CURRICULUM VITAE December 2012 M. KABIR HASSAN Professor of Finance Department of Economics and Finance University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 70148 Phone: 504-280-6163 Fax: 504-280-6397 EDUCATION University of Nebraska University of Nebraska Gustavus Adolphus College (Phi Beta Kappa) Finance Economics Mathematics & Economics 1987-90 1985-87 1983-85 Ph.D. M.A. B.A. EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA: August 1990-Current Full Professor, Endowed Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor Associate Chair: 2000-2004 Al-Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Visiting Professor: April 2012 Al-Yamama University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Visiting Professor: December 2010 University of Putra,Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Visiting Professor: July 2012; June 2011; July 2010; May 2009 American University-Beirut, Lebanon Visiting Professor: Summer 2005 Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Visiting Professor: 2004-2005 Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Visiting Professor: Spring, 1998; Summer 1998. North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance and Statistics, Summer 1993; Summer, 1994, Summer, 1995. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Graduate Assistant, 1985-90 Instructor: 1986-90 Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, USA: Academic Assistant, 1984-85. 1 1990. 1987. 1985. COURSES TAUGHT Undergraduate: Financial Management, Money and Capital Markets, Commercial Bank Management, Islamic banking and finance MBA: Financial Management, International Finance, Managerial Economics, Financial Markets and Institutions, Islamic banking and finance EMBA: Financial Management, International Finance HealthCare MS: Healthcare Financial Management Ph.D.: Corporate Finance, Seminar in Financial Markets Executive Teaching: Financial Management for Non-Financial Managers, Islamic Finance and Banking MAJOR AREAS OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTEREST Financial Institutions and Markets Corporate Finance Investments Emerging Markets and Financial Development International Finance Applied Economics Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance CV SYNOPSIS SCOPUS Listed articles ISI Indexed articles ERA listed articles IBSS listed articles : : : : 61 34 83 44 Published Scholarly Books: 7; Forthcoming Scholarly Books: 1 Published Textbook: 1: Forthcoming Textbook: 1 Published Refereed Journal Articles: 138: Forthcoming Refereed Journal Articles: 12 Published Invited/Refereed Book Chapters: 29 Published Refereed Proceedings: 12 Publicly available Working Papers: 94 Paper Presentation in Academic Conferences: 257 Invited Paper/Seminar Presentation: 98 Journal Editor/Chief Editor: 5 Journal Editor Board Member: 9 Ph.D. Dissertation Chair: 28: In progress: 8; Committee Member: 15 External Examiner: 23; In Progress: 4 Teaching Awards: 22 Best Paper Awards: 16 Officers/Presidents: 5 Dr. M. Kabir Hassan is a financial economist with consulting, research and teaching experiences in development finance, money and capital markets, Islamic finance, corporate finance, investments, monetary economics, macroeconomics and international trade and finance. He provided consulting services to the World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), African Development Bank (AfDB), USAID, Government of Bangladesh, Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC), Federal Reserve Bank, USA, and 2 many corporations, private organizations and universities around the world. Dr. Hassan received his BA in Economics and Mathematics from Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota, USA, and M.A. in Economics and Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA respectively. He is now a tenured Full Professor in the Department of Economics and Finance at the University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He has 137 papers published in refereed academic journals to his credit. Dr. Hassan has published in the Journal of Banking and Finance, Pacific Basin Finance Journal, Journal of Financial Services Research, Financial Review, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting, Journal of Economics and Finance, Global Finance Journal, World Development, Thunderbird International Business Review, African Development Review, Islamic Economic Studies, Review of Islamic Economics, Journal of King Abdul Aziz University and Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. Dr. Hassan supervised 27 doctoral theses, and many of his students are now well placed in the academia, government and private sectors. He is editor of The Global Journal of Finance and Economics and Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, and Co-Editor of Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development. Dr. Hassan has edited and published many books along with articles in refereed academic journals. Dr. Hassan is co-editor (with M.K. Lewis) of Handbook of Islamic Banking and Islamic Finance, The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics (Edward Elgar, 2007), and co-editor (with Michael Mahlknecht) Islamic Capital Market: Products and Strategies (John Wiley and Sons, 2011). He is co-author Islamic Entrepreneurship (Routledge UK, 2010). Dr. Hassan is currently working on a textbook development project on Islamic Finance to be published by Pearson in 2013. Dr. Hassan has recently been commissioned by Oxford University Press to bring out an edited volume on Islam and the Economy. A frequent traveller, Dr. Hassan gives lectures and workshops in the US and abroad, and has presented over 257 research papers at professional conferences and has delivered 96 invited papers/seminars. SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE PRODUCTIVITY 1. PUBLICATIONS BOOKS a. Scholarly Books 2006-2012 8. M. Kabir Hassan and Mervyn Lewis, Islam and the Economy, Oxford University Press, 2013 (Forthcoming) 7. M. Kabir Hassan and Michael Mahlknecht (Editors), Islamic Capital Markets: Products and Strategies, John Wiley and Compnay, March, 2011. 6. Rasem N. Kayed and M. Kabir Hassan, Islamic Entrepreneurship, Routledge Publishing Company, November, 2010. ; ISBN13: 9780415584494, 376 pages, hardback, Published by Routledge 5.Hassan, M. Kabir and Mervyn Lewis (Edited). Handbook of Islamic Banking. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. 2007. ISBN: 978-1-84542-083-3: 443 pages. 4.Hassan, M. Kabir and Mervyn Lewis (Edited). The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. .September, 2007. 688 pages. ISBN-10: 1843763133 1990-2006 3 3.Hassan, M. Kabir. The Bangladesh Economy in the 21st Century. Islamic Bank Bangladesh Limited. Dhaka, Islamic Bank Bangladesh Limited, March 2003: 320 pages. 2.Rock Antoine-Mehanna and M. Kabir Hassan. On Openness, Integration and Economic Growth. Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought (BIIT). Dhaka, 2003 (134 pages). 1.Hassan, M. Kabir. Banking and Finance in Bangladesh: A Collection of Essays, Academic Publishers, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1995: 232 pages. b. Text books 2.Hassan, M. Kabir, Rasem N. Kayed and Umer A. Oseni, Islamic Finance, Pearson Publishing Company, May 2013 (Forthcoming) 1.Hassan, M. Kabir (Co-Edited). A Textbook on Islamic Banking. Islamic Economics Research Bureau (IERB), November 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh. B. Refereed/Invited Publications a. Book Chapters 2006-2012 29. Ali Ashraf and M. Kabir Hassan, “An Integrated Islamic Poverty Alleviation Model” Chapter 14 in Contemporary Islamic Finance: Applications, Innovations and Best Practices, edited by Karen Hunt-Ahmed, John Wiley and Sons, 2012 28. Hesham Merdad and M. Kabir Hassan, “ Islamic Mutual Funds Performance in Saudi Arabia” Chapter 20 in Contemporary Islamic Finance: Applications, Innovations and Best Practices, edited by Karen Hunt-Ahmed, John Wiley and Sons, 2012 27. Sami Al-Suwailem and M. Kabir Hassan, An Islamic Perspective of Financial Engineering, Chapter 18 in Islamic Capital Markets: Products and Strategies, edited by M. Kabir Hassan and Michael Mahlknecht. John Wiley and Sons, 2011, London, UK. 26. Rasem N Kayed, Michael Mahlknecht and M. Kabir Hassan, The Current Financial Market Crisis: Lessons Learned, Risks and Strengths of Islamic Capital Markets Compared to the Conventional System, Chapter 17 in Islamic Capital Markets: Products and Strategies, edited by M. Kabir Hassan and Michael Mahlknecht. John Wiley and Sons, 2011, London, UK. 25. Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad and M. Kabir Hassan (2011), Developments in Islamic Finance Practice: The Experience of Australia, Chapter 16 in Islamic Capital Markets: Products and Strategies, edited by M. Kabir Hassan and Michael Mahlknecht. John Wiley and Sons, 2011, London, UK. 24. Blake Goud and M. Kabir Hassan (2011), Islamic Finance in the United States, Chapter 14 in Islamic Capital Markets: Products and Strategies, edited by M. Kabir Hassan and Michael Mahlknecht. John Wiley and Sons, 2011, London, UK. 23. Umar A. Oseni and M. Kabir Hassan (2011), The Dispute Resolution Framework for the Islamic Capital Market in Malaysia: Legal Obstacles and Options, Chapter 4 in Islamic Capital Markets: Products and Strategies, edited by M. Kabir Hassan and Michael Mahlknecht. John Wiley and Sons, 2011, London, UK. 4 22. Ahcene Lahsasna and M. Kabir Hassan (2011), The Shariah Process in Product Development and Approval in ICM. Chapter 2 in Islamic Capital Markets: Products and Strategies, edited by M. Kabir Hassan and Michael Mahlknecht. John Wiley and Sons, 2011, London, UK. 21. M. Kabir Hassan and Eric Girard, “Shariah-Consistent Investment Vehicles in Malaysia,” Chapter 9 in The Foundations of Islamic Banking: Theory, Practice and Education, Edited by Mohamed Ariff and Munawar Iqbal, Edward Elgar Publishing, London, 2011; pp: 153-183 20. Edib Smolo and M. Kabir Hassan, “Capital Adequacy Requirements for Islamic Financial Institutions,” Islamic Finance: Instruments and Markets, Bloomsbury Press, London, UK, 2010 19. Umer Oseni and M. Kabir Hassan, “The Emergence and Development of Islamic Banking,” Islamic Finance: Instruments and Markets, Bloomsbury Press, London, UK, 2010 18. M. Humayun Kabir and M. Kabir Hassan, “Russian Financial Crisis, US Financial Stock Returns and the IMF,” Financial Contagion: The Viral Threat to Wealth of Nations, Robert Kolb Edited, John Wiley and Company, USA, 2010. 17. Hassan, M. Kabir and Mehmet F. Dicle, “Basel II and Corporate Governance of Islamic Banks,” in Integrating Islamic Finance into the Mainstream: Regulation, Standardization and Transparency, edited by Nazim Ali, Islamic Finance Project, Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School, 2007 16. Brown, Kym, M.K. Hassan and Michael Skully, ‘Operational efficiency and performance of Islamic banks,’as chapter 7 in M.K. Hassan and Mervyn Lewis (editors), Handbook of Islamic Banking, Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Company, U.K. and U.S.A., April 2007. 15. Tag El-Din, Seif El-Din and M.K. Hassan, ‘Islam and speculation in the stock exchange,’ as Chapter 15 in M.K. Hassan and Mervyn Lewis (editors), Handbook of Islamic Banking, Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Company, U.K. and U.S.A., April 2007. 14. Elfakhani, Said, M.K. Hassan and Yusuf Sidani, ‘Islamic mutual funds,’as Chapter 16 in M.K. Hassan and Mervyn Lewis (editors), Handbook of Islamic Banking, Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Company, U.K. and U.S.A., April 2007. 1990-2006 13. Bashir, Abdel-Hameed and M. Kabir Hassan, “Financial Development and Economic Growth in Some Muslim Countries,” Chapter 6 in Islamic Perspectives on Sustainable Development, Edited by Munawar Iqbal, Published by Palgrave-MacMillan, 2005, New York, pages 148-174. 12. Hassan, M. Kabir, “Return Volatility, Predictability and Dynamic Relationships in the Stock Markets of the Member Countries of the Organization of Islamic Conference,” Chapter 7 in Islamic Perspectives on Sustainable Development, Edited by Munawar Iqbal, Published by Palgrave-MacMillan, 2005, New York, pages 185-213. 11. Hassan, M.K., and A. H. Bashir (2005), ‘Determinants of Islamic banking profitability’ in Munawar Iqbal and Rodney Wilson (editors), Islamic Perspectives on Wealth Creation, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 10. Md. Kabir Ahmed and M. Kabir Hassan. “Application of Linkage Banking Models to Mobilize Rural Savings for Financial Intermediation in Bangladesh,” Chapter 8 in Development Issues of Bangladesh II, edited by M. Faizul Islam and Syed Saad Andaleeb, published by the University Press Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2007. pages: 195220. 5 9. Syed Mahbub Harun and M. Kabir Hassan. “Merton Miller (1923-2000): A Guru of Corporate Finance and a Laureate of 1990,” Frontiers of Economics: Nobel Laureates of the Twentieth Century, Edited by Abu N.M. Wahid, 2002, Chapter 30: 243-252. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut. 8. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan. “Robert Merton (1944- ): A Solver of Option Pricing Model and a Laureate of 1997,” in Frontiers of Economics: Nobel Laureates of the Twentieth Century, Edited by Abu N.M. Wahid, 2002, Chapter 42: 351-358. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut. 7. Isik, Ihsan and M. Kabir Hassan. “Myron Scholes (1944 - ): An Applied Financial Economist and a Laureate of 1997,” in Frontiers of Economics: Nobel Laureates of the Twentieth Century, Edited by Abu N.M. Wahid, 2002, Chapter 43: 359-366. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut. 6.M. Kabir Hassan. “Trade With India and Trade Policies of Bangladesh,” Chapter 10 in Towards Greater SubRegional Economic Cooperation: Limitations, Obstacles and Benefits, Edited by Forrest E. Cookson and A.K.M. Shamsul Alam,. University Press Limited (UPL), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2002: 349-402. 5.M. Kabir Hassan. “Bank Restructuring and Privatization Experience in Bangladesh,” in Socio-Economic and Political Development of Bangladesh, in Ali, A., Kuddus, R. and Andaleeb S.S. (editors) Studies on SocioEconomic and Political Development of Bangladesh. The University Press Limited (UPL): Dhaka, Bangladesh. 