Author Page for Walid Saffar

American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management, HEC Montreal and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 12

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Political Connections and the Cost of Equity Capital

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2012

Narjess Boubakri, Omrane Guedhami, Dev R. Mishra and Walid Saffar

American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, University of Saskatchewan - Edwards School of Business and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 43

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Auditor Choice in Politically Connected Firms

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Citation 14

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Auditor Choice in Politically Connected Firms

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 23 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2013

Omrane Guedhami, Jeffrey Pittman and Walid Saffar

University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, Memorial University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 14

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

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

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2016

Woo-Jong Lee, Jeffrey Pittman and Walid Saffar

Seoul National University, Memorial University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 7

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

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming

Posted: 12 Jul 2019

Woo-Jong Lee, Jeffrey Pittman and Walid Saffar

Seoul National University, Memorial University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Asset Redeployability and Stock Price Crash Risk

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 19 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2022

Yangyang Chen, Jeffrey Ng, Jeffrey Pittman and Walid Saffar

City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Accountancy, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, Memorial University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 1

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Financial Reporting and Trade Credit: Evidence from Mandatory IFRS Adoption

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Financial Reporting and Trade Credit: Evidence from Mandatory IFRS Adoption

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2020

Xiao Li, Jeffrey Ng and Walid Saffar

Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) - School of Accountancy, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Financial Reporting and Trade Credit: Evidence from Mandatory IFRS Adoption

Contemporary Accounting Research, 38 (1), (2021), 96-128.

Posted: 27 May 2020 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2021

Xiao Li, Jeffrey Ng and Walid Saffar

Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) - School of Accountancy, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Disclosure Standards, Auditing Infrastructure, and Bribery Mitigation

Canadian Academic Accounting Association 2011

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 10 May 2011 Last Revised: 01 May 2013

Samer Khalil, Walid Saffar and Samir Trabelsi

Murray State University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance and Brock University - Accounting

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Citation 4

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The Effect of Firm-Level Political Uncertainty on Bank Loan Contracting

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 04 Apr 2019

Walid Saffar, Yang Wang and K.C. John Wei

Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Citation 2

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Policy Uncertainty and Loan Loss Provisions in the Banking Industry

Review of Accounting Studies, 25 (2), (2020), 726-777.

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 12 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2021

Jeffrey Ng, Walid Saffar and Janus Jian Zhang

The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance and Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) – Department of Accountancy and Law

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Citation 20

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Accounting-Driven Bank Monitoring and Firms’ Debt Structure: Evidence from IFRS 9 Adoption

Management Science, forthcoming

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 25 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2022

Xiao Li, Jeffrey Ng and Walid Saffar

Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) - School of Accountancy, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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How Economic Policy Uncertainty Affects the Cost of Raising Equity Capital: Evidence from Seasoned Equity Offerings

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 15 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2019

Yue-Cheong Chan, Walid Saffar and K.C. John Wei

Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance and Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Citation 8

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Credit Default Swaps and Corporate Debt Structure

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 May 2018 Last Revised: 24 Aug 2021

Yangyang Chen, Walid Saffar, Chenyu Shan and Sarah Qian Wang

City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Accountancy, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and University of Warwick - Warwick Business School

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Citation 2

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State Ownership and Debt Choice: Evidence from Privatization

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2018

Narjess Boubakri and Walid Saffar

American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 11

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

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 04 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2012

Narjess Boubakri, Jean-Claude Cosset and Walid Saffar

American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management, HEC Montreal and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 16

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Executive Equity Risk-Taking Incentives and Firm's Choice of Debt Structure

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 19 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2021

Yangyang Chen, Iftekhar Hasan, Walid Saffar and Leon Zolotoy

City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Accountancy, Fordham University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School

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National Culture and the Choice between Bank Debt and Public Debt

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2020

Andy C.W. Chui, Xiao Li and Walid Saffar

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) - School of Accountancy and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 1

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Does Economic Policy Uncertainty Drive the Initiation of Corporate Lobbying?

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 31 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2020

Longfei Shang, Ji-Chai Lin and Walid Saffar

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong PolyU and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 9

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National Culture and Privatization: The Relationship between Collectivism and Residual State Ownership

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2015

Narjess Boubakri, Omrane Guedhami, Chuck C.Y. Kwok and Walid Saffar

American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 10

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Political Institutions, Connectedness, and Corporate Risk-Taking

Journal of International Business Studies 2013, 44: 195-215

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2015

Narjess Boubakri, Sattar Mansi and Walid Saffar

American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management, Virginia Tech and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 5

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Product Market Competition and Debt Choice

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2018

Sabri Boubaker, Walid Saffar and Syrine Sassi

Ecole de Management de Normandie, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance and PSB Paris School of Business

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Citation 21

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The Political Economy of State Residual Ownership in Privatized Firms: Evidence from Emerging Markets

Paris December 2009 Finance International Meeting AFFI - EUROFIDAI

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2009

Omrane Guedhami, Jean-Claude Cosset, Narjess Boubakri and Walid Saffar

University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, HEC Montreal, American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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

Financial Management, Forthcoming

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Sep 2016

Sabri Boubaker, Wael Rouatbi and Walid Saffar

Ecole de Management de Normandie, Montpellier Business School and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 5

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The Political Economy of Residual State Ownership in Privatized Firms: Evidence from Emerging Markets

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 05 Oct 2009

Narjess Boubakri, Jean-Claude Cosset, Omrane Guedhami and Walid Saffar

American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management, HEC Montreal, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 2

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Geographic Location, Foreign Ownership, and Cost of Equity Capital: Evidence from Privatization

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 13 Feb 2016

Narjess Boubakri, Omrane Guedhami and Walid Saffar

American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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Citation 2

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Bank Monitoring of Borrowers and Borrowers’ Investment Efficiency: Evidence from the Switch to the Expected Credit Loss Model

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 27 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2022

Muhabie Mekonnen Mengistu, Jeffrey Ng, Walid Saffar and Janus Jian Zhang

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Accounting and Finance, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance and Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) – Department of Accountancy and Law

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Private Firm Disclosure Transparency and International IPO Underpricing

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 27 Nov 2023

Yangyang Chen, Abhinav Goyal, Walid Saffar and Leon Zolotoy

City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Accountancy, University of Birmingham, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance and University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School

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Competing creditor claims and loan recoverability: Evidence from anti-recharacterization laws

Posted: 27 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2021

Yongtae Kim, Walid Saffar and Janus Jian Zhang

Santa Clara University - Leavey School of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance and Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) – Department of Accountancy and Law

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Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

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