Chahine, Salim, Ph.D.
  
   Associate Professor
   AUB Start Date: September, 2004
 
Contact Information  
AUB Email: sc09@aub.edu.lb
Other Email: sc09@aub.edu.lb
Office Location: 310
Office Extension: 3722
   
   
   
  

 Research Interests

Corporate Finance, Financial Markets and Corporate Governance

 Teaching Interests

Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Portfolio Management, Risk Management

 Office Hours

Monday : 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday : 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Thursday : 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

 Experience

October  2007  -    Present
American University of Beirut
Lebanon
Associate Professor of Finance

October  2007  -   December   2007
Gulf Investment Corporation
Kuwait city, Kuwait
Trainer
Course Presentation: "Risk Management", "Corporate
Finance and Financial Modelling"

April  2007  -   May   2007
The Johnson School - Cornell University
United States
Visiting Scholar

Summer  2004  -   September   2007
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Assistant Professor of Finance ( Full-time)

Summer  2004  -   Summer   2006
King’s College, The University of London
London, United Kingdom
Visiting Researcher

March  2000  -   April   2005
EADA Business School,
Barcelona, Spain
Visiting Professor
Course Taught:Multinational Financial Management, MBA

 Consulting work

Long Term Consulting Engagements

January  2008 - December  2008.
Alfaisal University. Riad , Saudi Arabia.
Consultant in Business Education - Acting for Prince Bander Bin Saud in doing the financial planning for the university

January  2007 - December  2007.
Astra Group - Cheikh Masri. Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Consultant in Business Education, Acting for Astra Group - Cheikh Masri on a university project in Tabuk

 Recent Research/Intellectual Contributions
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Published Articles in Refereed Journals

1. Chahine, S  (2009)  'Value Stocks vs. Growth Stocks: Some European Evidence',  Journal of Asset Management

2. Chahine, S and Filatotchev, I  (2008)  'Do Venture Capitalists Certify and Monitor New Issues?',  Global Finance Journal

3. Chahine, S  (2008)  'Underpricing Versus Gross Spread: New Evidences on the Effect of Sold Shares at the Time of IPOs ',  Journal of Multinational Financial Management

4. Chahine, S, Bruton, G and Filatotchev, I  (2008)  'Signaling Theory and Entrepreneurial IPOs: The Impact of Founders’ Ownership, Social Capital, & Investors in the Venture',  Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, forthcoming

5. Chahine, S and Filatotchev, I  (2008)  'Information Disclosure, Corporate Governance and Performance of IPOs',  Journal of Small Business Management , 46:2, 219-241

6. Chahine, S and Ismail, A  (2007)  'Premium, Merger fees and The Choice of Investment Banks: A simultaneous Analysis ',  Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

7. Chahine, S and Safieddine, A  (2007)  'Corporate governance and the external monitoring of banks in Lebanon',  Corporate Governance

8. Chahine, S  (2007)  'Activity-based Diversification, Corporate Governance and the Performance of Commercial Banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council',  Journal of Management and Governance , 11:4, 353-382

9. Chahine, S, Filatotchev, I and Wright, M  (2006)  'Venture Capitalists, Business Angels, and Performance of Entrepreneurial IPOs in the UK and France ',  Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting

10. Chahine, S  (2006)  'Differential Interpretations, Private Information and Trading Volume Around French Firms’ Good News vs Bad News Preliminary Announcements',  European Accounting Review

11. Chahine, S  (2005)  'Block-holder Ownership, Family Control and Post-Listing Performance of French IPOs',  Managerial Finance

12. Chahine, S  (2005)  'Investor Interest, Trading Volume, and the Choice of IPO Mechanism in France ',  International Review of Financial Analysis

13. Chahine, S, Filatotchev, I and Wright, M  (2005)  'Founders’ Characteristics, Venture Capital Syndication and Governance in Entrepreneurial IPOs',  International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