4.Hassan, M. Kabir and Dewan A. H. Alamgir. “Micorfinancial Services and Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis of Secular and Islamic NGOs,” Chapter 4 in Islamic Economic Institutions and the Elimination of Poverty, Edited by Munawar Iqbal, and pulished by Islamic Foundation, Leicester, U.K. 2002. 3.Hassan, M. Kabir, M. M. Islam and A. Nakibullah. "The Role of Black-Market Exchange-Rate Expectations in the Demand for Money in SAARC Countries: An Empirical Investigation", as chapter nine in International Finance in the New World Order, edited by Peter H. Gray and Sandra Richard, Pergamon Press 1995: 119-130. 2.Hassan, M. Kabir. "Financial Repression in Economic Development: A Test of the McKinnon Hypothesis for Bangladesh" in The Economy of Bangladesh: From Stagnation to a Threshold of Breakthrough edited by Abu N. M. Wahid and Charles Weis, 1996 (Praeger, Westport, Connecticut): Chapter 12: 81-90. 1.Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Review of Financial Sector Reform in Bangladesh" in Growth or Stagnation? A Review of Bangladesh's Development 1996 edited by Rehman Sobhan, 1997 (Center for Policy Dialogue and University Press Limited: Dhaka, Bangladesh): 55-98. b. Journal Articles 2006-2012 138. Francisco Rubio, M. Kabir Hassan and Hesham Merdad, “Non-Parametric Performance Measurement of International and Islamic Mutual Funds,” Accounting Research Journal, Volume 25, No. 3 (2012): 208-226 SCOPUS 137. Jung-Suk Yu, M. Kabir Hassan & Benito Sanchez, “A re-examination of financial development, stock markets development and economic growth,” Applied Economics, Volume 44, Issue 27, September 2012, pages 3479-3489 SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 6 136. Hassan, M. Kabir, Benito Sanchez and Geoffrey Ngene, “Scales and Technical Efficiencies in Middle East and North African (MENA) Micro Financial Institutions,” International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Volume 5, No. 2 (2012): 157-170 ERA 135. Eric Girard and M. Kabir Hassan, “Faith-Based Ethical Investing: The Case of Dow Jones Islamic Indexes” in Islamic Economic Studies, Volume 17, No 2 (January 2010) ERA 134. Taufiq Hasan, Shamsher Mohamad, M. Kabir Hassan and Chaw Min Chen, “Political Patronage and Firm Performance: Further Evidence from Malaysia,” Thunderbird International Business Review, Volume 54, No. 3, May/June 2012 SCOPUS ERA 133. Fadzlan Sufian and M. Kabir Hassan, “Economic Freedom, Development and Bank Intermediation Spreads” Southwestern Economic Review, Volume 39, Number 1, Spring 2012: 1-30 132. Mariani Abdul Majid and M. Kabir Hassan, “The Impact of Foreign-Owned Islamic Banks and Islamic Bank Subsidiaries on the Efficiency and Productivity Change of Malaysian Banks” King Abdul Aziz University Journal of Islamic Economics, Volume 24, No. 2, 2012 SCOPUS 131. Hussain, M. Ershad, M. Kabir Hassan and Mahfuzul Haque, “Impact of the Basel I Accord on Credit Expansion in Developing Countries,” AIMS International Journal of Management, Volume 5, No 3, September 2011: 177-200. 130. Hassan, M. Kabir, Benito Sanchez and Jung-Suk Yu, “Financial Development and Economic Growth in the Organization of Islamic Conference Countries,” Journal of King Abdul Aziz University-Journal of Islamic Economics , Volume 24, No. 1, pp: 145-172 (2011) SCOPUS 129. M. Humayun Kabir, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal C. Maroney, “International diversification with American Depository Receipts (ADRs),” Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Volume 19, Issue 1 (January, 2011): 98-114 ISI ERA 128. M. Kabir Hassan, Benito Sanchez and Jung-Suk Yu, “Financial Development and Economic Growth: New Evidence from Panel Data,” Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance , Volume 51, Issue 1 (February, 2011): 88-104 SCOPUS ERA 127. Ohannes George Paskelian, M. Kabir Hassan & Kathryn Whittaker Huff, “Are there bubbles in the REITs market? New evidence using regime-switching approach, “Applied Financial Economics, Volume 21, Issue 19, October 2011, pages 1451-1461 SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 126. Abdullah Mamun, M. Kabir Hassan & Ihsan Isik, “Cross-border impact of the Financial Services Modernization Act: evidence from large foreign banks,” Applied Economics Letters, Volume 18, Issue 4, March 2011, pages 337-341 SCOPUS ERA IBSS 125. Sayd Farook, M. Kabir Hassan and Roman Lanis, “Determinants of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: The Case of Islamic Banks,” Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2011: 114-141 124. Edib Smolo and M. Kabir Hasan, “The Potentials of Mushārakah mutanāqisah for Islamic Financial Institutions,” International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Volume 4, Issue: 237258 (2011) ERA 123. Rasem Kayed and M. Kabir Hassan, “The Global Financial Crisis and Islamic Finance,” Thunderbird International Business Review, Volume 53, Issue 5 (September/October, 2011) : 551-564 ERA SCOPUS 7 122. M. Kabir Hassan, Abu Nahian Faisal Khan, Thiti Ngow, "Is faith-based investing rewarding? The case for Malaysian Islamic unit trust funds", Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 1 Issue 2 (December 2011), pp.148 – 171 121. Rasem N. Kayed and M. Kabir Hassan, “Saudi Arabia's economic development: entrepreneurship as a strategy,” International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Volume 4, Issue 1 (2011): 52 – 73 ERA 120. M. Kabir Hassan, Ashraf Nakibullah and Kamrul Hassan, “Sterilization and Domestic Credit Policy of Bangladesh,” The Indian Journal of Economics, Volume XIC, Part IV, No. 363, April 2011: 719-7444. ERA IBSS 119. Al-Sharkas, Adel and M. Kabir Hassan. “Shareholder Wealth Effects in Bank Mergers:New Evidence During the Period 1980-2000”, Journal of Economics and Finance, Volume 34, No 3 (July, 2010): 326-348 SCOPUS ERA 118. Abdullah Mamun, M. Kabir Hassan & Mark Johnson, “How did the Fed do? An empirical assessment of the Fed's new initiatives in the financial crisis,” Applied Financial Economics, Volume 20, Issue 1-2, January 2010, pages 15-30 SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 117. Rasem N. Kayed and M. Kabir Hassan, “Islamic Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of Saudi Arabia,” Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, Volume 15, Issue 4 (December 2010): 379-413 SCOPUS ERA 116. M. Kabir Hassan, Ihsan Isik and Abdullah Mamun. “Trade Liberalization and Industry Performance in Bangladesh,” Journal of Policy Modeling, Volume 32, Issue 3 (May-June, 2010): 399-417. SCOPUS ISI IBSS 115. M. Kabir Hassan and Jung-Suk Yu. “Rational Speculative Bubbles: An Empirical Investigation of the Middle East and North African (MENA) Stock Markets” Studies in Economics and Finance , Volume 27, No 3 (2010): 247264 SCOPUS ERA 114. James R. Bartkus and M. Kabir Hassan, “The Importance of Distance and Location in Venture Capital Finance,” Southwest Economic Review, Volume 37, No. 1 (Spring, 2010): 75-88 113. M. Kabir Hassan, Benito Sanchez and M. Ershad Hussain, “Economic Performance of the OIC Countries and the prospect of an Islamic Common Market,” Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, Volume 31, No 2, 2010: 65-121 SCOPUS ISI 112. Hesham Merdad, M. Kabir Hassan and Yasser Al-Henawi, “Analysis of Islamic Versus Conventional Mutual Funds in Saudi Arabia,” Journal of King Abdul Aziz University: Islamic Economics, Volume 23, No. 2: 161-198 (2010) SCOPUS 111. M. Kabir Hassan, Md. Yusuf Imran, Mamunur Rashid, and Abdullah Ibneyy Shahid, “Ethical Gaps and Market Value in the Islamic Banks of Bangladesh,” Review of Islamic Economics, Volume 14, No 1(2010): 49-7 ISI ERA IBSS SCOPUS 110. M. Kabir Hassan and M. A. Mannan Chowdhury, “Basel II and Islamic Banking Regulation,” American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS), Volume 27, Winter (2010): 74-101 SCOPUS 8 109. M. Kabir Hassan and Rasem Kayed,” Islamic Financial System: Risk Management and Social Justice,” ISRA International Journal of Finance, Volume1, Issue 1, December 2009: 33-58 108. Ahmad, Abu Umar Faruq and M. Kabir Hassan, “Legal and Regulatory Issues of Islamic Finance in Australia,” International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Volume 2, Issue 4, 2009: 305-322. ERA 107. Mamunur Rashid, M. Kabir Hassan and Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad, “Quality Perception of the Customers Towards Domestic Islamic Banks in Bangladesh,” Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, Volume 5, No. 1, January-March (2009). ERA 106. Jung-Suk Yu and M. Kabir Hassan, “A Re-Examination of the U.S. Underground Economy: Size, Estimation and Policy Implications,” Journal of Corporate Ownership and Control, Volume 7, Issue 2, Winter 2009: 279-295. 105. Jung-Suk Yu, and M. Kabir Hassan. “Rational Speculative Bubbles in the OIC Stock Markets,” IIUM Journal of Economics and Management, Volume 17, Number 1 (2009) 104. Kabir, M. Humayun and M. Kabir Hassan, “The Reaction of U.S. Bank and Non-Bank Financial Stock Returns to the Russian Financial Crisis,” Applied Financial Economics, Volume 19, Issue 5, 2009: 409-426 SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 103. Eric Girard and M. Kabir Hassan, “Is there a Cost to Faith-Based Investing? Evidence from FTSE Indexes,” Journal of Investing, Volume 17, Number 4, Winter 2008: Spring 2008: 112-121 102. Hasan, Mostafa M., Hassan, M. Kabir and Uddin, Mohammad R. Local Government Investment Outreach and Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions: A Case Study of BURO, Bangladesh , Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Volume 34, No. 3 (Fall, 2009): 318-346 ERA 101. James Bartkus and M. Kabir Hassan, “Specialization Versus Diversification in Venture Capital Investing,” Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, Volume 17, Issue 2, 2009: 134-145 ERA 100. Yu, Jung-Suk and M. Kabir Hassan, “Global and Regional Integration of the Middle East and North African (MENA) Stock Markets,” Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Volume 48, Issue 3, August 2008: 482-504 SCOPUS ERA 99. Adel Al-Sharkas, M. Kabir Hassan and Shari Lawrence. “The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Efficiency of the U.S. Banking Industry: Further Evidence, “Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. Volume 35, Issue 1-2, January/March 2008, Pages: 50-70 SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 98. Syed Mahbub Harun, M. Kabir Hassan and Trip Puri, “Monetary Policy and the Investment Companies,” International Journal of Finance, Volume 20, No 2, 2008. ERA 97. M. Kabir Hassan and Shah Saeed Hassan Chowdhury. “Efficiency of Bangladesh Stock Market: Evidence from Monthly Index and Individual Firm Data,” Applied Financial Economics, Volume 18, No 9, 2008, pages 749-758. SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 96. Haque, Mahfuzul, Oscar Varela and M. Kabir Hassan. “Safety-First and Extreme Value Bilateral U.S.- Mexican Portfolio Optimization around the Peso Crisis and NAFTA in 1994”, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Volume 47, Issue 3, July 2007: 449-469 SCOPUS ERA 9 95. Rayhorn, Charles, M. Kabir Hassan, Jung-Suk Yu and Kenneth R. Janson,” Emerging Market Efficiencies: New Zealand's Maturation Experience in the Presence of Non-Linearity, Thin Trading and Asymmetric Information,” International Review of Finance, Volume 7, Issue 1-2, March/June 2007, Pages: 21-34 ERA 94. Basher, Syed A., M. Kabir Hassan and Anisul M. Islam. “Time-Varying Volatility and Equity Returns in Bangladesh Stock Market,” Applied Financial Economics, Volume 17, Issue 17, May 2007: 1393-1407 SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 93. M. Kabir Hassan, and Jung-Suk Yu, “The Globalization and Stock Exchanges Alliances in Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC) Countries” Review of Islamic Economics, Volume 11, Special Issue, 2007: 123-148 ISI ERA IBSS 92. Hassan, M. Kabir and Shari B. Lawrence, “Retirement Savings of the Hip Generation: A Study of Retirement Preparation Among Individuals in their Fifties,” Southwestern Economic Review, Volume 34, Spring 2007, Number 1: 115-130 91. Ahmad, A.U.F. and M. K. Hassan (2007), ‘Regulation and Performance of Islamic Banking in Bangladesh,’ Special Issue on Islamic Finance in Thunderbird International Business Review, Volume 49, Number 2 (MarchApril), pages: 251-278 SCOPUS ERA 90. Ahmad, A.U.F. and M. K. Hassan (2007), The Adoption of the UK Finance Bill Proposals on Islamic Finance into Islamic Banking in Australia, Review of Islamic Economics, July, 2007. ISI ERA IBSS 89. Abdul-Wahab, Abdul Rahim, Mervyn Lewis and M. Kabir Hassan (2007), ‘‘Islamic Takaful: Business Models, Shari’a Concerns and Proposed Solutions’ Special Issue on Islamic Finance in Thunderbird International Business Review, Volume 49, Number 3 (May-June), Pages:371-396 SCOPUS ERA 1988-2006 88. Hassan, M. Kabir (2006), “The X-Efficiency of Islamic Banks,” Islamic Economic Studies, Volume 13, Number 2 (February): 49-77. ERA 87. Ahmad, A.U.F. and M. K. Hassan (2006), The Time Value of Money Concept in Islamic Finance,’ The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, Volume 23, Winter 2006, Number 1: 66-89. 86. Hassan, M. Kabir, Mahfuzul Haque and Shari Lawrence. “An Empirical Analysis of Emerging Stock Markets in Europe,” Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Number 1-2, Volume 45 (Winter/Spring, 2006). SCOPUS ERA 85. Kabir, M. Humayun and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Near-Collapse of LTCM, U.S. Financial Stock Returns, and the FED,” Journal of Banking and Finance 29, 2005: 441-460. SCOPUS ISI IBSS 84. Mamun, Abdullah, M. Kabir Hassan, Gordon V. Karels and Neal C. Maroney. “Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999: Market Assessment of Winners and Losers in the Insurance Industry,”, Journal of Insurance Issues, 2005, 20(1), pp.103-128. 