Oumar Sy
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
- 2023 Graham and Dodd Scroll Award for Financial Analysts Journal paper “Diversification during hard times" (with Najah Attig)
- 2022 SSHRC IDG Grant for “The #Metoo movement, gender diversity washing and corporate performance: A machine learning approach” with Najah Attig (PI) and Sadok El Ghoul
- 2021 Rowe Research Grants for “International diversification during financial and economic crises" (2021) and "On the determinant of stock returns; A new perspective" (2015)
- 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
- The battle of factors. Assoe, K., Attig, N., & Sy, O. Global Finance Journal, 101004 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2024.101004 (ABDC Rank: A, IF: 5.5, CiteScore: 7.3)
- Corporate headquarters relocation and CSR performance. Fatemi, A., Fooladi, I., Sy, O., & Zaman, A.A. International Review of Economics & Finance, 89(Part B), 622-637 (2024) 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)
- 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)
- 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)