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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Economics and Finance D-index 33 Citations 7,800 145 World Ranking 1971 National Ranking 49

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Finance
  • Microeconomics
  • Debt

Sadok El Ghoul mainly investigates Monetary economics, Endogeneity, Corporate governance, Valuation and Cost of capital. His Monetary economics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Information asymmetry, Capital, Inefficiency and Corporate value. His studies deal with areas such as Competition and Accounting as well as Endogeneity.

His work on Shareholder and Agency cost is typically connected to Sample as part of general Corporate governance study, connecting several disciplines of science. His research investigates the connection between Cost of capital and topics such as Public economics that intersect with issues in Equity capital markets. Sadok El Ghoul interconnects Stakeholder theory, Investment and Private equity secondary market, Private equity fund in the investigation of issues within Cost of equity.

His most cited work include:

  • Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect the Cost of Capital (957 citations)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Credit Ratings (195 citations)
  • Country-level institutions, firm value, and the role of corporate social responsibility initiatives (161 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Sadok El Ghoul mostly deals with Monetary economics, Corporate governance, Endogeneity, Cost of capital and Financial system. His Monetary economics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Agency cost, Finance, Debt and Investment. His Investment study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Information asymmetry, Stakeholder theory and Institutional investor.

His study in Corporate governance is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Valuation, Accounting and Expropriation. His Endogeneity study combines topics in areas such as Collectivism, Uncertainty avoidance, Internationalization and Public economics. The various areas that Sadok El Ghoul examines in his Cost of capital study include Equity, Equity capital markets and Equity risk.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Monetary economics (44.59%)
  • Corporate governance (28.38%)
  • Endogeneity (19.59%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Monetary economics (44.59%)
  • Corporate governance (28.38%)
  • Debt (14.86%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Monetary economics, Corporate governance, Debt, Shareholder and Institutional investor. Sadok El Ghoul has researched Monetary economics in several fields, including Enterprise value, Deregulation and Credit rating. His Corporate governance research incorporates themes from Percentage point and Financial system.

His Debt research includes themes of Endogeneity and Corporate finance. Sadok El Ghoul combines subjects such as Valuation, Accounting, Equity and Investment with his study of Institutional investor. His research integrates issues of Bond valuation and Finance in his study of Cost of capital.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Does CSR matter in times of crisis? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic (8 citations)
  • Board Reforms and Dividend Policy: International Evidence (6 citations)
  • Does social trust affect international contracting? Evidence from foreign bond covenants (4 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Finance
  • Microeconomics
  • Debt

Sadok El Ghoul focuses on Corporate governance, Monetary economics, Shareholder, Financial system and Dividend policy. His Corporate governance study which covers Creditor that intersects with Dividend payout ratio, Economic policy, Endogeneity and Cash flow. His studies in Monetary economics integrate themes in fields like Enterprise value, Valuation and Debt.

His work deals with themes such as Incentive, Earnings, Earnings management and External financing, which intersect with Valuation. His Financial system study incorporates themes from Outcome, State ownership and External governance. His Institutional investor research includes elements of Accounting, Equity and Investment.

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Best Publications

Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect the Cost of Capital

Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Chuck C.Y. Kwok;Dev R. Mishra.
Journal of Banking and Finance (2011)

1990 Citations

Corporate Social Responsibility and Credit Ratings

Najah Attig;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Jungwon Suh.
Journal of Business Ethics (2013)

538 Citations

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

Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Yongtae Kim.
Journal of International Business Studies (2017)

425 Citations

National culture and corporate debt maturity

Xiaolan Zheng;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Chuck C.Y. Kwok.
Journal of Banking and Finance (2012)

312 Citations

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

Ruiyuan Chen;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami;He Wang.
Journal of Corporate Finance (2017)

266 Citations

Corporate Environmental Responsibility and the Cost of Capital: International Evidence

Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Hakkon Kim;Kwangwoo Park.
Journal of Business Ethics (2018)

236 Citations

Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility

Najah Attig;Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami.
Journal of Business Ethics (2016)

229 Citations

DO MULTIPLE LARGE SHAREHOLDERS PLAY A CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ROLE? EVIDENCE FROM EAST ASIA

Najah Attig;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami.
Journal of Financial Research (2009)

210 Citations

Internationalization and Bank Risk

Allen N. Berger;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Raluca A. Roman.
Management Science (2017)

191 Citations

Creditor rights and capital structure: Evidence from international data

Seong-Soon Cho;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami;Jungwon Suh.
Journal of Corporate Finance (2014)

180 Citations

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