83. Syed M. Harun, M. Kabir Hassan and Tarek S. Zaher, “Effects of Monetary Policy on Commercial Banks Across Different Business Conditions,” Multinational Finance Journal , Volume 9, Number 1 and 2, 2005: 99-128 ERA 10 82. Hassan, M. Kabir, Gordon V. Karels and Stephen Wilcox, “Impact of Ownership Structure and Regulation on the Risk-Taking Behavior of Depository Institutions,” Journal of Financial Management and Analysis, Volume 18, 2005. ERA 81. Al-Rjoub, Samer, Oscar Varela and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Size Reversal in the U.S. Stock Markets” (with Oscar Varela and Samer Al-Rjoub), Applied Financial Economics, Volume 15, Number 17 (November 2005): 1189-1197 SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 80. Mamun, Abulladh, M. Kabir Hassan and Van Son Lai. “The Impact of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act on the Financial Services Industry,” Journal of Economics and Finance, 2004, 28(3), pp. 333-347 SCOPUS ERA 79. Mamun. Abdullah, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal C. Maroney. “The Wealth and Risk Effects of Gramm-LeachBliley (GLB) Financial Modernization Act on the U.S. Banking Industry,” Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting, 32(1-2), pp.351-388. 78. Hassan, M. Kabir, Neal C. Maroney, Ihsan Isik and Syed A. Basher. “A Macroeconometric Model of Bangladesh Economy and Policy Implicatons,” Journal of Developing Areas, Volume 38, Number 1, Fall 2004: 135-150. ISI IBSS 77. Hassan, M. Kabir and Neal C. Maroney. “Thin Trading, Non-Linearity and Market Efficiency of a Small Emerging Stock Market: Evidence from Bangladesh,” International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, Volume 2, Number 2: (December 2004). 76. Hassan, M. Kabir, David Wolfe and Neal C. Maroney. “Corporate Control and Governance in Banking,” Journal of Corporate Ownership and Control. Volume 1, Issue 4: (Summer 2004). 75. Islam, Anisul M. and M. Kabir Hassan. “An Econometric Estimation of the Aggregate Import Demand Function for Bangladesh: Some Further Results,”, Applied Economics Letters, July 2004, Volume 11: 575-580. SCOPUS ERA IBSS 74. Hassan, M. Kabir, Osacar Varela and El-Sady, Hassan. “International Country Risk Guide’s Country Risk Ratings and Emerging Market’s Performance in Latin America,”, Journal of Emerging Markets, Volume 8, No. 3 (Fall 2003), pp. 16-26 ERA 73. Haque, Mahfuzul, M. Kabir Hassan and Tarek Zaher. “Stability, Predictibility and Volatility of Asian Emerging Markets” Indian Journal of Business and Economics. Volume 3, Number 1 (June, 2004). 72. Haque, Mahfuzul, M. Kabir Hassan, Neal C. Maroney and William H. Sackley. “Stability, Predictibility and Volatility of European and North American Emerging Markets”, The Review of Middle East Economics and Finance, Volume 2, Number 1 (April 2004): 19-42. IBSS 71. Miah, F., M. Kabir Hassan and S.M. Ikhtiar Alam. “Testing the Rationality of Exchange Rate: Evidence from the Survey Data” American Business Review. Volume 22, Number 1 ( January, 2004): 11-20. 70. Hassan, M. K. , A. Al-Sharkas and A. Samad, “ An Empirical Study of Relative Efficiency of the Banking Industry in Bahrain,” Studies in Economics and Finance, Volume 22, No. 2, 2004: 40-69 SCOPUS ERA 11 69. Hassan, M. Kabir, J. Farhat and B. Al-Zoubi. “Dividend Signalling Hypothesis and Short-Term Asset Concentration of Islamic Interest-Free Banking,” Islamic Economic Studies, Volume 11, Number 1 (September, 2003): 1-30. ERA 68. Haque, Mahfuzul, M. Kabir Hassan and Oscar Varela. “Stability, Volatility, Risk Premiums and Predictability in Latin American Emerging Stock Markets”. Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics Summer-Autumn 2003, 40(3-4), pp. 23-44. ERA 67. Hassan, M. Kabir. “Regional Economic Blocs Among OIC Countries and the Prospect of Islamic Common Market,” The Middle East Business and Economic Review, Volume 15, Number 1, July 2003: 52-87 ERA IBSS 66. Hassan, M. K., and K.A. Hussein (2003), ’Static and dynamic efficiency in the Sudanese banking system’, Review of Islamic Economics, 14, 5-48. ISI ERA IBSS 65. Hassan, M. Kabir, Hassan M. El-Sady and William H. Sackley. “The Role of Political, Financial and Economic Risk in Governing Volatility and Returns Predictability in Developed Equity Markets,” International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, Volume 1, Number 2 (December, 2003): 117-136. 64. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan, “Governance, Corporate Control and Efficiency of the Turkish Banking Industry” Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Volume 30, Number 9-10, November-December, 2003: 1363-1421 SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 63. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan. “Financial Deregulation and Total Factor Productivity Change: An Empirical Study of Turkish Commercial Banks,” Journal of Banking and Finance. Volume 27(2003): 1455-1485. SCOPUS ISI IBSS 62. Haque, Mahfuzul, M. Kabir Hassan and Oscar Varela, “Safety-First Portfolio Optimization for U.S. Investors in Emerging Global, Asian and Latin American Markets” Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 282 (2003): 1-26. SCOPUS ERA 61. Zuobao Wei, Oscar Varela and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Financial and Operating Performance of China’s Newly Privatized Firms,” Financial Management. Volume 32, Number 2, Summer 2003. SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 60. Miah, F., M. Kabir Hassan and Aminur Rahman."An Empirical Examination of Rational Expectations Hypothesis in the Foreign Exchange Market,” Southwest Business and Economics Journal. April, 2003. 59. Hassan, M. Kabir, Muhammad Mustafa and Syed Abul Bashar. “The Money Supply Process in Bangladesh: An Error Correction Approach,” Indian Journal of Economics. Number 331 (April 2003): 443-458. ERA IBSS 58. Islam, Faridul, Kabir Hassan, Muhammad Mustafa and Matiur Rahman. “The Empirics of U.S. Philips Curve: A Revisit,” American Business Review, January 2003: 107-112. 57. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan. “Financial Disruption and Bank Productivity: The 1994 Experience of Turkish Banks,” The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Volume 43(2003): 291-320. SCOPUS ERA 56. Hassan, M. Kabir, Neil C. Maroney, Hassan Monir El-Sady and Ahmed Telfah. “Country Risk and Stock Market Volatility, Predictability, and Diversification In the Middle East and Africa” Economic Systems, 27(2003): 63-82. SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 12 55. Hassan, M. Kabir. "Regional Cooperation in Trade, Finance and Investment Among SAARC Countries: The Bangladesh Perspective" Thoughts on Economics, January-June, 2003, Volume 13, Number 1-2: 7-31. 54. Hassan, M. Kabir, Van Son Lai and Min Yu. “Market Discipline of the Canadian Bank’s Letters of Credit Activities: An Empirical Examination,” The Service Industries Journal. Volume 22, Number 4, October 2002: 187-208. SCOPUS 53. M. Kabir Hassan. “The Microfinance Revolution and the Grameen Bank Experience in Bangladesh,” Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments,” Volume 11, Number 3 (2002): 205-265 SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 52. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. “Determinants of Thrift Institution Off-Balance Sheet Activities: An Empirical Investigation,” Finance India. Volume 16, Number 2 (June 2002): 499-516. ERA IBSS 51. Antoine-Mehanna, Rock and M. Kabir Hassan. “Is the Gulf Cooperation (GCC) a Successful Trading Bloc?: A Middle Eastern Framework,” The Middle East Business and Economic Review, Volume 14, No. 1, July 2002: 18-28. ERA 50. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan, “Technical, Scale and Allocative Efficiencies of Turkish Banking Industry,” Journal of Banking and Finance, Volume 26, Number 4, 2002: 719-766. SCOPUS ISI IBSS 49. Isik, Ihsan and M. Kabir Hassan. “Cost and Profit Efficiency of the Turkish Banking Industry: An Empirical Investigation,” The Financial Review, Volume 37, Number 2, May 2002: 257-280. ERA 48. Wei, Zuobao, Oscar Varela and M. Kabir Hassan. “Ownership and Performance in Chinese Manufacturing Industry,” Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Volume 12, Number 1, February, 2002: 61-78. SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 47. Hassan, M. Kabir and Shari Lawrence. “The decision to defer: Factors Affecting Employees Deferral Incentives” The Financial Services Review. Volume 1, No. 10, 2002: 1-11 46. Choudhury, Masudul Alam and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Role of Zakat in an Interactive Model of No-Wage Labor Force Activity,” Review of Islamic Economics, Number 10, 2001: 41-66. ISI ERA IBSS 45. Zaher, Tarek and M. Kabir Hassan. “A Comparative Literature Survey of Islamic Finance and Banking,” Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments, Volume 10, Number 4, 2001: 155-199. SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 44. Haque, Mahfuzul and M. Kabir Hassan. “Diversification as a Corporate Strategy for a Family-Controlled Business Group in a Frontier Market,” The Journal of Social, Political and Economics Studies, Volume 26, Number 4, Winter, 2001: 719-758. 43. Lawrence, Shari and M. Kabir Hassan. “Retirement Savings: Similarities and Differences Between Men and Women in their Forties,” Journal of Retirement Planning. July-August, 2001: 29-36. 42. Hassan, M. Kabir and Faridul Islam. “Prospect and Problems of a Common Market: An Empirical Examination of the OIC Countries,” American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences. Volume 18, Number 4, Fall, 2001: 19-46. ERA 13 41. Hassan, M. Kabir. “Is SAARC a Viable Economic Block? Evidence from Gravity Model” Journal of Asian Economics, Volume 12(2001): 263-290. SCOPUS 40. Hassan, M. Kabir and David R. Tufte. “The X-Efficiency of a Group-Based Lending Institution: The Case of Grameen Bank,” World Development, Volume 29, Number 6, June 2001: 1071-1082. SCOPUS ISI IBSS 39. Kilic, Osman, M. Kabir Hassan and David Tufte. “Market Efficiency, the Mexican Currency Crisis and U.S. Bank Stock Returns: An Application of the Event Parameter Model,” Global Finance Journal, Volume 11, No. 2 (2000): 1-15 SCOPUS ERA 38. Samad, Abdus and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Performance of Malaysian Islamic Bank During 1984-1997: An Exploratory Study,” Thoughts on Economics, Volume 10, Number 1-2, January-June, 2000: 7-26. 37. Kilic, Osman, David Tufte and M. Kabir Hassan. “The 1994 Mexican Currency Crisis and the U.S. Bank Stock Returns: An Empirical Investigation Using Mixed Jump-Diffusion Process,” Journal of Financial Services Research, Volume 16(1999): 47-60. SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 36. Lai, Van Son and M. Kabir Hassan. "An Empirical Analysis of GAP Management and Net Interest Margin for the U.S. Commercial Banks," Research in Finance, Volume 16, 1998: 201-220. ERA 35. Kilic, Osman, M. Kabir Hassan and David R. Tufte. "An Empirical Investigation of the U.S. Bank Risk and the Mexican Peso Crisis" The Journal of Economics and Finance Volume 22, No. 2-3, Summer/Fall, 1998: 139-148. SCOPUS ERA 34. Singha-Uthorn, Nobchanok and M. Kabir Hassan. "The Stock Market Reactions to Terminations of Overfunded Pension Plans," Managerial Finance. Volume 24, Number 12, 1998: 55-83. ERA 33. Hassan, M. Kabir and Adnan Q. Al-Dayel. "Stability of Money Demand Under Interest-Free Versus InterestBased Banking System," Humanomics, Vol. 15, No.4, and Volume 15, No. 1, 1998/1999: 167-186 ERA 32. Hassan, M. Kabir, Muhammad Mustafa and M. Matiur Rahman. "The Dynamic Linkages Among Bank Deposits and Mutual Funds and Their Implications for Monetary Policy," Southwest Economic Review, Vol. 25, No.1, 1998: 1-16.. 31. Hassan, M. Kabir and David R. Tufte. "Exchange Rate Volatility and Aggregate Export Growth in Bangladesh" Applied Economics , Volume 30(1998):189-201. SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 30. Lai, Van Son and M. Kabir Hassan. "An Empirical Investigation of Asset-Liability Management of Small US Commercial Banks", Applied Financial Economics, Volume 7(1997): 525-536. SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 29. Hassan, M. Kabir and Louis Renteria. "The Experience of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh in Community Development," International Journal of Social Economics, Volume 24, Issue 12, 1997. SCOPUS ISI IBSS 28. Hassan, M. Kabir. “The Estimation and Policy Implications of the Underground Economy: The Case for Bangladesh,” The Bangladesh Development Studies, Volume 25, Number 3 and 4, 1997. 27. Hassan, M. Kabir and Atsuyuki Naka. "Short-run and Long-run Dynamic Relationships Among International Stock Markets", International Review of Economics and Finance Review, Vol.5, No.4 (1996): 387-405. 14 26. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "The June 1989 Regulatory Mandated Argentinean Loan Write-offs and U.S. Bank Security Returns: An Empirical Investigation", Managerial Finance Special Issue on Event Studies in Application, Vol.22, No.3, February 1996: 28-44. ERA 25. Hassan, M. Kabir, K. Choudhury and M. Waheeduzzaman. "On Black Market Exchange Rate and Demand for Money in Developing Countries: The Case of Nigeria", Atlantic Economic Journal, Vol. 23, No.1, March 1995. SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 24. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "A Methodological Investigation of Risk Exposure of Bank Offbalance Sheet Loan Commitment Activities", Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Vol.34, No.3, Fall, 1994: 283-299. SCOPUS ERA 23. Hassan, M. Kabir, Gordon V. Karels and Manferd O. Peterson. "Deposit Insurance, Market Discipline and OffBalance Sheet Banking Risk of Large U.S. Commercial Banks", Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol.18, No.3, May 1994: 575-594. SCOPUS ISI IBSS 22. Hassan, M. Kabir and Farid Heydarpour. "The Efficiency of Foreign Exchange Market and the Role of "Speculative News": Evidence from the 1990s", Journal of Financial Management and Analysis, Vol.7, No.1, January-June, 1994: 17-22. ERA 21. Hassan, M. Kabir. "An Empirical Investigation of the Existence of "Market Discipline" of Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk", International Review of Economics and Finance, Vol.3, No.2, 1994: 153-172. SCOPUS ERA 20. Hassan, M. Kabir, Abdus Samad and Faridul Islam. "A Reexamination of McKinnon-Shaw Hypothesis: Evidence from Five Asian Countries," Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol.21, No.4, December 1993: 77-88. 19. Hassan, M. Kabir, Gordon V. Karels and Manferd O. Peterson. "Off-Balance Sheet Activities and Bank DefaultRisk Premia: A Comparison of Risk Measures", Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol.17, No.3, Fall 1993: 69-83. SCOPUS ERA 18. Hassan, M. Kabir and Bento Lobo. "International Evidence of Fisher Effect", Indian Journal of Economics, Vol.LXXIV, Part II, No. 293, October 1993: 175-186. ERA IBSS 17. