Oumar Sy
Associate Professor
Email: Oumar.Sy@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-3849
Fax: 902-494-1503
Mailing Address:
Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building
6100 University Ave, PO Box 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2
Research Topics:- International diversification
- Political economy
- Financial econometrics
- Market efficiency
- Asset pricing
- Portfolio management
- Corporate finance
- Corporate governance
Education
- PhD (McGill)
- MSc (HEC-Montreal)
- BA (HEC)
Current Teaching
Selected Awards and Honours
- 2022 SSHRC IDG Grant for “The #Metoo Movement, Gender Diversity Washing and Corporate Performance: A Machine Learning Approach” ($70,000) with Najah Attig (PI) and Sadok El Ghoul.
- 2021 RSB Research Grant for “International Diversification during Financial and Economic Crises” ($3,000).
- 2015 Rowe Research Grant for “On the Determinant of Stock Returns: A New Perspective” ($5,000).
- 2007–2009 Institute of Mathematical Finance (IFM2) Research Grant for “Size and Value Investing and International Diversification” ($75,000).
- 2006 Dean’s Honour List for excellence in the PhD program, McGill University.
Selected Publications
- Corporate headquarters relocation and CSR performance. Fatemi, A., Fooladi, I., Sy, O., & Zaman, A.A. Forthcoming, International Review of Economics & Finance (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2023.10.014 (ABDC Rank: A, IF: 4.5, Citescore: 5.7)
- Event studies in international finance research. El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., Mansi, S.A., & Sy, O. Journal of International Business Studies, 54, 344-364 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-022-00534-6 (ABDC Rank: A*, IF: 11.6, Citescore: 14.2, FT50)
- Which factors explain African stock returns? Mbengue, M.L., Ndiaye, B., & Sy, O. Finance Research Letters, 54, 103805 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2023.103805 (ABDC Rank: A, IF: 10.4, Citescore: 10.8)
- Diversification during hard times. Attig, N., & Sy, O. Financial Analysts Journal, 79, 45-64 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1080/0015198X.2022.2160620 (ABDC Rank: A, IF: 4.0, Citescore: 4.7)
- What explains the benefits of international portfolio diversification? Attig, N., Guedhami, O., Nazaire, G., & Sy, O. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 83, 101729 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2022.101729(ABDC Rank: A, IF: 4, Citescore: 5.3)