I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at American University of Sharjah - School of Business Administration.
I obtained my Ph.D. in Finance from the Swiss Finance Institute and USI Lugano in 2021.
My research focuses on empirical asset pricing, institutional investors, and market liquidity.
At AUS, I teach undergraduate and MSc courses in investments, portfolio management, and corporate finance.
Publications:
What Constrains Liquidity Provision? Evidence From Institutional Trades (RoF Digest)
(with Francesco Franzoni and Alberto Plazzi), Review of Finance, 2021
Do Mutual Funds and ETFs Affect the Commonality in Liquidity of Corporate Bonds?
Journal of Empirical Finance, 2024
In the news:
Credit Liquidity Risk Is Rising Thanks to Boom in Bond ETFs, Bloomberg
Rapid Growth of Bond ETFs Could Fuel Credit Liquidity Risks, ETF Trends
How 'Democratization' Of The Bond Market Killed Liquidity, Zero Hedge
Bond ETF explosion fuels liquidity risks, ETF Stream
ETF Liquidity Mirage (The Weekly Fix), Bloomberg
What happens when the lights go out? An analysis of ETFs when liquidity vanishes, ETF Stream
Bank government ownership and reaction to SVB collapse: Evidence from emerging markets
(with Narjess Boubakri and Anis Samet) The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2026
Government Ownership and Stock Price Crash Risk in Banks: International Evidence
(with Narjess Boubakri and Anis Samet) Emerging Markets Review, 2026