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk of Large U.S. Commercial Banks", The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Vol.33, No.1, Spring 1993: 51-70. SCOPUS ERA 16. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Financial Sector Reform of Bangladesh," Thoughts On Economics, Vol. 3, No. 1-2, January-June, 1993: 40-64. 15. Hassan, M. Kabir. "Capital Market Tests of Risk-Exposure of Loan Sales Activities of Large U.S. Commercial Banks" The Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Vol.32, No.1, Winter 1993: 27-49. 14. Hassan, M. Kabir, M. Mahmud Khan and M. Badrul Haque. "Financial Development and Income Velocity of Money in Bangladesh", The Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol.21, No.1, March 1993: 15-27. 13. Sackley, William H. Sackley and M. Kabir Hassan. "The Cartegena Declaration, the Baker Plan, and the U.S. Bank Security Returns: An Empirical Investigation", Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol.17, No.2, Summer 1993: 51-64. SCOPUS 12. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Market's Perception of the Riskiness of Large U.S. Bank Commercial Letters of Credit," Journal of Financial Services Research, 6:207-221 (1992). SCOPUS ISI ERA IBSS 15 11. Hassan, M. Kabir. "An Empirical Analysis of Bank Standby Letters of Credit Risk," Review of Financial Economics, Vol.2, No.1, Fall 1992: 30-43. SCOPUS ERA 10. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Market Perception of the Riskiness of Bank Off-Balance Sheet SWAP Activities" Journal of Midwest Finance Association, Vol. 21, 1992: 18-30. 9. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "Equity Market Perception of Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk of Large U.S. Commercial Banks", Journal of Financial Management and Analysis, Vol.5, No.2, July-December, 1992:13-22. ERA 8. Hassan, M. Kabir. "An Econometric Analysis of Credit Constraint, Foreign Interest Rates and Currency Depreciation in the Demand for Money in Bangladesh", Bangladesh Development Studies, Vol.20, No.4, December 1992: 25-45. 7. Hassan, M. Kabir and Tariq Hossain. "Performance Evaluation of Private Sector Commercial Banks in Bangladesh", The Indian Journal of Economics, Vol. LXXIII, Part II, No. 289, October 1992: 159-180. ERA IBSS ISI 6. Zorn, Thomas S. and M. Kabir Hassan. "An Information Explanation of the Survival of Technical Analysis in Capital Markets", Journal of Financial Management and Analysis, Vol.4, no. 1, July-December, 1991: 44-47. ERA 5.MacPhee, Craig R. and M. Kabir Hassan. "Some Economic Determinants of Third World Professional Immigration to the United States: 1972-1989", World Development, Vol. 18, No. 8, August 1990: 1111-1118. IBSS 4. Hassan, M. Kabir. "Real Estate In The Theory of Finance," The Real Estate Appraiser and Analyst, Vol. 56, No.1, Spring 1990: 60-69. 3.Hassan, M. Kabir. "Evaluation of Personal Injury Cases for the Purpose of Settlement," Journal of Forensic Economics, vol.III, no.2, Spring/Summer 1990: 95-97. 2.Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Theoretical and Empirical Evaluation of Third World Brain Drain to the United States: 1972-1987," Indian Journal of Economics, vol. LXX, Part III, No. 278, January 1990: 251-276. ISI ERA IBSS 1. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Immigration of Third World Scientists and Engineers to the United States: Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Evaluations”, Pakistan journal of applied economics, vol. VII no.1., 1988: 43-58. ERA IBSS c. Refereed Proceedings 12.M. Kabir Hassan and Eric Girard (2008). “Malaysia: A Shariah-Consistent Incubator” Proceedings of the Symposium on Islamic Banking and Finance: Global Perspective on Ethics and Financial Policies,” organized as part of the National Center of Excellence for Islamic Studies-Australia, The University of Melbourne, Annual Conference, 2008 sponsored by the Australian Government, Australian Research Council, Bond University and Monash University. 11.Isik, Ihsan and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Impact of Financial Liberalization on the Efficiency and Productivity of Turkish Commercial Banks,” American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS) Outstanding Papers Published in the 2002 Proceedings. 16 10.Anisul Islam, Syed M. Ahmed and M. Kabir Hassan. “A Preliminary Analysis of the Import Demand Function for Bangladesh,” Southwestern Economic Proceedings, Volume 27, Number 1 (2000): 5-10. 9.Hassan Monir El-Sady and M. Kabir Hassan. “Can Country Political, Financial, and Economic Risk Cause Volatility in National Stock Markets?” Southwest Review of International Business Research, Proceedings of the 2000 Academy of International Business. Pages: 189-194. 8.Hassan Monir El-Sady and M. Kabir Hassan. “Can Country Political, Financial, and Economic Risk Predict National Stock Market Returns?” Southwest Review of International Business Research, Proceedings of the 2000 Academy of International Business. Pages: 183-188. 7.Yesilyaprak, Ata and M. Kabir Hassan. "A Comparative Analysis of Industrial Bond Ratings Using Artificial Neural Networks, Discriminant Analysis, and Multinomial Logit Models," The Proceedings of the 1997 Academy of International Business- South West Regional Meetings, March 11-15, 1997. Pages: 354-374. 6.Kilic, Osman, David R. Tufte and M. Kabir Hassan. "The 1994 Mexican Currency Crisis and US Bank Stock Returns: An Empirical Investigation Using a Mixed Jump-Diffusion Process,". The Proceedings of the 1997 Academy of International Business- South West Regional Meetings, March 11-15, 1997. Pages: 324-342. 5.Hassan, M. Kabir, David R. Tufte and Luis Renteria. "Measuring the Cost Efficiency of Grameen Bank: A Multiproduct Translog Cost Function Approach,". The Proceedings of the 1997 Academy of International BusinessSouth West Regional Meetings, March 11-15, 1997. Pages: 293-323. 4.Rahman, Matiur, M. Kabir Hassan, and Muhammad Mustafa. "The Impact of Exchange Rate and Foreign Interest Rate on Labor-Exporting Developing Small Economies" Proceedings of the 1996 Academy of International Business Southwest Regional Meeting, March 6-9, 1996., Pages: 122-135. 3.Hassan, M. Kabir and Mark Rosa. "Testing for Expense Preference Behavior in Louisiana Credit Unions for the Year 1990", Paper and Proceedings: 21st Annual Meeting of the MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance, 1994: 659-668. 2.Hassan, M. Kabir, Muhammad M. Islam and Ashraf Nakibullah. "The Role of Black-Market Exchange-Rate Expectations in the Demand for Money in SAARC Countries: An Empirical Investigation", International Trade and Finance Association, 3rd International Conference Proceedings, 1993: 753-768. 1.Hassan, M. Kabir, K. Choudhury and M. Waheeduzzaman. "On Black Market Exchange Rate and Demand for Money in Developing Countries: The Case of Bangladesh", Southwestern Economic Proceedings: Selected Papers of the 1993 Meeting of the Southwestern Society of Economists, Vol.20, No.2, 1993: 10-19. D. Other Publications a. Non-refereed academic journal articles None b. Others (1) Book Reviews 17 3.Hassan, M. Kabir. Can America Afford To Grow Old? Paying for Social Security by Henry Aaron, Barry Bosworth and Gary Burtless, Benefits Quarterly, Third Quarter, 1989. 2.Hassan, M. Kabir. The Older Worker edited by Michael E. Borus, Herbert S. Parnes, Steven H. Sandell and Bert Seidman, Benefits Quarterly, First Quarter, 1990. 1.Hassan, M. Kabir. Social Security and the Budget, edited by Henry J. Aaron, Benefits Quarterly, Third Quarter, 1990. (2) Working Paper Series 2006-2012 94. M. Kabir Hassan, Thiti Ngow and Jung-Suk Yu, “Determinants of Credit Default Swaps in International Market,” Networks Financial Institute: 2011-WP-01, February 2011. 93. M. Kabir Hassan, Geoffrey Ngene, and Jung-Suk Yu, “Credit Default Swaps and Sovereign Debt Markets,” 2011-WP-03, March 2011. 92. M. Kabir Hassan, “Economic Performance of the OIC Countries and the Prospect of an Islamic Common Market ,” Economic Research Forum, Working Paper, January 2009: Number: 461 91. Savas Alpay and M. Kabir Hassan, “A Comparative Efficiency Analysis of Interest Free Financial Institutions and Conventional Banks: A Case Study on Turkey, Economic Research Forum, 2007:200714 90. M. Kabir Hassan & Jung-Suk Yu, “Finance: "Rational Speculative Bubbles: An Empirical Investigation of the Middle East and North African (MENA) Stock Markets" Economic Research Forum, 2007: 142007015 89. M. Kabir Hassan and Ashraf Nakibullah, “Gulf Monetary Union and Regional Integration,” Economic Research Forum, 2008: Number: 453 88. Jung-Suk Yu and M. Kabir Hassan, “Rational Speculative Bubbles: An Empirical Investigation of the Middle East and North African (MENA) Stock Markets,” Economic Research Forum, 2008:Number 388 87. Rock-Antoine Mehanna and M. Kabir Hassan, “Readiness of The Gulf Monetary Union: Revisited,” Economic Research Forum, 2008: Number 441 86. M. Kabir Hassan & Issouf Soumaré , Financial Guarantee as an Innovation Tool in Islamic Project Finance,” Economic Research Forum, 2007:Number: 200713 85. M. Kabir Hassan and Abdullah Mamun, “Impact of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: Evidence of Insurance Industries from Developed Countries,” Networks Finance Institute, 2009-WP-13 (November 2009) 84. M. Kabir Hassan and Benito Sanchez, “Efficiency Analysis of Micro-Credit Institutions (MCI) in Developing Countries,” Networks Finance Institute, 2009-WP-12 (October 2009) 83. M. Kabir Hassan and Ahmad Khasawneh, “The Risks of Off-Balance Sheet Derivatives in the U.S. Commercial Banks,” Networks Finance Institute, 2009-WP-11 (October 2009) 82. M. Kabir Hassan and Ahmad Khasawneh, “The Determinants of Off-Balance Sheet Derivatives in the U.S. Commercial Banks,” Networks Finance Institute, 2009-WP-10 (September 2009) 18 81. M. Kabir Hassan and Jung-Suk Yu, “Rational Speculative Bubbles: An Empirical Investigation of the Middle East and North African Countries,” Networks Finance Institute, 2007-WP-31, December 2007 80. M. Kabir Hassan and Benito Sanchez, “Efficiency Determinants and Dynamic Efficiency Changes in Latin American Banking Industries,” Networks Finance Institute, 2007-WP-32, December 2007 79. Kabir Hassan and Jung-Suk Yu, “Financial Sector Reform and Economic Growth in Morocco: An Empirical Analysis,” Networks Finance Institute, 2007-WP-28, November 2007 78. M. Kabir Hassan and Jung-Suk Yu, “Stock Exchanges Alliances in Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC) Countries,” Networks Finance Institute, 2007-WP-18, July 2007 77. Jung-Suk Yu and M. Kabir Hassan, Financial Development and Economic Growth: New Evidence from Panel Data,” Networks Finance Institute, 2007-WP-10, March 2007 76. M. Kabir Hassan and Shari Lawrence, “Financial Preparation for Retirement: Factors Affecting Retirement Preparation Through Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans,” Networks Finance Institute, 2007-WP-09, February 2007 75. M. Kabir Hassan and Shari Lawrence, “An Analysis of Financial Preparation for Retirement,” Networks Finance Institute, 2007-WP-08, February 2007 1990-2006 74. M. Kabir Hassan and M. Ershad Hussain, “Depositor Discipline and Bank Risk-Taking: Evidence from South East Asian Financial Crisis,” Networks Finance Institute, 2006-WP-13, November 2006 73. Kabir Hassan and M. Ershad Hussain, “Basel II and Bank Credit Risk: Evidence from Emerging Markets, “ Networks Finance Institute, 2006-WP-10, October 2006 72. 07-06. The Dynamic Causality Tests between Financial Development and Economic Growth: New Evidence from Panel Data Hassan, M. Kabir- University of New Orleans, and Yu, Jung-Suk – University of New Orleans. 71. 08-06. Gulf Monetary Union and Regional Integration Hassan, M. Kabir- University of New Orleans, and Nakibullah, Ashraf – University of Bahrain. 70. 10-06. Comparative Performance of Islamic Versus Secular Mutual Funds Hassan, M. Kabir- University of New Orleans,Elfakhani, Said- American University of Beirut and Sidani, Yusuf – American University of Beirut. 69. 11-06. Efficiency Determinants and Dynamic Efficiency Changes in Latin American Banking Industries Hassan, M. Kabir- University of New Orleans, and Sanchez, Benito – Loyola University. 68. 12-06. Rational Speculative Bubbles: An Empirical Investigation of the Middle East and North African (MENA) Stock Markets Hassan, M. Kabir- University of New Orleans, and Yu, Jung-Suk – University of New Orleans. 67. 01-05. Basel Capital Requirements and Bank Credit Risk Taking in Developing Countries. Hussain, M. Ershad– University of New Orleans, Hassan, M. Kabir – University of New Orleans. 19 66. International Diversification with American Depository Receipts (ADRs). Kabir, M. Humayun - Massey University, Maroney, Neal - University of New Orleans, and Hassan, M. Kabir - University of New Orleans. 65. M. Kabir Hassan, “Financial Liberalization and Foreign Bank Entry on Islamic Banking Performance,” Economic Research Forum, 2005: Number: 122005039 64. M. Kabir Hassan, “The Cost, Profit and X-Efficiency of Islamic Banks ,” Economic Research Forum, 2005: Number: 122005005 63. M. Kabir Hassan and Abdel-Hameed M. Bashir, “Determinants of Islamic banking profitability,” Economic Research Forum, 2003: Number: 102003034 62. M. Kabir Hassan, “An Empirical Investigation of Economic Cooperation among the OIC Member Countries,” Economic Research Forum, 2002: Number: 200212 61. M. Kabir Hassan, “An Empirical Investigation of Economic Cooperation Among The OIC Member Countries,” Economic Research Forum, 2002: Number: 092002054 60. M. Kabir Hassan, Joseph Farhat and Bashir Al-Zu'bi, “Dividend Signaling Hypothesis And Short-Term Asset Concentration Of Islamic Interest-Free Banking,” 2002: Number: 092002034 59. Ihsan Isik, M. Kabir Hassan, & Ebru Meleke-Isik, “Financial Distress and Bank Performance: Turkish Experience, “ 2002: Number: 200217 58. Ihsan Isik, M. Kabir Hassan and Ebru Meleke-Isik, “Financial Distress and Bank Performance: Turkish Experience,” 2002: Number: 092002041 57. