Walid Saffar

Best Publications

• Political connections of newly privatized firms

  Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Jean Claude Cosset;Walid Saffar

  1010
  Citations

• Political connections and the cost of equity capital

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

  932
  Citations

• The role of state and foreign owners in corporate risk-taking: Evidence from privatization

  Narjess Boubakri;Jean Claude Cosset;Walid Saffar

  894
  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

• Political institutions, connectedness, and corporate risk-taking

  Narjess Boubakri;Sattar A Mansi;Walid Saffar

  373
  Citations

• THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL CONNECTIONS ON FIRMS’ OPERATING PERFORMANCE AND FINANCING DECISIONS

  Narjess Boubakri;Jean Claude Cosset;Walid Saffar

  346
  Citations

• Near and dear? The role of location in CSR engagement

  Bryan W. Husted;Dima Jamali;Walid Saffar

  266
  Citations

• Product market competition and debt choice

  Sabri Boubaker;Walid Saffar;Syrine Sassi

  229
  Citations

• Cash holdings of politically connected firms

  Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;Walid Saffar

  141
  Citations

• Political Uncertainty and Cost Stickiness: Evidence from National Elections around the World

  Woo Jong Lee;Jeffrey Pittman;Walid Saffar

  138
  Citations

• Policy uncertainty and loan loss provisions in the banking industry

  Jeffrey Ng;Walid Saffar;Janus Jian Zhang

  137
  Citations

• The Role of Multiple Large Shareholders in the Choice of Debt Source

  Sabri Boubaker;Wael Rouatbi;Walid Saffar

  133
  Citations

• The political economy of residual state ownership in privatized firms: Evidence from emerging markets

  Narjess Boubakri;Jean Claude Cosset;Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami;Walid Saffar

  125
  Citations

• Culture and externally financed firm growth

  Narjess Boubakri;Walid Saffar

  124
  Citations

• National culture and privatization: The relationship between collectivism and residual state ownership

  Narjess Boubakri;Omrane Guedhami;Chuck C Y Kwok;Walid Saffar

  100
  Citations

• Political Connections and the Cost of Equity Capital

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

  85
  Citations

• Financial Reporting and Trade Credit: Evidence from Mandatory IFRS Adoption

  Xiao Li;Jeffrey Ng;Walid Saffar

  84
  Citations

• The Role of State and Foreign Owners in Corporate Risk-Taking: Evidence from Privatization

  Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset;Walid Saffar

  80
  Citations

• State Ownership and Debt Choice: Evidence from Privatization

  Narjess Boubakri;Walid Saffar

  78
  Citations