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Faculty of Management

Oumar Sy

Professor

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Faculty of Management

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

  •   International Finance
  •   Financial Econometrics
  •   Seminar in Investment

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) (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) (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) (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) (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) (ABDC Rank: A, IF: 10.4, CiteScore: 10.8)