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan, “Governance, corporate control and efficiency of the Turkish banking industry,” 2002: Number: 082002003 56. M. Kabir Hassan, “Financial Structure, Creditworthiness and Stock Market Development: A Cross-Country Analysis,” 2001: Number: 200140 55. Monetary Policy, Business Conditions and Financial Institutions. Syed M. Harun, Texas A&M, M. Kabir Hassan, UNO, and Neal C. Maroney, UNO WP #02-2002 54. Monetary Policy Surprises and Stock Returns. Syed M. Harun, Texas A&M-Kingsville, M. Kabir Hassan, UNO, and Neal C. Maroney, UNO WP #03-2002 53. Effect of Monetary Policy on the Returns of Financial Institutions and Manufacturing Firms. Syed M. Harun, Texas A&M, M. Kabir Hassan, UNO, and Neal C. Maroney, UNO WP #07-2002 52. Are the Good Times Over? January Effect: Further Empirical Evidence. Samer A. M. Al-Rjoub, Hashemite University, M. Kabir Hassan, UNO and Neal C. Maroney, UNO WP #09-2002 51. The Wealth and Risk Effects of Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Financial Modernization Act on the U.S. Banking Industry. Abdullah Mamun, UNO, M. Kabir Hassan, UNO and Neal C. Maroney, UNO UNO WP #13-2002 50. Mahfuzul Haque, M. Kabir Hassan and Oscar Varela. “Stability, Predictability, Volatility and Risk Premiums in Latin Aemrican Emerging Stock Markets,” University of New Orleans Working Paper #02-01, 2001. 20 49. Mahfuzul Haque, M. Kabir Hassan and Oscar Varela. “Safety-First Portfolio Optimization for U.S. Investors in Emgering Global, Asian and Latin American Markets,” University of New Orleans Working Paper #05-01, 2001 48. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan, “Technical Progress, Efficiency and Productivity Growth in the Deregulation Era of the Turkish Banking Sector,” University of New Orleans Working Paper #9-2000. 47. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Effect of the 1994 Economic Crisis on the Productivity and Efficiency of the Turkish Banking Sector, University of New Orleans Working Paper #10-2000. 46. Ihsan Isik, and M. Kabir Hassan. “Corporate Control and Efficiency in the Turkish Banking Industry,” University of New Orleans Working Paper #06-2000. 45. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan. “Technical, Scale and Allocative Efficiencies of the Turkish Banking Industry,” University of New Orleans Working Paper #07-2000. 44. M. Kabir Hassan, Muhammad Mustafa and Syed Abul Basher. “The Money Supply Process in Bangladesh: An Error Correction Approach,” University of New Orleans Working Paper #03-2000. 43. M. Kabir Hassan and Shari Lawrence. “Factors Affecting Financial Preparation for Retirement Through Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans,” University of New Orleans Working Paper #05-2000. 42. M. Kabir Hassan and Shari Lawrence. “The Decision to Defer: Factors Affecting Employee Deferral Incentives,” University of New Orleans Working Paper #04-2000. 41. M. Kabir Hassan, Syed Abul Basher and Ihsan Isik. “A Macroeconometric Model of a Small Developing Economy and Its Policy Implications,” University of New Orleans Working Paper #8-2000. 40. M. Kabir Hassan, M. Anisul Islam and Syed Abul Basher. “Market Efficiency, Time-Varying Volatility and Equity Returns in Bangladesh Stock Market,” UNO Working Paper #13-2000. 39. Wei, Zuobao, Oscar A. Varela and M. Kabir Hassan. “Ownership and Performance in Chinese Manufacturing Industry,” UNO Working Paper No. 03-1999. 38. Zuobao Wei, Oscar Varela and M. Kabir Hassan. "Corporate Financial Performance and Privatization in China." UNO Working Paper 13-1998. 37. Nobchanok Singha-Uthorn and M. Kabir Hassan #18-98 "The Stock Market Reactions To Terminations of Overfunded Pension Plans." UNO Working Paper 18-1998. 36. M. Kabir Hassan. "The Estimation and Policy Implications of the Underground Economy: The case of Bangladesh." UNO Working Paper 19-1998. 35. M. Kabir Hassan and S.M. Habibur Rahman, "The Role of Zakat In Poverty Alleviation." UNO Working Paper 23-1998. 34. Masudul Alam Choudhury, and M. Kabir Hassan "The Role of Zakah in An Interactive Model of Non-Wage Labour Force Activity." UNO Working Paper 24-1998 33. Masudul Alam Choudhury, M. Kabir Hassan and Sharif Hossain. "Zakat In An Islamic Macroeconomic Model.". UNO Working Paper 25-1998. 21 32. M. Kabir Hassan and Mahmood Ahmed "Substitutability of Zakat Funds in The Budget of the Government of Bangladesh." UNO Working Paper 26-1998. 31. Osman Kilic, M. Kabir Hassan and David Tufte. "The Mexico Peso Crisis and U.S. Bank Stock Returns: An Empirical Investigation." UNO Working Paper 14-1997. 30. M. Kabir Hassan and Van Son Lai. "Market Discipline of the Canadian Bank Letters of Credit Activities: An Empirical Examination." UNO Working Paper 15-1997. 29. Ata Yesilyaprak and M. Kabir Hassan "Industrial Bond Ratings with Artificial Neural Network and Econometric Models." UNO Working Paper 16-1997 28. M. Kabir Hassan, "Regional Trade Cooperation and Economic Development in SAARC Countries: The Bangladesh” UNO Working Paper 17-1997 27. M. Kabir Hassan, David Tufte and Luis Renteria. "Measuring the Cost Efficiency of the Grameen Bank: A Multiproduct Translog Cost Function Approach." UNO Workng Paper 19-1997. 26. Osman Kilic, M. Kabir Hassan and David Tufte. "The 1994 Mexican Peso Crisis, U.S. Bank Stock Returns and Contagion Effect Hypothesis: An Empirical Investigation." UNO Working Paper 20-1997. 25. M. Kabir Hassan, Muhammad Mustafa, Faridul Islam and Matiur Rahman. "The Empirics of Long-run U.S. Phillips Curve: A Re-examination." UNO Working Paper 21-1997. 24. M. Kabir Hassan and David R. Tufte. "The Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility on the Aggregate Export Growth of Bangladesh: A Cointegration and Error-Correction Approach" University of New Orleans Working Paper Series, 1996. 23. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Impact of Financial Market Reforms on Interest Rates in Bangladesh" University of New Orleans Working Paper Series, 1996. 22. Hassan, M. Kabir, Muhammad Mustafa and M. Matiur Rahman. "Dynamic Linkages Among Excess Reserve, Borrowing From the Fed and Market Interest Rates: Evidence from the Error-Correction Models" University of New Orleans Working Paper Series, 1995. 21. Hassan, M. Kabir, Muhammad Mustafa and M. Matiur Rahman. "The Dynamic Linkages Among Bank Deposits and Mutual Funds and Their Implications for Monetary Policy," University of New Orleans Working Paper Series, 1995. 20. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Political Economy of Banking Crisis in Developing Countries: The Case for Bangladesh" University of New Orleans Working Paper Series, 1995. 19. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "The June 1989 Regulatory Mandated Argentinean Loan Write-offs and US Bank Equity Returns: An Empirical Investigation", University of New Orleans Working Paper, #14-94. 18. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Privatization of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh," University of New Orleans Working Paper, #15-94. 17. Van Son Lai and M. Kabir Hassan. "An Empirical Investigation of the Simultaneity of Net Interest Margins and Maturity GAPs for Small Commercial Banks", University of New Orleans Working Paper, #16-94. 22 16. Rahman, M. M., M. Kabir Hassan and M. Mustafa. "The Impact of Exchange Rate and Interest Rate on LaborExporting Small Developing Countries," University of New Orleans Working Paper, #17-94. 15. Hassan, M. Kabir, M. M. Islam and Ashraf Nakibullah. "The Role of Black-Market Exchange-Rate Expectations in the Demand for Money in SAARC Countries: An Empirical Investigation", University of New Orleans Working Paper, #7-93. 14. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Market Perception of the Riskiness of Bank Off-Balance Sheet Swap Activities," University of New Orleans Working Paper #12-92. 13. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "Investor Contagion, the International Debt Crisis and U.S. Bank Equity Returns", University of New Orleans Working Paper # 13-92. 12. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "Determinants of Thrift Institution Off-Balance Sheet Activities: An Empirical Investigation", University of New Orleans Working Paper #14-92. 11.Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "A Methodological Investigation of Risk Exposure of Bank OffBalance Sheet Loan Commitment Activities", University of New Orleans Working Paper #15-92. 10. Hassan, M. Kabir, Thomas S. Coe and William H. Sackley. "Foreign Bank Activity in Domestic Markets: An Empirical Examination of Bank Liabilities", University of New Orleans Working Paper #16-92. 9. Hassan, M. Kabir and Atsuyuki Naka. "Testing for Dynamic Linkages Among Major International Stock Markets," University of New Orleans Working Paper #17-92. 8.Hassan, M. Kabir and Adnan Q. Aldayel. "Stability of Money Demand Under Interest-Free Versus Interest-Based Banking System", University of New Orleans Working Paper #19-92. 7.Hassan, M. Kabir, Gordon V. Karels and Steve Wilcox. "Regulatory Structure, Ownership Structure, and Risk Differentials Among Financial Institutions", University of New Orleans Working Paper #21-92. 6. Hassan, M. Kabir. "An Empirical Investigation of the Existence of "Market Discipline" of Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk", University of New Orleans Working Paper, #5-91. 5.Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk of Large U.S. Commercial Banks", University of New Orleans Working Paper, #6-91. 4.Hassan, M. Kabir, Gordon V. Karels and Manferd O. Peterson. "The Market's Evaluation of Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk: A Methodological Reexamination", University of New Orleans Working Paper, #7-91. 3.Zorn, Thomas S., and M. Kabir Hassan. "An Information Explanation of the Survival of Technical Analysis in Capital Markets", University of New Orleans Working Paper #8-91. 2.Hassan, M. Kabir, Gordon V. Karels and Manferd O. Peterson. "Deposit Insurance, Market Discipline and OffBalance Sheet Banking Risk of Large U.S. Commercial Banks", University of New Orleans Working Paper #9-91. 1.Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "Off-Balance Sheet Activity, Market-Determined and AccountingDetermined Stock Prices of Commercial Banks", University of New Orleans Working Paper #10-91. 2. 23 ITEMS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BUT NOT YET PUBLISHED 11. Saeed BinMahfouz and M. Kabir Hassan, “Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investing: Does Islamic Investing Make a Difference?” Humanomics, 2013 (Forthcoming) 10. Rahman, Md. Arifur and M. Kabir Hassan, “Firm Fundamentals and Stock Prices in Emerging Asian Stock Markets: Some Panel Data Evidence, “ Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Accepted: August 20, 2012 9. Hassan, M. Kabir, Ashraf Nakibullah and Abul Hassan, “Sterilization and Monetary Control by the GCC Member Countries,” The World Economy, January 10, 2012, Accepted August 18, 2012 8. Sanchez, Benito, M. Kabir Hassan and James Bartkus, “Efficiency Determinants and Dynamic Efficiency Changes in Latin American Banking Industries,” Journal of Centrum Cathedra, Forthcoming, Accepted in June 30, 2012 7. Hassan, M. Kabir, Benito Sanchez and Geoffrey Ngene, "Financial Liberalization and Foreign Bank Entry on the Domestic Banking Performance in MENA Countries" African Development Review , Forthcoming, Accepted in July 5, 2012 6. Ali Ashraf and M. Kabir Hassan, “Performance of Micorfinance Institutions in Muslim Countries,” Humanomics, Forthcoming, Accepted in July 9, 2012 5. James Bartkus, M. Kabir Hassan and Geoffrey Ngene, “Does Venture Capital Portfolio Size Matter?” Studies in Economics and Finance, Accepted in July 16, 2012 4. Mamunur Rashid, Islam Abdeljawad, Siti Manisah Nagalim and M. Kabir Hassan, “Customer-Centric Corporate Social Responsibility: A Framework for Islamic Banks on Ethical Efficiency,” Management Research Review, Accepted, May 2012 3. Sayd Farook, M. Kabir Hassan and Gregory Clinch, “Profit Distribution Management by Islamic Banks: An Empirical Investigation,” Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance Accepted: April 13, 2012-04-13 2. Saeed BinMahfouz and M. Kabir Hassan, “A Comparative Study between the Investment Characteristics of Islamic and Conventional Equity Mutual Funds in Saudi Arabia, “ Journal of Investing, Accepted: March 9, 2012 1. Yu, Jung-Suk and M. Kabir Hassan, “Financial Market Reforms and Economic Growth in Morocco: An Empirical Analysis,” Journal of Emerging Market Finance , 2012, Volume 11 (Forthcoming) 3. PARTICIPATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS Presentations in Professional Meetings 2006-2012 257. Jennifer O’Sullivan, M. Kabir Hassan and Abdullah Mamun, “The Relationship between Boards of Directors and Firm Performance: Evidence from Bank Holding Companies,” Paper to be Presented at the 2012 FMA Annual Meetings in Atlanta, Georgia, October 18-20, 2012 256. Mohamamd Safa, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal Maroney, “AIG’s Announcements, FED’s Innovation, Contagion and Systemic Risk in the Financial Industry,” Paper Presented at the 2012 Southwestern Decision Sciences Institute Meetings, Feb 29-March 3, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 24 255. Mohamamd Safa, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal Maroney, “AIG’s Announcements, FED’s Innovation, Contagion and Systemic Risk in the Financial Industry,” Paper Presented at the 2012 Southwestern Finance Association Meetings, Feb 29-March 3, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 254. M. Kabir Hassan, Geofffrey Ngene and Jung-Suk Yu, “Credit Default Swaps and Sovereign Debt Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2012 Southwestern Finance Association Meetings, Feb 29-March 3, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 253. Jennifer O’Sullivan, M. Kabir Hassan and Abdullah Mamun, “The Relationship between Boards of Directors and Firm Performance: Evidence from Bank Holding Companies,” Paper Presented at the 2012 Southwestern Finance Association Meetings, Feb 29-March 3, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 252. Fadzlan Sufian and M. Kabir Hassan, “,Economic Freedom, Development and Bank Intermediation Spreads” Presented at the 2012 Southwester Society of Economists (SSE) in New Orleans, February 29-March 3, 2012. (First Runner-up of Irwin-McGraw Hill Best Paper Award) 251. Ali Ashraf and M. Kabir Hassan, “Monetary Policy Responses to 2008 Financial Crisis: Quantitative Easing evidence in United Kingdom,” Presented at the 2012 Southwester Society of Economists (SSE) in New Orleans, February 29-March 3, 2012. 