Prof. Haitham Al-Zoubi

Professor, Department of Finance

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Haitham A. Al-Zoubi is a financial economist with consulting, research, and teaching in asset pricing, financial engineering, corporate finance, and Islamic finance. He is currently a professor of finance at Alfaisal University. He worked as Deputy Director General for Research and Development at Jordan's Social Security Corporation where he had fundamental contributions to Jordan Social Security policy and reform. He is a board of director for First Finance Corporation - a leading finance company in Jordan- and he is a financial engineer for Jefferies group since 2017 .  Dr. Al-Zoubi received his PhD in Finance from the University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in 2003. He worked as an associate professor of finance at United Arab Emirates University and as an assistant professor of finance at the Hashemite University. He has 29 papers published in highly ranked refereed academic journals like; Journal of Empirical Finance, Review of Derivatives Research, Journal of Futures Markets, Journal of Behavioral Finance,  Annals of Finance, Quarterly Journal of Finance, ABACUS, International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money and the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance.

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Business Cycle Variations in Manager and Investor Sentiment Indices

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Business Cycle Variations in Manager and Investor Sentiment Indices . (2024). Journal of Behavioral Finance.
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An affine model for short rates when monetary policy is path dependent

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An affine model for short rates when monetary policy is path dependent. (2024). Review of Derivatives Research, 27, 50.
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Disentangling Sentiment from Cyclicality in Firm Capital Structure

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Al-Zoubi, H. A. (2023). Disentangling Sentiment from Cyclicality in Firm Capital Structure. ABACUS, 59(2), 35.
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Bond and option prices with permanent shocks

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Bond and option prices with permanent shocks. (2019). Journal of Empirical Finance 53, 272-290, 2019.
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Business cycles, financial cycles and capital structure

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Business cycles, financial cycles and capital structure. (2018). Annals of Finance 14 (1), 105-123, 2018, 18(1), 105-123.
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Acknowledgement to Reviewers of the International Journal of Financial Studies in 2016

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Acknowledgement to Reviewers of the International Journal of Financial Studies in 2016. (2017). Int. J. Financial Stud 5, 3, 2017.
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Cyclical and persistent carry trade returns and forward premia

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Cyclical and persistent carry trade returns and forward premia. (2017). Quarterly Journal of Finance 7 (04), 1750010, 2017, 6(4), 1-39.
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Under-or-overreaction: Market responses to announcements of earnings surprises

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Under-or-overreaction: Market responses to announcements of earnings surprises. (2017). International Review of Financial Analysis 52, 160-171, 2017, 52, 160-171.
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IPO underpricing in supply and demand framework: evidence from a market of retailers

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IPO underpricing in supply and demand framework: evidence from a market of retailers. (2016). Applied Economics 48 (60), 5835-5849, 2016.
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Extreme IPO underpricing and the legal environment in wealthy emerging economies

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Extreme IPO underpricing and the legal environment in wealthy emerging economies. (2015). Journal of Multinational Financial Management 31, 83-103, 2015.
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A new look at the forward premium “puzzle”

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A new look at the forward premium “puzzle”. (2011). Journal of Futures Markets 31 (7), 599-628, 2011, 31, 599–628.
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Short-term spot rate models with nonparametric deterministic drift

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Short-term spot rate models with nonparametric deterministic drift. (2009). The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 49 (3), 731-747, 2009, 49, 731–747.
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The tail behavior of extreme stock returns in the Gulf emerging markets: an implication for financial risk management

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The tail behavior of extreme stock returns in the Gulf emerging markets: an implication for financial risk management. (2008). Studies in Economics and Finance, 2008, 25, 21–37.
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Does issuing government debt needed as a Ponzi scheme in Islamic finance: A general equilibrium model

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Does issuing government debt needed as a Ponzi scheme in Islamic finance: A general equilibrium model. (2008). Managerial Finance, 2008, 34, 726–736.
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The long swings in the spot exchange rates and the complex unit roots hypothesis

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The long swings in the spot exchange rates and the complex unit roots hypothesis. (2008). Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money 18 (3 …, 2008, 18, 236–244.
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Market efficiency, time‐varying volatility and the asymmetric effect in Amman stock exchange

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Market efficiency, time‐varying volatility and the asymmetric effect in Amman stock exchange. (2007). Managerial Finance, 2007.
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Market efficiency, time-varying volatility and the asymmetric effect in Amman stock exchange

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Market efficiency, time-varying volatility and the asymmetric effect in Amman stock exchange. (2007). Managerial Finance, 33, 490–499.

