2026 Omrane Guedhami: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	68	511	458	337	296	239	22251

Overview

Omrane Guedhami is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on areas within Business, Management and Accounting, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. The main subfields of study encompass Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Finance, Strategy and Management, and Marketing.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Corporate Finance and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Corporate Taxation and Avoidance, and Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Omrane Guedhami include:

Sadok El Ghoul
Wolfgang Drobetz
Ruiyuan Chen
Xinming Li
Henning Schröder

They have published extensively in several academic outlets. Their most frequent publication venues are:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of International Business Studies
Journal of Corporate Finance
Finance Research Letters
Research in International Business and Finance

Selected recent papers by Omrane Guedhami demonstrate the scope and impact of their research. These include:

"Does CSR matter in times of crisis? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic," 2021, Journal of Corporate Finance
"Economic policy uncertainty and bank liquidity hoarding," 2020, Journal of Financial Intermediation
"Dividends and economic policy uncertainty: International evidence," 2020, Journal of Corporate Finance
"Board Reforms and Dividend Policy: International Evidence," 2020, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
"Corporate governance and cash holdings: Evidence from worldwide board reforms," 2020, Journal of Corporate Finance

Omrane Guedhami's research integrates theoretical and empirical approaches to several critical issues in finance and accounting. Their publications contribute to understanding corporate governance mechanisms, financial market dynamics, and regulatory impacts across different international contexts.

Best Publications

Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect the Cost of Capital

Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Chuck C.Y. Kwok;Dev R. Mishra

3533
Citations
Political connections and the cost of equity capital

Narjess Boubakri;Omrane Guedhami;Dev R. Mishra;Walid Saffar

932
Citations
Corporate Social Responsibility and Credit Ratings

Najah Attig;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Jungwon Suh

899
Citations
Country-level institutions, firm value, and the role of corporate social responsibility initiatives

Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Yongtae Kim

859
Citations
Postprivatization Corporate Governance: the Role of Ownership Structure and Investor Protection

Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset;Omrane Guedhami

617
Citations
Corporate Environmental Responsibility and the Cost of Capital: International Evidence

Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Hakkon Kim;Kwangwoo Park

534
Citations
Does CSR matter in times of crisis? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic

Kee-Hong Bae;Sadok El Ghoul;Zhaoran Jason Gong;Omrane Guedhami

527
Citations
Do state and foreign ownership affect investment efficiency? Evidence from privatizations

Ruiyuan Chen;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami;He Wang

449
Citations
National culture and corporate debt maturity

Xiaolan Zheng;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Chuck C.Y. Kwok

421
Citations
Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility

Najah Attig;Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami

418
Citations
Multiple large shareholders, control contests, and implied cost of equity

Najah Attig;Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami;Dev Mishra

418
Citations
National culture and dividend policy

Liang Shao;Chuck C.Y. Kwok;Omrane Guedhami

400
Citations
Auditor Choice in Politically Connected Firms

Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami;Jeffrey A. Pittman;Walid Saffar

391
Citations
Auditor choice in privatized firms: Empirical evidence on the role of state and foreign owners

Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami;Jeffrey A. Pittman;Walid Saffar

374
Citations
Liberalization, corporate governance and the performance of privatized firms in developing countries

Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset;Omrane Guedhami

342
Citations
Economic policy uncertainty and bank liquidity hoarding

Allen N. Berger;Omrane Guedhami;Hugh H. Kim;Xinming Li

335
Citations
Policy uncertainty, investment, and the cost of capital

Wolfgang Drobetz;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Malte Janzen

328
Citations
Privatization and bank performance in developing countries

Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset;Klaus Fischer;Omrane Guedhami

304
Citations
Family control and corporate social responsibility

Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;He Wang;Chuck C.Y. Kwok

296
Citations
Internationalization and Bank Risk

Allen N. Berger;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Raluca A. Roman

291
Citations
Postprivatization Corporate Governance: The Role of Ownership Structure and Investor Protection

Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Omrane Guedhami;Jean-Claude Cosset

184
Citations
International Diversification and Corporate Social Responsibility

Najah Attig;Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami

4
Citations
CSR in Times of Crisis: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kee-Hong Bae;Sadok El Ghoul;Jason Gong;Omrane Guedhami

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sadok El Ghoul University of Alberta

Narjess Boubakri American University of Sharjah

Chuck C.Y. Kwok University of South Carolina

Jeffrey Pittman Memorial University of Newfoundland

Allen N. Berger University of South Carolina

Jean-Claude Cosset HEC Montréal

Wolfgang Drobetz Universität Hamburg

Dale Griffin University of British Columbia

Kai Li Zhengzhou University

William L. Megginson University of Oklahoma

External Links

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