250. Ali Ashraf and M. Kabir Hassan, “Firm-Level Attributes and Performance of Micro-Finance Institutions,” Presented at the 2012 Academy of International Business-US Southwest in New Orleans, February 29-March 3, 2012(Winner of the AIB 2012 McGraw-Hill Best Paper Award) 249. Kathryn Huff, Benito Sanchez and M. Kabir Hassan, “A G-PPP Analysis of ASEAN +3,” Presented at the 2012 Academy of International Business-US Southwest in New Orleans, February 29-March 3, 2012 248. Thiti S. Ngow, M. Kabir Hassan and Jung-Suk Yu, “Determinants of Credit Default Swaps in International Markets,” Presented at the 2012 Academy of International Business-US Southwest in New Orleans, February 29March 3, 2012 247. Faisal Khan, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal Maroney, “Are Banks with higher Diversification Discount Efficient,” Paper Presented at the 2012 Academy of International Business-US Southwest in New Orleans, February 29-March 3, 2012 246. Saif Rahman and M. Kabir Hassan, “The Potential of Derivatives Market in Bangladesh,” Paper Presented at the 2012 Academy of International Business-US Southwest in New Orleans, February 29-March 3, 2012. 245. M. Kabir Hassan, “A Primer on Islamic Banking and Finance,” Paper Presented at the 2012 Midwest Finance Association Meetings, Feb 22-25, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 244. Saeed BinMahfouz and M. Kabir Hassan, “A Comparative Study between the Investment Characteristics of Islamic and Conventional Equity Mutual, “Paper Presented at the 2012 Midwest Finance Association Meetings, Feb 22-25, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 243. Ali Ashraf and M. Kabir Hassan, “Firm-Level Attributes and Performance of Micro-Finance Institutions,” Paper Presented at the 2012 Midwest Finance Association Meetings, Feb 22-25, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 242. Abdullah Mamun and M. Kabir Hassan, “Monetary Policy Surprise and Commercial Banks,” Paper to be Presented at the 2011 Annual Meetings of the Financial Management Assocation (FMA) in Denver, Colorado, October 19-22, 2011. 25 241. Jung-Suk Yu, M. Kabir Hassan and Benito Sanchez, “A Re-Examination of Financial Development, Stock Markets Development and Economic Growth” Paper to be Presented at the 2011 Annual Meetings of the Financial Management Assocation (FMA) in Denver, Colorado, October 19-22, 2011. 240. Fadzlan Sufian and M. Kabir Hassan, “Opening the Black Box: Exploring the Home Field, Global Advantage, and Liability of Unfamiliarness Hypotheses in the Malaysian Banking Sector,” Paper Presented at the 2011 Southwestern Finance Association and Academy of International Business-US Southwest Meetings in Houston, March 9-12, 2011. (Winner of the AIB 2011 McGraw-Hill Best Paper Award) 239. Aik Nai Chiek, Taufiq Hassan, M. Kabir Hassan and Shamsher Mohamad, “Productivity Spillover Effect of Mergers and Acquisitions: Evidence from an Emerging Market,” Paper Presented at the 2011 Academy of International Business-US Southwest Meetings in Houston, March 9-12, 2011. 238. Yasser Alhenawi, M. Kabir Hassan and Hesham Merdad, “The Relative Performance of Debt-Restricted Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): Does Faith Matter?” Paper Presented at the 2011 Southwestern Finance Association Meetings in Houston, March 9-12, 2011. 237. Chia-Sheng Chen, M. Kabir Hassan and Wei-Xuan Li, “Short-term and Long-term Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Foreign Firms,” Paper Presented at the 2011 Southwestern Finance Association Meetings in Houston, March 9-12, 2011. 236. M. Kabir Hassan, “Impact of Financial Liberalization and Foreign Bank Entry on Islamic Banking Performance,” Paper Presented at the 2011 Academy of International Business-US Southwest (AIB) Meetings in Houston, March 9-12, 2011 235. M. Ershad Hussain and M. Kabir Hassan, “Determinants of Stock Price Spread: A Case Study of Bangladesh,” Paper Presented at the 2011 Academy of International Business-US Southwest (AIB) Meetings in Houston, March 9-12, 2011 234. Abdullah Mamun and M. Kabir Hassan, “Monetary Policy Surprises and Commercial Banks,” Paper Presented at the 2011 Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) in Houston, Texas, March 9-12, 2011 (2011 McGraw-Hill SSE Best Paper Award) 233. Jatin Malhotra, M. Kabir Hassan and Geoffery Ngene, “Housing Prices, Mortgage and Default Rates: Pre and Post Financial Crisis Relationships,” Paper Presented at the 2011 Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) in Houston, Texas, March 9-12, 2011 (2011 McGraw-Hill SSE Frist Runner-up Best Paper Award) 232. Michael E. Trachtenberg and M. Kabir Hassan, “Effect of S-Corporation Election on Bank Growth,” Paper Presented at the 2010 Southwestern Finance Association Meetings in Dallas, Texas, March 4-7, 2010. 231. Thiti S. Ngow and M. Kabir Hassan, “Reinvestigation of Credit Default Swap Spreads Using Structural Credit Pricing Models,” Paper Presented at the 2010 Southwestern Finance Association Meetings in Dallas, Texas, March 4-7, 2010. 230. M. Ershad Hussain and M. Kabir Hassan, “Depositor Discipline and Bank Risk-Taking Behavior: Evidence from South-East Asian Financial Crises,” Paper Presented at the 2010 Academy of International Business-US Southwest, in Dallas, Texas, March 4-7, 2010. (Winner of the 2010 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award) 229. Ahmad Khasawneh and M. Kabir Hassan, “The Determinants and Policy Implications of Off-Balance Sheet Activities in MENA countries Commercial Banks,” Paper Presented at the 2010 Academy of International BusinessUS Southwest, in Dallas, Texas, March 4-7, 2010. 26 228. M. Kabir Hassan, Benito Sanchez and Jung-Suk Yu, “Financial Development and Economic Growth in the Organization of Islamic Conference Countries,” Paper Presented at the 2010 Academy of International Business-US Southwest, in Dallas, Texas, March 4-7, 2010. 227. M. Kabir Hassan, “The Impact of Global Financial Crisis on Bangladesh Economy,” Paper Presented at the 2010 Academy of International Business-US Southwest, in Dallas, Texas, March 4-7, 2010. 226. M. Kabir Hassan, Benito Sanchez and Jung-Suk Yu, “Financial Development and Economic Growth: New Evidence from Panel Data,” Paper Presented at the 2010 Southwestern Society of Economists, in Dallas, Texas, March 4-7, 2010 (Winner of the 2010 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award) 225. M. Kabir Hassan and Ahmad Khasawneh, “The Determinants of Derivative Activities in the US Commercial Banks,” Paper Presented at the 2009 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Finance Association (SWFA) Annual Meetings held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma during Feb 24-28, 2009. 224. M. Kabir Hassan and Ashraf Nakibullah,” Gulf Monetary Union and Regional Integration,” Paper Presented at the 2009 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) Annual Association Meetings held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma during Feb 24-28, 2009. (Runner-up for McGraw-Hill Irwin Distinguished Paper Award). 223. Jung-Suk Yu and M. Kabir Hassan, “Rational Speculative Bubbles in the Frontier Emerging Stock Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2009 Annual Meetings of Academy of International Business-US Southwest (AIB) Annual Association Meetings held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma during Feb 24-28, 2009. (McGraw-Hill Irwin Distinguished Paper Award). 222. M. Kabir Hassan and M. Ershad Hussain, “Impact of Capital Regulations on Capital Ratios and Risk Taking of Islamic Banks,” Paper Presented at the 2009 Annual Meetings of Academy of International Business-US Southwest (AIB) Annual Association Meetings held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma during Feb 24-28, 2009. 221. Mohammad Riaz Uddin and M. Kabir Hassan, “IPO Under-pricing in Emerging Capital Market: Evidence from Bangladesh,” Paper Presented at the 2009 Annual Meetings of Academy of International Business-US Southwest (AIB) Annual Association Meetings held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma during Feb 24-28, 2009. 220. M. Arifur Rahman and M. Kabir Hassan, “Firm Specific Variations in Returns and Fundamentals in Emerging Asian Stock Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2009 Annual Meetings of Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Annual Meetings held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma during Feb 24-28, 2009. 219. M. Arifur Rahman and M. Kabir Hassan, “Firm Specific Variations in Returns and Fundamentals in Emerging Asian Stock Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2008 Financial Management Association Meetings in Dallas, October 8-11, 2008. 218. M. Kabir Hassan and Issouf Soumare, “ Financial Guarantees as an Innovation Tool in Islamic Project Finance,” Paper Presented at the 2008 Financial Management Association Meetings in Dallas, October 8-11, 2008. 217. M. Arifur Rahman and M. Kabir Hassan, “Firm Specific Variations in Returns and Fundamentals in Emerging Asian Stock Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2008 Asian Finance Association Meetings in Yokohoma City in Japan, July 5-6, 2008 216. Syed M. Harun, M. Kabir Hassan and Shari Lawrence, “Monetary Policy and Insurance Companies,” Paper Presented at the 2008 Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE)Annual Meetings in Houston, Texas, on March 48, 2008. 27 215. Jung-Suk Yu and M. Kabir Hassan, “A Re-Examination of the Underground Economy in the U.S.: Size, Estimation, and Policy Implications,” Paper Presented at the 2008 Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE)Annual Meetings in Houston, Texas, on March 4-8, 2008. (1st Runner Up Distinguished Paper) 214. M. Ershad Hussain and M. Kabir Hassan, “The Impact of the Basel I Accord on Credit Expansion in Developing Countries,” Paper to be Presented at the 2008 Academy of International Business- US Southwest Annual Meetings in Houston, on March 4-8, 2008 (Runners-up Distinguished Paper). 213. Benito Sanchez and M. Kabir Hassan, “Scales and Technical Efficiencies in MENA Microfinance Institutions,” Paper to be Presented at the 2008 Academy of International Business- US Southwest Annual Meetings in Houston, on March 4-8, 2008 (Runners-up Distinguished Paper). 212. M. Kabir Hassan, Mohammad Uddin and Mostafa Hassan, “A Case Study of Outreach and Sustainability of Buro, Bangladesh,” Paper to be Presented at the 2008 Academy of International Business- US Southwest Annual Meetings in Houston, on March 4-8, 2008 211. Ohannes George Paskelian and M. Kabir Hassan, “Rational Speculative Bubbles in REITs Market,” Paper to be Presented at the Southwestern Finance Association Meetings on March 5-8, 2008 in Houston, Texas. 210. Jung-Suk Yu and M. Kabir Hassan, “Rational Speculative Bubbles in the Frontier Emerging Stock Markets,” Paper to be Presented at the Southwestern Finance Association Meetings on March 5-8, 2008 in Houston, Texas. 209. Girard, Eric and M. Kabir Hassan, “Is there a Cost to Ethical Investing? The Case of DSE Islamic Indices,” Paper to be Presented at the Southwestern Finance Association Meetings on March 5-8, 2008 in Houston, Texas. 208. Girard, Eric and M. Kabir Hassan, “Is there a Cost to Ethical Investing? The Case of FTSE Islamic Indices,” Paper Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Academy of Financial Services in Orlando, Florida, October 15-16, 2007 207. Paskelian, John and M. Kabir Hassan, “Rational Speculative Bubbles in REIT Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Academy of Financial Services in Orlando, Florida, October 15-16, 2007 206. Shari Lawrence and M. Kabir Hassan. “A Study of Factors Affecting Retirement Preparation,” Paper Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Eastern Finance Association (EFA) in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 19-21, 2007. 205. M. Kabir Hassan and Jung-Suk Yu. “The Dynamic Causality Tests Between Financial Development and Economic Growth: New Evidence from Panel Data,” Paper Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Eastern Finance Association (EFA) in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 19-21, 2007. 204. Benito Sanchez and M. Kabir Hassan. “Technical, Scale and Allocative Efficiencies of Latin American Banking Industries,” Paper Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) in San Diego, California, March 15-17, 2007 (SSE First Runner Up Paper) 203. M. Kabir Hassan, Shari Lawrence and Mahfuzul Haque. “An Analysis of Gender Differences in Retirement Preparation,” Paper Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) in San Diego, California, March 15-17, 2007. 202. M. Kabir Hassan and Muhammad Abdul Mannan Chowdhury. “Defense Expenditure and Economic Growth in African Nations,” Paper Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Academy of International Business-US Southwest (AIB-US Southwest) in San Diego, California, March 15-17, 2007 (AIB First Runner Up Paper) 28 201. M. Kabir Hassan. “A Primer on Islamic Banking and Finance,” Special Tutorial Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Academy of International Business-US Southwest (AIB-US Southwest) and Southwestern Finance Association (SWFA) in San Diego, California, March 15-17, 2007 200. M. Kabir Hassan and Jung-Suk Yu. “Rational Speculative Bubbles: An Empirical Investigation of the Middle East and North African (MENA) Stock Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Finance Association (SWFA) in San Diego, California, March 15-17, 2007 199. M. Ershad Hussain and M. Kabir Hassan. “Depositor Discipline and Bank Risk-Taking Behavior within the Context of Financial Crisis: Evidence from South-East Asia,” Paper Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Finance Association (SWFA) in San Diego, California, March 15-17, 2007 198. Mehmet F. Dicle and M. Kabir Hassan. “Session of the Week Effect for Istanbul Stock Exchange,” Paper Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Finance Association (SWFA) in San Diego, California, March 15-17, 2007 197. M. Kabir Hassan and Jung-Suk Yu. “The Dynamic Causality Tests Between Financial Development and Economic Growth: New Evidence from Panel Data,” Paper Presented at the 2007 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Finance Association (SWFA) in San Diego, California, March 15-17, 2007 1990-2006 196. M. Kabir Hassan and Jung-Suk Yu. “Rational Speculative Bubbles in the Frontier Emerging Stock Markets,” Paper Presented in the 2006 Financial Management Association Meetings in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 11-14, 2006. 