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Profile

College / Department

School of Business Administration
Department of Finance

Teaching areas

Banking, Valuation, Financial Management

Research areas

Capital Market Efficiency, Risk Pricing, and Banking

Education

BS 1996 Biological Sciences The American University of Beirut Beirut Lebanon
MBA 2003 Business Administration/Finance The University of Delaware Delaware United States
PhD 2003 Financial Economics The University of Delaware Delaware United States

Professional experience

Associate Professor of Finance, American University of Sharjah, UAE, June 2012 - Current Assistant Professor of Finance, American University of Sharjah, UAE, Sept 2004 - May 2012
Assistant Professor of Finance, American University in Dubai, UAE, 2003-2004
Commercial Credit Officer, Byblos Bank, Beirut, Lebanon, 1997–1998

Memberships

CFA Society

Contact

msaad@aus.edu
+971 6 515 2325

Dr. Mohsen Saad

Professor | Associate Dean
PhD, University of Delaware, USA

Mohsen Saad's dissertation was in the area of micro-structure of finance. Prior to joining AUS, he worked at the American University in Dubai. Dr. Saad has been published in many reputable journals including, The Journal of Financial Economics, The Journal of Empirical Finance and The Journal of Financial Research. Dr. Saad is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Banking Accounting and Finance. His research interests include market trading, market efficiency and banking.

Publications

Belkhir, Mohamed, Mohsen Saad, Anis Samet. "Stock extreme illiquidity and the cost of capital." Journal of Banking and Finance [Comment: ACCEPTANCE DATE: JANUARY, 2018. ]
Mohsen Saad, Anis Samet. "Liquidity and the implied cost of equity capital." Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money [Comment: ACCEPTANCE DATE: AUGUST, 2017. ]
Harris, Jeff, Mohsen Saad. "The Sound of Silence." Financial Review (US) 49, no. 2 (May, 2014): 203–230.
Bley, Jorg, Mohsen Saad. "Idiosyncratic Volatility Forecasting in the Stock Market of Saudi Arabia." Emerging Markets Finance and Trade [Comment: ACCEPTANCE DATE: JUNE, 2014. ]
Bley, Jorg, Mohsen Saad. "Idiosyncratic Risk and Expected Returns in Frontier Markets: Evidence from GCC." Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money 22, no. 3 (July, 2012): 538-554.
Squalli, J., and Saad, Mohsen. "Accidents, Airline Safety Perceptions and Consumer Demand." Journal of Economics and Finance (September, 2006): 297-305.
Coughenour, Jay, Mohsen Saad. "Common Market Makers and Commonality in Liquidity." Journal of Financial Economics 73 (July, 2004): 37-69.
Al Khazali, Osamah, Darrat, Ali, and Saad, Mohsen. "Intra-regional Integration of the GCC Stock Markets: the Role of Market Liberalization." Applied Financial Economics (November, 2006): 1265-1272.
Saad, Mohsen, and Darrat, Ali. "Intraday Pattern in Liquidity Co-variations: Evidence from NYSE Listed Firms." Applied Financial Economics (June, 2007): 913-919.
Saad, Mohsen, and Zantout, Zaher. "Stock Price and Systematic Risk Effects of Discontinuation of Corporate R&D Programs." Journal of Empirical Finance (January, 2009): 568-581.
Bley, Jorg, Saad, Mohsen. "Cross-cultural differences in seasonality." International Review of Financial Analysis 19, no. 4 (October, 2010): 306-312.
Abdallah, Abd Al-Nasser, Abdallah, Wissam and Saad, Mohsen. "The Effect of Cross Listing on Trading Volume: Reducing Segmentation Versus Signaling Investor Protection." The Journal of Financial Research 34, no. 4 (January, 2011): 589-616.
Bley, Jorg, Saad, Mohsen. "The Effect of Financial Liberalization on Stock-Return Volatility in GCC Markets." Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (April, 2011): 662-685.
Saad, Mohsen, Zaher Zantout. "Over-investment in corporate R&D, risk, and stock returns." Journal of Economics and Finance 38, no. 3 (July, 2014): 438-460.
Termos, Ali, Mohsen Saad. "Do Mortgage Loans Respond Perversely to Monetary Policy?" Journal of Real Estate Research [Comment: ACCEPTANCE DATE: NOVEMBER, 2014. ]
Saad, Mohsen, Anis Samet. "Pricing, Dynamics, and Determinants of Illiquidity Risks: International Evidence." Emerging Markets Review [Comment: ACCEPTANCE DATE: NOVEMBER, 2014. ]

Conference Presentations

Saad, Mohsen, Anis Samet. "Liquidity and the implied cost of equity capital." Paper presented at the 2016 Spring Multinational Finance Society conference, April 22-24, 2016.
Saad, Mohsen, Anis Samet. "Pricing, Dynamics, and Determinants of Illiquidity Risks: International Evidence." Paper presented at the 2014 MFS Symposium, Larnaca, Cyprus, April 2, 2014.
Saad, Mohsen, Ali Termos. "Do Real Estate Loans Respond Anomalously to Monetary Policy?" Paper presented at the Multinational Finance Society, June 4, 2012.
Saad, Mohsen, Termos, Ali. "Do Real Estate Loans Respond Anomalously to Monetary Policy?" Paper presented at the The International Conference on Banking and Financial Perspectives, April, 2011.
Saad, Mohsen, and Zantout Zaher. "Stock Price and Systematic Risk Effects of Discontinuation of Corporate R&D Programs." Paper presented at the Paris International Finance Meetings, AFFI, December, 2008.
Saad, Mohsen, and Zantout, Zaher. "Wealth Effects of Discontinuations of R&D Programs and the Market Myopia Hypothesis." Paper presented at the German Finance Association, September, 2007.
Saad, Mohsen, and Darrat, Ali. "Intraday Pattern in Liquidity Co-variations: Evidence from NYSE Listed Firms." Paper presented at the Multinational Finance Society, June, 2006.
Saad, Mohsen, and Harris Jeff. "Sound of Silence." Paper presented at the Financial Management Association, October, 2005.
Saad, Mohsen, and Zantout, Zaher. "Empirical Evidence by on Corporate R&D Investment, Risk and Security Return (by coauthor)." Paper presented at the European Conference of the Financial Management Association, June, 2008.
Al Khazali, Osamah, Darrat Ali; Saad, Mohsen. "Intra-regional Integration and Market Liberalization." Paper presented at the The 7th International Conference on Economics and Finance in the MENA, May 3, 2005.

Awards and Honors

Sabbatical, Fall 2013

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