Price limit and volatility in Taiwan stock exchange: Some additional evidence from the extreme value approach

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Price limit and volatility in Taiwan stock exchange: Some additional evidence from the extreme value approach. (2007). Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies 10 (01), 51-61, 2007, 10, 51–61.
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The relative risk performance of Islamic finance: a new guide to less risky investments

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The relative risk performance of Islamic finance: a new guide to less risky investments. (2007). International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance 10 (02), 235-249, 2007, 10, 235–249.
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Bashir.(2007).''Market Efficiency, Time Varying Volatility and the Asymmetric Effect in ASE''

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Bashir.(2007).’’Market Efficiency, Time Varying Volatility and the Asymmetric Effect in ASE’’. (2007). Managerial Finance 33 (7), 490-499, 2007.
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Stationary component in stock prices: A reappraisal of empirical findings

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Stationary component in stock prices: A reappraisal of empirical findings. (2007). Multinational Finance Journal 11 (3 4), 287-322, 2007, 11, 287–322.
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Notes from RFE Editors: Acknowledging the 2006 Referees

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Notes from RFE Editors: Acknowledging the 2006 Referees. (2007). Review of Financial Economics 16, 321, 2007.
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A nonparametric cointegration analysis of the forward rate unbiasedness hypothesis

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A nonparametric cointegration analysis of the forward rate unbiasedness hypothesis. (2006). Applied Financial Economics Letters 2 (4), 223-227, 2006, 2, 223–227.
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Value-at-risk under extreme values: the relative performance in MENA emerging stock markets

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Value-at-risk under extreme values: the relative performance in MENA emerging stock markets. (2006). International Journal of Managerial Finance, 2, 154–172.

Value‐at‐risk under extreme values: the relative performance in MENA emerging stock markets

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Value‐at‐risk under extreme values: the relative performance in MENA emerging stock markets. (2006). International Journal of Managerial Finance, 2006.
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Does Fisher Effect Apply in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Nonlinear Cotrending Test Applied to Argentina, Brazil, Malysia, Mexico, South Korea and Turkey

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Does Fisher Effect Apply in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Nonlinear Cotrending Test Applied to Argentina, Brazil, Malysia, Mexico, South Korea and Turkey. (2006). Applied Econometrics and International Development 6 (2), 2006.
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Examining complex unit roots in the MENA countries industrial production indices

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Examining complex unit roots in the MENA countries industrial production indices. (2005). Applied Economics Letters 12 (4), 255-259, 2005, 12, 255–259.
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Is there a diversification benefit from investing in the Arab Gulf stock markets? A multivariate GARCH analysis

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Is there a diversification benefit from investing in the Arab Gulf stock markets? A multivariate GARCH analysis. (2005). Global Business & Economics Review 7 (4), 324-342, 2005, 7, 324–342.
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A Note on the Foreign Exchange Market Efficiency Hypothesis: Does Small Sample Bias affect Inference?

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A Note on the Foreign Exchange Market Efficiency Hypothesis: Does Small Sample Bias affect Inference?. (2005).
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Free Trade Agreements and Equity Market Integration: A Case of U.S. and Jordan

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Free Trade Agreements and Equity Market Integration: A Case of U.S. and Jordan. (2005). Applied Finance Economics, 15(1), 11.
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A note on the paper by HJ Bierens:“complex unit roots and business cycles: are they real?”

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A note on the paper by HJ Bierens:“complex unit roots and business cycles: are they real?”. (2004). Econometric Theory 20 (3), 636-637, 2004.
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Modeling the dynamic interdependence of MENA stock markets: A multivariate Analysis

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Modeling the dynamic interdependence of MENA stock markets: A multivariate Analysis. (2004). Journal of Economic Research 9 (2), 239-270, 2004, 9, 239–270.
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The Determinants of Corporate Debt Maturity Structure: Some Panel Data Results

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The Determinants of Corporate Debt Maturity Structure: Some Panel Data Results. (2004).
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New evidence on interest rate and foreign exchange rate modeling

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New evidence on interest rate and foreign exchange rate modeling. (2003). University of New Orleans, 2003.
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Debt, Zakat and Optimal Taxation in Islamic Economy

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Debt, Zakat and Optimal Taxation in Islamic Economy.
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AWARDS, LECTURESHIPS, PRIZES, OR DECURATIONS

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AWARDS, LECTURESHIPS, PRIZES, OR DECURATIONS.
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Do price limits moderate stock market fluctuations? An evidence from the tail distribution of SET stock returns

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Do price limits moderate stock market fluctuations? An evidence from the tail distribution of SET stock returns.
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