14. Chahine, S and Mathieu, J  (2004)  'Valorisation Stratégique par Contextes de Valeur : Le cas des introductions sur le Nouveau Marché',  Finance Contrôle et Stratégie , 6:2, 91-114

15. Chahine, S  (2004)  'Long Run Abnormal Return after IPOs and Optimistic Analysts’ Forecasts',  International Review of Financial Analysis , 13, 83-103

16. Chahine, S  (2004)  'Dispersion of Analysts Forecasts and the profitability of Trading Strategies around the Preannouncement',  Journal of Multinational Financial Management , 14, 67-79

17. Chahine, S  (2004)  'Corporate Governance and Firm Value for Small and Medium Sized IPOs',  Financial Markets and Portfolio Management , 18, 143-160

18. Chahine, S  (2002)  'Révélation d’Information et Ajustement Partiel dans la procédure de Placement Garanti ',  Banque et Marchés, Special issue on IPOs, (Edited by the French Finance Association)

19. Chahine, S  (2001)  'Notoriete, Information et Valeur autour de l’Introduction en Bourse dans le Secteur Informatique: L’exemple des Societes du Second Marche et du Nouveau Marche',  Analyse Financière , 122

20. Chahine, S  (2001)  'La Sous-évaluation à l’Introduction en Bourse : Quelle source d’Asymétrie d’Information ?',  Banque et Marchés (Edited by the French Finance Association)

21. Chahine, S  (2000)  'Effet Small Caps ou Effet Mid Caps: Test et Explication sur la Place de Paris',  The Revue du Financier :122-123, 53-63

22. Chahine, S  (2000)  'La vague de concentration : Quels Enjeux pour les distributeurs européens ?',  Analyse Financière , 23-26

23. Chahine, S and Bensoussan, C  (1999)  'Liquidité Informationnelle et Efficacité des politiques informationnelles des Sociétés Cotées sur le Marché de Paris',  Banque et Marches , 39, 56-75

24. Chahine, S  (1999)  'Pratiques Informationnelles des Entreprises Cotées sur le Marché de Paris',  Analyse Financiere , 120, 66-73

25. Chahine, S  (1999)  'La Liquidite de la PLace de Paris: De l’Effet prix a la Frequence de l’Echange',  Banque et Marche , 41, 17-23


Other Intellectual Contributions
Publications in Refereed Conference Proceedings

1. NBER (2007) Proceedings: National Bureau of Economic Research - NBER, edited by Chahine, S, Ljungqvist, A and Michaely, R. 

2.  (2004) Proceedings: Financial Management Association Meeting , edited by Chahine, S. Switzerland

3.  (2004) Proceedings: Financial Management Association Meeting , edited by Chahine, S and Choudhry, T. Switzerland

4.  (2008) Proceedings: EADA - Barcelona, edited by Chahine, S. Spain

5.  (2007) Proceedings: Academy of International Business, AIB, edited by Chahine, S, Filatotchev, I and Piesse, J.  London, United Kingdom

6.  (2007) Proceedings: Strategic Management Society Special Conference in “New Frontiers in Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Governance, and Evolution”, edited by Chahine, S, Filatotchev, I and Zahra, S.  Catania, Italy

7.  (2007) Proceedings: Best Paper Proceedings in the Academy of Management Meeting (AOM), edited by Chahine, S, Bruton, G, Filatotchev, I and Wright, M.  Atlanta, United States

8.  (2006) Proceedings: Best Paper Proceedings in the Academy of Management Meeting (AOM), , edited by Chahine, S, Bruton, G and Filatotchev, I.  Atlanta, United States

9. The American Accounting Association Meeting (2005) Proceedings: American Accounting Association meeting, AAA, edited by Chahine, S. San Francisco, United States

10. AoM (2005) Proceedings: Academy of Management, edited by Chahine, S and Filatotchev, I. Hawaii, 

11. EFA (2002) Proceedings: European Finance Association, edited by Chahine, S. Berlin, Germany

12. ASBBS (2000) Proceedings: American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, edited by Chahine, S and Chen, X. Aberdeen, 

