamed, Mounira

“…Abstract This study investigates the effect of hedged versus nonhedged financial derivative instruments on the intra‐entities' tax aggressiveness. Our findings…”
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Econometric Fragility of Market Anomalies: Evidence from Weekday Effect in Currency Markets by CHKIR, IMED, CHOUROU, LAMIA, RAHMAN, ABDUL, SAADI, SAMIR

“…We show that the day-of-the-week effect in changes in spot foreign currency rates is not robust to error distributional assumptions in both returns and…”
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Does national culture affect corporate innovation? International evidence by Boubakri, Narjess, Chkir, Imed, Saadi, Samir, Zhu, Hui

“…We examine whether and how national culture influences corporate innovation using a newly available comprehensive database on innovation around the world…”
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Is managerial ability a moderator? The effect of credit risk and liquidity risk on the likelihood of bank default by Ben Abdesslem, Rim, Chkir, Imed, Dabbou, Halim

“…This study investigates the effect of credit and liquidity risks as well as the moderating role of managerial ability on the likelihood of European commercial…”
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Does corporate social responsibility influence corporate innovation? International evidence by Chkir, Imed, El Haj Hassan, Boushra, Rjiba, Hatem, Saadi, Samir

“…Whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) affects corporate innovation remains controversial in the literature. We re-examine this issue using a newly…”
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Board diversity and corporate innovation: New evidence from the Canadian context by Abtahi, Zahra, Chkir, Imed, Benkraiem, Ramzi

“…•Board gender and education diversity have a positive effect on corporate innovation.•Firms that have more than twenty-five percent of the board members as…”
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Does green technology innovation matter to the cost of equity capital? by Elmawazini, Khaled, Chkir, Imed, Mrad, Fatma, Rjiba, Hatem

“…Using a panel of U.S. public firms, we present the first evidence highlighting the relation between green technology innovation and cost of equity capital…”
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Trust and corporate social responsibility: International evidence by Chkir, Imed, Rjiba, Hatem, Mrad, Fatma, Khalil, Afef

“…•Social trust helps explaining the cross-country variations in corporate social responsibility activities.•Social Trust has a positive impact on a firm's…”
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Modelling the nonlinear relationship between oil prices, stock markets, and exchange rates in oil-exporting and oil-importing countries by Chkir, Imed, Guesmi, Khaled, Brayek, Angham Ben, Naoui, Kamel

“…This article investigates the multivariate dependence between oil prices, equity markets, and exchange rates in certain oil-importing and oil-exporting…”
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Does geographic location matter to stock return predictability? by Boubaker, Sabri, Chkir, Imed, Chourou, Lamia, Saadi, Samir

“…Building on recent and growing evidence that geographic location influences information diffusion, this paper examines the relation between firm's location and…”
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Predatory cells and puzzling financial crises: Are toxic products good for the financial markets? by Mesly, Olivier, Chkir, Imed, Racicot, François-Éric

“…We advance the idea that the predator-prey dynamics that take place among key market agents play an important role in explaining financial crises. As such, we…”
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Does target geographical complexity impact acquisition performance by Chkir, Imed, Dutta, Shantanu, El Haj Hassan, Boushra

“…•Target geographical complexity is associated with lower acquirer abnormal returns.•Acquiring firms tend to pay a higher acquisition premium for more complex…”
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What drives the high moments of hedge fund returns? by Baker, H. Kent, Chkir, Imed, Saadi, Samir, Zhong, Ligang

“…We study the high-moment distribution of hedge fund returns and identify factors that drive high-moment risk. Using hedge fund monthly returns, we find a…”
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Dividends and Corporate Governance: The Effect of Canadian Tax Reforms by Chkir, Imed, Saadi, Samir

“…Profitant de deux changements importants apportés à l'imposition des gains en capital au Canada, cet article examine l'interaction entre l'imposition, les…”
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Diversification strategy and capital structure of multinational corporations by Chkir, Imed Eddine, Cosset, Jean-Claude

“…This study examines the relationship between the capital structure of multinational corporations (MNCs) and their diversification strategy. Both the…”
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The Effect Of International Acquisitions on Firm Leverage by Chkir, Imed, Cosset, Jean-Claude

“…To determine whether corporate international diversification leads firms to increase their leverage, we perform an event study that compares the leverage of…”
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