| Saffar,Walid, Ph.D. | |||
| Assistant Professor | |||
| AUB Start Date: | September, 2009 | ||
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| Contact Information | |||
| AUB Email: | walid.saffar@aub.edu.lb | ||
| Other Email: | walid.saffar@aub.edu.lb | ||
| Office Location: | 463 | ||
| Office Extension: | 3775 | ||
| Research Interests |
Corporate Governance; International Finance; Political Connections; Privatization; Auditor Choice
| Office Hours |
Tuesday : 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
| Education |
2008
HEC Montreal
Montreal, Quebec,
Canada.
Ph.D. in Finance
2003
Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec,
Canada.
MBA in Finance
2001
IHEC Carthage
Tunis,
Tunisia.
BBA in Finance
| Experience |
2008 -
2009
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, Indiana, United States
Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance
2007 -
2008
HEC Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Instructor of International Business
2006 -
2007
HEC Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Research Assistant
2005 -
2006
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Research Assistant
2003 -
2004
Laval University
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Research Assistant
| Teaching Activities at AUB |
Teaching Preparation |
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| Semester | Course No | Title |
| Fall-2009-2010 | FINA 210 | Business Finance |
| Recent Research/Intellectual Contributions |
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Published Articles in Refereed Journals
1.
Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa
(2008) 'Political Connections of Newly Privatized Firms', Journal of Corporate Finance
, 14:5, 654-673
Other Intellectual Contributions
Refereed Conference Presentations1. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2009) 'Politically-Connected Firms: An International Event Study', paper presented at the Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting , - April, United States
2. Boubakri, N, Mishra, D and Saffar,Wa (2009) 'Political Connections and the Cost of Equity Capital', paper presented at the European Financial Management Symposium on Corporate Governance and Control , - April, United Kingdom
3. Boubakri, N and Cosset, J (2008) 'Politically-Connected Firms: An International Event Study', paper presented at the Student Conference on Research in Business , - April, Canada
4. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2007) 'Political Connections of Newly Privatized Firms', paper presented at the Student Conference on Research in Business , - April, Canada
5. Cosset, J, Guedhami, O and Saffar,Wa (2009) 'The political Economy of State Residual Ownership in Privatized firms: Evidence from Emerging Markets', paper presented at the Journal of Corporate Finance Conference on Corporate Finance and Governance in Emerging Markets , - August, China
6. Boubakri, N, Mishra, D and Saffar,Wa (2009) 'Political Connections and the Cost of Equity Capital', paper presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting , - August, United States
7. Guedhami,O, Pittman, J and Saffar,Wa (2008) 'Auditor Choice in Privatized Firms: Empirical Evidence on the Role of State and Foreign Owners', paper presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting , - August, United States
8. Guedhami, O, Pittman, J and Saffar,Wa (2008) 'Auditor Choice in Privatized Firms: Empirical Evidence on the Role of State and Foreign Owners', paper presented at the Symposium on Finance, Banking and Insurance , - December, Germany
9. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2008) 'Politically-Connected Firms: An International Event Study', paper presented at the Australasian Finance and Banking Annual Conference , - December, Australia
10. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2008) 'Politically-Connected Firms: An International Event Study', paper presented at the European International Business Academy Annual Conference , - December, Estonia
11. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2006) 'Political Connections of Newly Privatized Firms', paper presented at the The First International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets , - December, Korea
12. Guedhami, O, Pittman, J and Saffar,Wa (2008) 'Auditor Choice in Privatized Firms: Empirical Evidence on the Role of State and Foreign Owners', paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting , - July, Italy
13. Guedhami, O, Pittman, J and Saffar,Wa (2008) 'Auditor Choice in Privatized Firms: Empirical Evidence on the Role of State and Foreign Owners', paper presented at the European Financial Management Association Annual Meeting , - July, Greece
14. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2007) 'Political Connections of Newly Privatized Firms', paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting , - July, United States
15. Boubakri, N, Mishra, D and Saffar,Wa (2009) 'Political Connections and the Cost of Equity Capital', paper presented at the Financial Management Association European Annual Meeting , - June, Italy
16. Boubakri, N, Mishra, D and Saffar,Wa (2009) 'Political Connections and the Cost of Equity Capital', paper presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting , - June, United States
17. Guedhami, O, Pittman, J and Saffar,Wa (2008) 'Auditor Choice in Privatized Firms: Empirical Evidence on the Role of State and Foreign Owners', paper presented at the Financial Management Association European Annual Meeting , - June, Czech Republic
18. Guedhami, O, Pittman, J and Saffar,Wa (2009) 'Auditor Choice in Privatized Firms: Empirical Evidence on the Role of State and Foreign Owners', paper presented at the International Finance Conference , - March, Tunisia
19. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2008) 'Politically-Connected Firms: An International Event Study', paper presented at the Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting , - March, United States
20. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2007) 'Political Connections of Newly Privatized Firms', paper presented at the International Finance Conference , - March, Tunisia
21. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2007) 'Political Connections of Newly Privatized Firms', paper presented at the European Financial Management Symposium on Corporate Finance and Shareholders Activism , - May, Italy
22. Boubakri, N, Mishra, D and Saffar,Wa (2009) 'Political Connections and the Cost of Equity Capital', paper presented at the Financial Management Association Annual Meeting , - October, United States
23. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2007) 'Political Connections of Newly Privatized Firms', paper presented at the Financial Management Association Annual Meeting , - October, United States
24. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2006) 'Political Connections of Newly Privatized Firms', paper presented at the Inter-university Center on Risk, Economic Policies and Employment , - October, Canada
25. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2006) 'Political Connections of Newly Privatized Firms', paper presented at the Workshop on the Politics of Corporate Governance September, Denmark
26. Boubakri, N, Cosset, J and Saffar,Wa (2006) 'Political Connections of Newly Privatized Firms', paper presented at the Northern Finance Association Annual Conference , - September, Canada
| Personal/Other |
Professional Honors, Prizes and Fellowships
Esdras Minville Award, student publication at HEC Montreal, 2009
Award of Excellence at the Student Confrence on Research in Business, Montreal, Canada, 2007
Centre de Recherche en E-Finance, Doctoral Fellowship, HEC Montreal, 2006-2007
Inter-university Center on Risk, Economic Policies and Employment, Doctoral Fellowship, 2004
Department of Finance and Insurance, Laval University, Doctoral Fellowship, 2003-2004
Industrial-Alliance, M.B.A Thesis Fellowship, 2003