195. M. Kabir Hassan. “Performance of Islamic Mutual Funds,” Paper Presented at the 2006 Annual Meetings of Academy of Financial Services (AFS) in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 11-12, 2006. 194. M. Kabir Hassan and Issouf Soumare,” Financial Guarantee as an Innovation Tool in Islamic Finance,” Paper Presented at the 2006 Annual Meetings of Academy of Financial Services (AFS) in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 11-12, 2006. 193. M. Kabir Hassan and Issouf Soumare. “Financial Guarantee as an Innovation Tool in Islamic Project Finance,” Best Paper Award in Islamic Finance at the 2006 Asian Finance Association Meetings in Auckland, New Zealand on July 5-7, 2006 192. Charles Rayhorn, M. Kabir Hassan, Jung-Suk Yu and Ken Johnson. “Non-Linearity, Thin Trading, Asymmetric Information and Efficiency of New Zealand Stock Market,” Paper Presented at the 2006 Annual Meetings of Academy of Financial Services (AFS) in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 11-12, 2006. 191. Eric Girard and M. Kabir Hassan. “Faith-Based Ethical Investing: The Case of Dow-Jones Islamic Indexes,” Paper Presented in the 2006 Academy of Financial Services (AFS) Meetings in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 11-12, 2006. 190. Syed M. Harun, M. Kabir Hassan and Shari Lawrence, “Monetary Policy and the Insurance Companies,” Paper Presented in the 2006 Academy of Financial Services (AFS) Meetings in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 11-12, 2006. 189. Eric Girard and M. Kabir Hassan. “Faith-Based Ethical Investing: The Case of Dow-Jones Islamic Indexes,” Paper Presented in the 2006 Financial Management Association Meetings in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 11-14, 2006. 29 188. Md. Kabir Hassan and M. Kabir Hassan. “Application of Linkage Banking Models to Mobilize Rural Savings for Financial Intermediation in Bangladesh,”, Paper presented at the 2006 Southwestern Society of Economist Annual Meeting (in conjunction with Federation of Business Disciplines, FBD) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 1-4, 2006. 187. Adel Al-Sharkas, M. Kabir Hassan and Shari Lawrence. “The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Efficiency of the U.S. Banking Industry: Further Evidence”, Paper presented at the 2006 Southwestern Finance Association Meeting (in conjunction with Federation of Business Disciplines, FBD) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 1-4, 2006. (Irwin-McGraw Hill Best Paper Award-Southwestern Finance Association). 186. Adel Al-Sharkas, Tarun K. Mukherjee and M. Kabir Hassan. “Long-run Performance Following U.S. Bank Mergers & Acquisitions-Further Evidence”, Paper presented at the 2006 Southwestern Finance Association Meeting (in conjunction with Federation of Business Disciplines, FBD) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 1-4, 2006. 185. M. Kabir Hassan and Jung-Suk Yu. “Rational Speculative Bubbles in the Frontier Emerging Stock Markets”, Paper presented at the 2006 Southwestern Finance Association Meeting (in conjunction with Federation of Business Disciplines, FBD) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 1-4, 2006. 184. Jung-Suk Yu and M. Kabir Hassan. “Financial Integration in the Middle East and North African (MENA) Stock Markets”, Paper Presented at the Academy of International Business-US Southwest (in conjunction with Federation of Business Disciplines, FBD) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 1-4, 2006. (Irwin McGraw Hill Best Paper Award-Academy of International Business). 183. Ashraf Nakibullah and M. Kabir Hassan. “Sterilization and Domestic Credit Policy of Bangladesh”, Paper Presented at the Academy of International Business-US Southwest (in conjunction with Federation of Business Disciplines, FBD) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 1-4, 2006. 182. M. Humayun Kabir, Neal C. Maroney, and M. Kabir Hassan. “International Diversification with American Depository Receipts,”, Paper Presented at the 2005 FMA Annual Meetings in Chicago, October 12-15, 2005. 181. M. Ershad Hussain and M. Kabir Hassan. “Basel Capital Requirements and Bank Credit Risk Taking in Developing Countries,” , Paper Presented at the 2005 FMA Annual Meetings in Chicago, October 12-15, 2005. 180. Jung-Bum Wee and M. Kabir Hassan. “Bank Subordinated Notes and Debentures and Market Discipline Under Deposit Insurance System with Jung Bum Wee, Paper Presented at the 2005 FMA Annual Meetings in Chicago, October 12-15, 2005. 179. M. Kabir Hassan and Shari Lawrence. “Financial Preparation for Retirement: A Study of the Factors Affecting Retirement Preparation through Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans,” Paper Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of Academy of Financial Services (AFS) in Chicago, Ilinois, October 12-13, 2005. 178. M. Humaun Kabir and M. Kabir Hassan. “Russian Financial Crisis, U.S. Financial Stock Returns, and the IMF,”, Paper Presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of Academy of Financial Services (AFS) in Chicago, Ilinois, October 12-13, 2005. 177. M. Ershad Hussain and M. Kabir Hassan. “Impact of Basel Like Bank Capital Requirements on Bank Credit Risk: International Evidence from Emerging Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2005 Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) Meetings in Dallas, March 1-5, 2005. (Winner of the Best Paper in Financial Markets and Institutions of Southwest Finance Association). 30 176. Syed M. Harun and M. Kabir Hassan. “Federal Reserve Policy and the Returns of Real Estate Companies,” Paper Presented at the 2005 Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) Meetings in Dallas, March 1-5, 2005. 175. Samad, Abdus and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Illinois Antebellum Banking History: Lessons Learned for the Survival and Failure of Banking Industry,”, Paper Presented at the 2005 Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) Meetings in Dallas, March 1-5, 2005. 174. “The Size Reversal in the United States Stock Market,” with Oscar Varela and Samer Al-Rjoub, Paper Presented at the 2005 Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) Meetings in Dallas, March 1-5, 2005. 173. Khaled Abdou and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Failure of Financial Liberalization in the MENA region,” Paper Presented at the 2005 Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) Meetings in Dallas, March 1-5, 2005. 172. Mahfuazul Haque, Oscar Varela and M. Kabir Hassan. “Safety-First and Extreme Value Bilateral U.S.Mexican Portfolio Optimization Around the Peso Crisis and the NAFTA in 1984,” with Mahfuzul Haque and Oscar Varela at the 2004 Annual Meetings of Academy of Financial Services to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 6-7, 2004. 171. A. Mamun, M. Kabir Hassan, Gordon Karels and Neal Maroney. “Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999: Market Assessment of Winners and Losers in the Insurance Industry,” at the 2004 Annual Meetings of Academy of Financial Services to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 6-7, 2004. 170. Syed M. Harun and M. Kabir Hassan. “Federal Reserve Policy and the Returns of Real Estate Companies,” at the 2004 Annual Meetings of Academy of Financial Services to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 6-7, 2004. 169. A. Mamun and M. Kabir Hassan. “Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Insurance Industries of Developed Countries” at the 2004 Annual Meetings of FMA to be held in New Orleans on October 6-9, 2004. 168. Adel Al-Sharkas and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Efficiency of the U.S. Banking Industry,” at the 2004 Annual Meetings of FMA to be held in New Orleans on October 6-9, 2004. 167. James Bartkus and M. Kabir Hassan. “Does Distance Matter in Venture Capital Financing,” at the 2004 Annual Meetings of FMA to be held in New Orleans on October 6-9, 2004. 166. Fazlul Miah, M. Kabir Hassan and Abdul Wane. “Forward Discount Bias: Is it Risk Premium or Expectational Errors,” at the 2004 Annual Meetings of FMA to be held in New Orleans on October 6-9, 2004. 165. Syed M. Harun, M. Kabir Hassan and Tarek Zaher. “Effect of Monetary Policy on Commercial Banks Across Different Business Conditions,” at the 2004 Annual Meetings of FMA to be held in New Orleans on October 6-9, 2004. 164. Wolfe, David R. and M. Kabir Hassan. “Issuing Characteristics and Investor Reaction to High-Yield Debt Offerings,” Paper Presented at the 2004 Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 2-6, 2004. 163. Al-Sharkas, Adel, M. Kabir Hassan and Tarun Mukherjee. “Long-run Performance Following U.S. Bank Mergers and Acquisitions” Paper Presented at the 2004 Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 2-6, 2004 31 162. Haque, Mahfuzul, Oscar Varela and M. Kabir Hassan. “Safety-First and Extreme Value Bilateral U.S.-Mexican Portfolio Optimization around the Peso Crisis and Nafta in 1994,”, Paper Presented at the 2004 Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 2-6, 2004 161. Kabir, M. H., Neal C. Maroney and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Diversification Benefits of ADR: A Generalized Asset Pricing Approach,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of Academy of Financial Services in Denver, Colorado on October 8-9, 2003. 160. Hassan, M. Kabir and Wei Xiao. “Design and Implications of Short-term Zero-Interest Money Market Instruments,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of Academy of Financial Services in Denver, Colorado on October 8-9, 2003. 159. Haque, Mahfuzul, M. Kabir Hassan, and William H. Sackley. “An Empirical Examination of Stability, Predictability, and Volatility of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Emerging Equity Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of Academy of Financial Services in Denver, Colorado on October 8-9, 2003. 158. Rayhorn, Charles and M. Kabir Hassan. “Thin Trading and Efficiency in the New Zealand Stock Market,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of Academy of Financial Services in Denver, Colorado on October 8-9, 2003. 157. Hassan, M. Kabir, Abdullah Mamun and Fayez Elayan. “Globalization of Financial Institutions: Evidence from the Impact of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act on International Financial Institutions,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of Academy of Financial Services in Denver, Colorado on October 8-9, 2003. 156. Harun, Syed M., M. Kabir Hassan and Tarek Zaher. “ Effect of Monetary Policy on Commercial Bank Holding Company,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of Academy of Financial Services in Denver, Colorado on October 8-9, 2003. 155. Al-Rjoub, Samer A.M., M. Kabir Hassan and Tammy Rogers. “The Size Reversal in the US Stock Returns” New Evidence using a Dynamic Market Model Approach,” Paper presented at the 2003 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings in Denver, Colorado on October 8-11, 2003. 154. Harun, Syed M. and M. Kabir Hassan. “Real Estate Companies, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Monetary Policy,” Paper presented at the 2003 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings in Denver, Colorado on October 8-11, 2003. 153. Harun, Syed M., M. Kabir Hassan and Neal C. Maroney. “Monetary Policy Surprises and Stock Returns” Paper presented at the 2003 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings in Denver, Colorado on October 8-11, 2003. 152. Bartkus, James and M. Kabir Hassan. “An Empirical Examination of Optimal Venture Capital Portfolio Size,” Paper presented at the 2003 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings in Denver, Colorado on October 811, 2003. 151. Hassan, M. Kabir. “MicroCredit and Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) Meetings in Houston, TX on March 4-8, 2003. 150. Hassan, M. Kabir, M. Waheeduzzaman and Aminur Rahman. “Defense Expenditure and Economic Growth in Bangladesh,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) Meetings in Houston, TX on March 4-8, 2003. 32 149. Kabir, M. Humayun and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Near-Collapse of LTCM, US Financial Stock Returns and the FED,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Southwest Finance Association (SWFA) in Houston, TX, on March 4-8, 2003 148. Haj, Mahmoud and M. Kabir Hassan. “Testing for Beta in Emerging Markets: The Case of Amman Market,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) Meetings in Houston, TX on March 4-8, 2003. 147. Al-Zoubi, Haitham, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal C. Maroney. “Tests for Rational Expectations and Market Efficiency in Foreign Exchange Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Southwest Finance Association (SWFA), Decision Sciences Institute-Southwest (DSISW) and Southwest Society of Economists (SSE) in Houston, TX, on March 4-8, 2003 (McGraw-Hill Irwin Distinguished Paper Award in Economics) 146. Al-Mamun, Abdullah, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal C. Maroney. “The Wealth and Risk Effects of GrammLeach-Bliley (GLB) on the U.S. Banking Industry,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Southwest Finance Association (SWFA) in Houston, TX, on March 4-8, 2003 (McGraw-Hill Irwin Distinguished Paper Award in Finance) 145. Harun, Syed M., M. Kabir Hassan and Neal C. Maroney. “ Monetary Policy Surprises and Stock Returns,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) Meetings in Houston, TX on March 4-8, 2003. 144. Harun, Syed M. and M. Kabir Hassan. “ Monetary Policy and the Investment Companies” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Southwest Finance Association Meetings in Houston, TX on March 4-8, 2003. 143. Harun, Syed M. and M. Kabir Hassan. “ Monetary Policy and the Real Estate Companies” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Academy of International Business-US Southwest, Houston, TX on March 4-8, 2003. 