13. ASBBS (1999) Proceedings: American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, edited by Chahine, S. London, United Kingdom

14. AFFI - FFA (1998) Proceedings: French Finance Association, edited by Chahine, S. Paris, France

15.  (2009) Proceedings: American Finance Association Meeting, edited by Chahine, S, Ljungqvist, A and Michaely, R.  San Francisco, United States

16.  (2006) Proceedings: European Financial Management , edited by Chahine, S and Ismail,A. Madrid, Spain: EFMA

17. Queensland University, (2006) Proceedings:  FMA/AsFA meeting,, edited by Chahine, S and Elfakhani, S. Australia

18.  (2006) Proceedings: FMA/AsFA meeting, Queensland University, edited by Chahine, S and Elfakhani, S. Queensland, Australia

19. EFMA (2005) Proceedings: European Financial Management Association , edited by Chahine, S and Safieddine, A. Milan, Italy

20. European Financial Management Association (2005) Proceedings: EFMA, edited by Chahine, S and Filatotchev, I. Milan, Italy

21. FMA (2002) Proceedings: Financial Management Association, edited by Chahine, S. Tokyo, Japan

22. APFA (2001) Proceedings: Asia Pacific Finance Association, edited by Chahine, S and Chen, X. Shanghai, China

23. EFMA (2001) Proceedings: European Financial Management Association, edited by Chahine, S. Lugano, Switzerland

24. APFA (1999) Proceedings: Asia Pacific Finance Association, edited by Chahine, S and Bensoussan, C. Melbourne, Australia

25.  (2008) Proceedings: European Financial Management Association, edited by Chahine, S and Filatotchev, I. Athens, Greece

26.  (2008) Proceedings: EM - Lyon, Brown Bag, edited by Chahine, S. France

27.  (2003) Proceedings: Global Finance International Conference, edited by Chahine, S. Franfurt , Germany

28.  (2003) Proceedings: French Finance Association International Conference (FFA) and the European Financial Management Association Conference (EFMA), edited by Chahine, S. 

29.  (2003) Proceedings: Global Finance International Conference, edited by Chahine, S. Frankfort , Germany

30. AIMS (2002) Proceedings: Association Internationale de Management Strategique, edited by Chahine, S and Mathieu, JP. Paris, France

31. AFFI - FFA (2001) Proceedings: French Finance Association, edited by Chahine, S and Auguy, M. Namur, Belgium

32. AFFI-FFA (2001) Proceedings: French Finance Association , edited by Chahine, S. Namur, Belgium

33.  (2006) Proceedings: Journal of Business Finance and Accounting Meeting, edited by Chahine, S, Filatotchev and Wright, M.  Greece: JBFA

34. Waroqué University (2003) Proceedings: II International Conference in Corporate Governance and New Economy, edited by Chahine, S. Belgium

35. FNEGE  (2002) Proceedings: Fondation Nationale de La Recherche , edited by Chahine, S and Edorh, M. Bordeaux, France

36.  (2007) Proceedings: University of Texas - Dallas - Brown bag (Bruton, B.), edited by Chahine, S, Bruton, G, Filatotchev, I and Wright, M. 

37.  (2001) Proceedings: Third International Conference On Money, Investment and Risk, edited by Chahine, S. Nottingham, United Kingdom

38.  (2007) Proceedings: Stanford University - Brown Bag (A. Ljungqvist), edited by Chahine, S, Ljungqvist, A and Michaely, R.  California, United States

39.  (1995) Proceedings: Centre d’Études des Techniques Financières et d’Ingénierie, edited by Chahine, S. Aix-Marseille III, France

Published Books; Chapters in Books; Monographs

40. Chahine, S and Bensoussan, C  (2000) Décision Managériale et Communication Financière, La Décision Managériale d’Aujourd’hui, France

