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College / Department

School of Business Administration
Department of Finance

Teaching areas

Banking, International Finance, Corporate Finance

Research areas

Bank regulations, risk and return; finance and economic performance; and Islamic banking

Education

PhD, Banking and Finance, Brunel University London, United Kingdom
MS, Economic Systems Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
BS, Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Iran

Professional experience

Assistant Professor at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2014 - Present)

Memberships

European Financial Management Association, 2018 - present
International Finance and Banking Society, 2017 - present
European Economic Association, 2010 - present
Middle East Economic Association, 2010 - present

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 4645

Dr. Ali Mirzaei

Assistant Professor
PhD, Brunel University, London

Ali Mirzaei joined AUS in 2014. His research interests are banking performance, financial regulations, finance and growth, and Islamic finance. Dr. Mirzaei has published several papers in key finance and economics journals, such as the'Journal of Banking and Finance,'Journal of Financial Stability'and'Economica.'He also has professional experience in a development bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United National Development Organization (UNIDO).

Publications

Abdelaziz Chazi, Ali Mirzaei, Zaher Zantout, Does the size of Islamic banking matter for industry growth: International Evidence, Published, Applied Economics, 52, 4, pp. 361-374, 2020
Iness Aguir, Ali Mirzaei, Capital Inflows and Bank Stability during the Financial Crisis: The Mitigating Role of Macro-prudential Policies, Published, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, In press, 2020
Ali Mirzaei, Roert Grosse, The interaction of quantity and quality of finance: Did it make industries more resilient to the recent global financial crisis?, Published, International Review of Economics and Finance, 64, pp. 493-512, 2019
Ali Mirzaei, Tomoe Moore, Real effect of bank efficiency: Evidence from disaggregated manufacturing sectors, Published, Economica, 86, 341, pp. 87-115, 2019
Ali Mirzaei, Market power among UAE banks: The 2008 financial crisis and its impact, Published, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 71, pp. 56-66, 2018
Osamah AlKhazali, Ali Mirzaei, Stock market anomalies, market efficiency and the adaptive market hypothesis: Evidence from Islamic stock indices, Published, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 51, pp. 190-208, 2017
Osamah Al-Khazali, Ali Mirzaei, The impact of oil price movements on bank non-performing loans: Global evidence from oil-exporting countries, Published, Emerging Markets Review, 31, pp. 193--208, 2017
Narjess Boubakri, Ali Mirzaei, Anis Samet, National culture and bank performance: Evidence from the recent financial crisis, Published, Journal of Financial Stability, 29, pp. 36-56, 2017
Tomoe Moore, Ali Mirzaei, The impact of the global financial crisis on industry growth, Published, The Manchester School, 84, 2, pp. 159-180, 2016
Ali Mirzaei, Ritab Al-Khouri, The resilience of oil-rich economies to the global financial crisis: Evidence from Kuwaiti financial and real sectors, Published, Economic Systems, 40, 1, pp. 93-108, 2016
Ali Mirzaei, Ali Kutan, Does bank diversification improve output growth? Evidence from the recent global crisis, Published, International Review of Finance, 16, 3, pp. 467-481, 2016
Ali Mirzaei, Tomoe Moore, Banking performance and industry growth in an oil-rich economy: Evidence from Qatar, Published, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 60, pp. 58-69, 2015
Ali Mirzaei, Tomoe Moore, What are the driving forces of bank competition across different income groups of countries?, Published, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 32, pp. 38-71, 2014
Guy Liu, Ali Mirzaei, Sotiris Vandoros, The impact of bank competition and concentration on industrial growth, Published, Economics Letters, 124, 1, pp. 60-63, 2014
John Beirne, Christian Beulen, Guy Liu, Ali Mirzaei, Global oil prices and the impact of China, Published, China Economic Review, 27, pp. 37-51, 2013
Ali Mirzaei, Tomoe Moore, Guy Liu, Does market structure matter on banks’ profitability and stability? Emerging vs. advanced economies, Published, Journal of Banking & Finance, 37, 8, pp. 2920-2937, 2013

Conference Presentations

Ali Mirzaei, Macroprudential policies and bank lending: Do institution and bank ownership structure matter?, Euro-Asia Forum in Politics, Economics and Business, Istanbul, Turkey, July, 2019
Ali Mirzaei, Stringent bank liquidity and capital requirements and sectoral activity, 9th International Conference of Financial Engineering and Banking Society, Prague, Czech Republic, May, 2019
Ali Mirzaei, Stringent bank liquidity and capital requirements and sectoral activity, 5th Forum for Research in Economics & Finance, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April, 2019
Ali Mirzaei, Stringent bank liquidity and capital requirements and sectoral activity, 2018 Annual Meetings, European Financial Management Association, Milan, Italy, June, 2018
Ali Mirzaei, Impact of the recent financial regulations on banking performance, 25th EBES Conference, Berlin, Germany, May, 2018
Ali Mirzaei, Islamic banking, financial constraints, and industry growth: International evidence, 3rd International Conference on Islamic Perspective of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Management, Istanbul, Turkey, Istanbul, Turkey, November, 2017
Ali Mirzaei, Do regulations of entry and credit access affect industry competition? International evidence, 21th EBES Conference - Budapest, Budapest, Hungary, January, 2017

Grants and sponsorships

FRG2019, American University of Sharjah, 2021
Banking Ownership Structure and the Effectiveness of Micro-prudential and Macro-prudential Policies, American University of Sharjah, 2020
New Faculty Research Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2018
Summer Research Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2015
School of Social Sciences Grants, Other, 2012
Academic Excellence Fund, Other, 2011

Awards and Honors

, Academic Excellence Fund, Brunel University London, 2011
, First Class for PhD Modules, Brunel University London, 2010

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