Articles in Practice-Oriented Journals

41. Chahine, S  (1998)  'Le coût d’asymétrie informationnelle et l’efficacité des politiques informationnelles", ',  l’Agence Économique et Financière,

42. Chahine, S  (1998)  'Pour une mesure qualitative de l’information des sociétés cotées',  l’Agence Économique et Financière

43. Chahine, S and Gautier, O  (1999)  'L’or ou le paradoxe de la valeur refuge',  BANQUE Magazine

44. Chahine, S, Gautier, O and BANQUE Magazine  (1999)  'De l’urgence d’une information plus active',  Banque Magazine

45. Chahine, S and Barthelemy, J  (1999)  'De la spécialisation à l’externalisation : un nouvel enjeu stratégique de création de valeur',  La Tribune

46. Chahine, S and Sugita, S  (1999)  'Est-ce la fin de la deuxième puissance économique mondiale ?',  Management and Finance

47. Chahine, S  (1998)  'Y-a-t-il des opportunités d’investissements sur les Bourses du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient',  ", l’Agence Économique et Financière, October 1998

Curriculum Development & Teaching Innovation
New Courses/Programs Developed

1.  Chahine, S  (2005)  'Case Studies in Finance', 
OSB- AUB

2.  Chahine, S and Jaber, M  (2005)  'International Business and Finance', 
EMBA - Univerity of Sharjah

3.  Chahine, S  (2001)  'Risk Management in Multinational Corporations', 
Audencia Nantes School of Management


Research in Progress
Work in Progress

1.  Chahine, S and Safieddine, A  (2008)  'Corporate Governance and Performance in the Lebanese Banking System', 

2.  Chahine, S and Tohme, N  (2008)  'CEO Duality: Does it really matter? ', 

 Grants

October  2007 - October  2008.  URB Grant -. "Exectuve Stock Options at IPOs."  Amount of Dollar Award : $ 9,000

October  2006 - October  2007.  URB Grant. "Does the Venture Capitalist nature matter?."  Amount of Dollar Award : $ 10,000

October  2005 - October  2006.  URB Grant - American University of Beirut. "Initial Public Offering in the Gulf Region."  Amount of Dollar Award : $ 5,000

September  2004 - December  2004.  ESCWA - United Nations. "Risk and Return in the Lebanese Banking System: Debt Sustainability and Financial Stability."  Amount of Dollar Award : $
Working paper

 Personal/Other

Professional Honors, Prizes and Fellowships

- The Best Young Arab Researcher in Economics, Banking, Financial and Management Sciences 2007, the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation (The Arab Bank), for outstanding research output over the period 2005-2007.
- Excellence Medal for distinguished Scholarship fellow given by the late Lebanese Prime minister R.HARIRI

Professional Activities and Public Service

- Member of the American Finance Association (AFA) (2008)
- Member of the Southern Finance Association (SFA) (2006)
- Member of the American Accounting Association (AAA) (2005 to present)
- Member of the Academy of Management Association (AOM) (2005 to present)
- Member of the French Finance Association (FFA) (1999 to 2005)
- Member of the French Finance Association International Meetings Scientific Committees (2001-2002)
- Member of the European Financial Association Management (EFMA) (2001-present)
- Member of the European Finance Association (EFA) (2002)
- Member of the Swiss Finance Association (SFA) (2004)
- Co-programme Chair of the ASBBS International Conference–(2004), University of Queensland – Australia
Discussant in market microstructure and in IPOs studies: EFMA-Lugano, 2001, FFA-Namur, 2002, FFA Paris, 2002, EFMA-Helsinki 2003, EFMA 2004, EFMA 2005, EFMA-2006, EFMA-2007, EFMA-Athens 2008.
- Chairman of a session in market microstructure: FFA - Namur, 2002.
- Member of the Lebanese Business Network, Seminar in Cost of Capital and Cash Flow Estimation, August, 2005.
- Member of the Corporate Governance Research Centre – OSB- AUB