142. Harun, Syed M. and M. Kabir Hassan. “ Monetary Policy and the Insurance Companies” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Southwest Finance Association Meetings in Houston, TX on March 4-8, 2003. 141. Al-Rjoub, Samer and M. Kabir Hassan . “Explaining the Size Effect Reversal in the US Stock Market,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Decision Sciences Institute-Southwest Meetings in Houston, TX, March 4-8, 2003. 140. Al-Rjoub, Samer and M. Kabir Hassan . “The Size Reversal in the U.S. Stock Returns: New Evidence Using Dynamic Market Model Approach,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Southwest Finance Association Meetings in Houston, TX, March 4-8, 2003. 139. Miah, F. and M. Kabir Hassan, “Rationality of Exchange Rate Expectations: Further Evidence,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Academy of International Business-US Southwest, Houston, TX on March 4-8, 2003. 138. Hassan Monir El-Sady, M. Kabir Hassan and Oscar Varela, “Latin American Emerging Equity Returns' Predictability, Volatility, and Diversification Potential Based on Political, Financial, and Economic Risks” Paper Presented at the 2002 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings held in San Antonio, Texas on October 16-19, 2002. 137. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan, “Efficiency, Ownership, and Market Structure, Corporate Control and Governance in Turkish Banking Industry” Paper Presented at the 2002 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings held in San Antonio, Texas on October 16-19, 2002. 33 136. Syed Mahbub Harun and M. Kabir Hassan and Neal C. Maroney. “Monetary Policy, Business Conditions, and Financial Institutions” Paper Presented at the 2002 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings held in San Antonio, Texas on October 16-19, 2002. 135. Abdullah Mamun, M. Kabir Hassan and Gordon V Karels, “Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999: Market Assessment of Winners and Losers in the Insurance Industry,” Paper Presented at the 2002 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings held in San Antonio, Texas on October 16-19, 2002. 134. Mohammed Humayun Kabir and M. Kabir Hassan, “The Near-Collapse of LTCM, US Financial Stock Returns, and the Fed,” Paper Presented at the 2002 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings held in San Antonio, Texas on October 16-19, 2002. 133. Samer Al-Rjoub, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal C. Maroney. “Are the Good Times Over? January Effect: Further Empirical Evidence,” Paper Presented at the 2002 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings held in San Antonio, Texas on October 16-19, 2002. 132. Ahmed Telfah and M. Kabir Hassan. "Investor Optimal Asset Allocation Decision: The Impact of Horizon and Hedging Effects in a Stochastic Environment" Paper Presented at the Academy of Financial Services Annual Meetings held in San Antonio, Texas on October 15, 2002. 131. M. Kabir Hassan and Charles Rayhorn. “Thin Trading and Efficiency in the New Zealand Stock Market" Paper Presented at the Academy of Financial Services Annual Meetings held in San Antonio, Texas on October 14, 2002. 130. M. Kabir Hassan, Joseph Farhat and Bashir Al-Zubi. “Dividend Signalling Hypothesis and Short-Term Asset Concentration of Islamic Interest-Free Banking,” Paper Presented at the 2002 Academy of Financial Services Annual Meetings held in San Antonio, Texas on October 14, 2002. 129. Mahfuzul Haque, and M. Kabir Hassan, “Stability, Predictability and Volatility of European, Middle East and African (EMEA) Emerging Stock Markets”, Paper presented at the 2002 Southwest Finance Association and Academy of International Business-Southwest (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 128. Mahfuzul Haque, M. Kabir Hassan, and Oscar Varela, “Portfolio Optimization in the Emerging Stock Markets: Mean-Variance Theorem versus Extreme Value Theory” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwest Finance Association (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 127. Abullah Al Mamun, and M. Kabir Hassan, “Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: Its Impact across the Industries,” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwest Finance Association and Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 126. M. Humayun Kabir and M. Kabir Hassan, “An Analysis of Diversification Benefits of Country-Level and Regional Portfolios of ADRs” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwest Finance Association (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 125. M. Humayun Kabir and M. Kabir Hassan. “ The Reaction of U.S. Bank and Non-Bank Financial Stock Returns to the Russian Financial Crisis,” Paper presented at the 2002 Academy of International Business-Southwest (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 124. Syed M. Harun, M. Kabir Hassan, and Neal Maroney, “Monetary Policy Surprises and Returns of Financial Institutions” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwest Finance Association (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 34 123. Syed Mahbub Harun, M. Kabir Hassan, and Neal Maroney, “Monetary Policy and Returns of Financial Institutions in Bull and Bear Markets” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwest Finance Association (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 122. M. Kabir Hassan. “The Impact of Trade and Development Act of 2000 on the Bangladeshi Exports of Apparels to the United States” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 121. Samer Al-Rjoub, and M. Kabir Hassan, “The Output Effect of Monetary Policy in Jordan” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 120. Mahmud Aref Haj, and M. Kabir Hassan, “Market Efficiency of Jordan Stock Market and Individual Firms: Variance Ratio Method” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 119. Mohammed H. Kabir, and M. Kabir Hassan, “The Risk-Return Behavior of Country-Level and regional Portfolios of ADRs: A Panel Regression Approach” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 118. Manzur Alam, and M. Kabir Hassan “Demand For Access To Main Telephone Network in Bangladesh and Its Impact on Income and growth” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 117. Rock-Antoine Mehanna and M. Kabir Hassan. “Can Trade Openness Replace the Traditional Role of Investment” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 116. Rock-Antoine Mehanna, and M. Kabir Hassan, “Regional Integration and Economic development: An Empirical Investigation” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. 115. Isik, Ihsan and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Impact of the Financial Liberalization on the Efficiency and Productivity of Turkish Commercial Banks,” Paper Presented at the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS) at the Ninth Annual Meeting held in Las Vegas on February 7-10, 2002. 114. M. Kabir Hassan, Hassan El-Sady and Matiur Rahman. “Equity Return Volatility, Predictability, and Global Portfolio Diversification: Evidence from Czech Republic, Greece, Hungry, Poland, and Turkey,” Paper Presented at the 2001 Meetings of the Academy of Financial Services on October 17, 2001 in Toronto, Canada. 113. Mahfuzul Haque, M. Kabir Hassan and Tarek Zaher. “Further Evidence Evidence on the Volatility from Asian Emerging Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2001 Meetings of the Academy of Financial Services on October 17, 2001 in Toronto, Canada. 112. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan. “Cost and Profit Efficiency of the Turkish Banking Industry: An Empirical Investigation,” Paper Presented at the 2001 Meetings of the Academy of Financial Services on October 17, 2001 in Toronto, Canada. 35 111. Mahmoud Haj, M. Kabir Hassan and Mazhar M. Islam. “Market Efficiency and Calendar Anomalies in the Jordan Stock Exchange,” Paper Presented at the 2001 Meetings of the Academy of Financial Services on October 17, 2001 in Toronto, Canada. 110. Mohammad H. Kabir and M. Kabir Hassan. “The US Financial Institutions Stock Price Reaction to the Russian Financial Crisis: An Empirical Investigation” Paper presented at the 2001 Annual Conference of Financial Management Associations in Toronto, Canada, on October 17 through 20, 2001. 109. M. Kabir Hassan, Hassan Monir El-Sady and Mohammed Ariff. “Return Volatility, Predictability and Diversification Value in Asia,” Paper presented at the 2001 Annual Conference of Financial Management Associations in Toronto, Canada, on October 17 through 20, 2001. 108. Ahmed Telfah, M. Kabir Hassan and Osman Kilic. “The Near Collapse of Long-term Management (LTCM) and its Bailout Effect on the US Financial Institutions,” Paper presented at the 2001 Annual Conference of Financial Management Associations in Toronto, Canada, on October 17 through 20, 2001. 107. Mahfuzul Haque, M. Kabir Hassan and Tarek Zaher. “Volatility, Time Varying Risk Premium and Stock Returns: Evidence From 10 Asian Emerging Markets” Paper Presented at the 2001 Global Finance Association Meetings in Los Angeles, CA on April 4-6. 106. M Kabir Hassan and Tarek Zaher “A Survey of Islamic Banking and Finance” Paper Presented at the 2001 Global Finance Association Meetings in Los Angeles, CA on April 4-6. 105. Osman Kilic and M. Kabir Hassan. “Was Asian Financial Crisis Contagious: A New Emprirical Approach” Paper Presented at the 20001 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Society of Economics in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 27- March 3, 2001. 104. Anisul Islam and M. Kabir Hassan. “Seasonality in Stock Returns: An Empirical Study of Bangladesh,”. Paper Presented at the 20001 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Society of Economics in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 27- March 3, 2001. 103. Mahmoud Haj, M. Kabir Hassan and Abdel-Hameed Bashir. “Thin Trading and Efficiency of Emerging Capital Market: The Case of Jordan” Paper Presented at the 2001 AIB-Southwest Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 27- March 3, 2001. 102. M. Kabir Hassan, Hassan Monir El-Sady and Ahmed Telfah. “Country Risk and Stock Market Volatility, Predictability, and Diversification in the Middle East and Africa” Paper Presented at the 2001 AIB-Southwest Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 27-March 3, 2001 101. Mahmoud Haj, M. Kabir Hassan and Ahmed Telfah. “Stock Market Return, Volatility and Macroeconomic Variables in Jordan Economy” Paper Presented at the 2001 Southwest Finance Association Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 27-March 3, 2001 100. Mahfuzul Haque, M. Kabir Hassan and Oscar Varela. “Stability, Predictability and Volatility of Latin American Emerging Stock Markets” Paper Presented at the 2001 Southwest Finance Association Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 27-March 3, 2001 (Winner of the Best Paper in International Finance) 99. Mahfuzul Haque and M. Kabir Hassan. “Stability, Predictability and Volatility of European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) Emerging Stock Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2000 Financial Management Association Meetings held on October 25-28, in Seattle, Washington. 36 98. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan. “Technical Progress, Efficiency and Productivity Growth in the Deregulation Era of the Turkish Banking Sector,” Paper Presented at the 2000 Financial Management Association Meetings held on October 25-28, in Seattle, Washington. 97. Shari Lawrence and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Decision to Defer: Factors Affecting Employee Deferral Decisions,” Paper Presented at the 2000 Financial Management Association Meetings held on October 25-28, in Seattle, Washington. 96. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan. “The Effect of the 1994 Economic Crisis on the Productivity and Efficiency of the Turkish Banking Sector,” Paper Presented at the 2000 Financial Management Association Meetings held on October 25-28, in Seattle, Washington. 95. Abdullah Al-Mamun and M. Kabir Hassan. “Islamic Banking: How Competitive Is It?” Paper Presented at the 2000 Financial Management Association Meetings held on October 25-28, in Seattle, Washington. 94. Syed Mahbub Harun and M. Kabir Hassan. “Monetary Policy, Fundamentals and Stock Returns,” Paper Presented at the 2000 Financial Management Association Meetings held on October 25-28, in Seattle, Washington. 93. M. Kabir Hassan, Mahmoud Haj and Abdel Hameed Bashir,” Thin Trading and Efficiency of Emerging Capital Market: The Case of Jordan,” Paper Presented at the 2000 Academy of Financial Services Meetings held on October 25, in Seattle, Washington. 92. Shari Lawrence and M. Kabir Hassan. “Retirement Savings: Similarities and Differences Between Men and Women in their Forties,” Paper Presented at the 2000 Academy of Financial Services Meetings held on October 25, in Seattle, Washington. 91. M. Kabir Hassan and Shah Abdul Hannan. “Globalization Impact on Trade, Banking and Finance of Developing Muslim Countries,” Paper Presented at the AMSS Conference to be held on October 13-15 at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 90. Isik, Ihsan and M. Kabir Hassan, “Banking Crisis and the Efficiency Change of the Turkish Banking Industry,” Paper presented at the 1999 Decision Sciences Institute in New Orleans, Lousisiana, November. 89. M. Kabir Hassan and Mahmood Ahmed, "Substitutability of Zakat Funds in the Budget of the Government of Bangladesh," Paper presented at the 1999 Annual Meetings of AMSS held in Chicago on October 29-31. 88. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan. "Technical, Scale and Allocative Efficiencies of Turkish Banking Industry," Paper presented at the 1999 Financial Management Association Meetings held in Orlando, Flordia on October 6-9, 1999. 87. Ihsan Isik and M. Kabir Hassan. "Impact of Organizational Structure, Control and Governance on Turkish Bank Cost Efficiency," Paper presented at the 1999 Financial Management Association Meetings held in Orlando, Flordia on October 6-9, 1999. 86. Mahfuzul Haque and M. Kabir Hassan. "Stability, Predictability and Volatility of Emerging Stock Markets," Paper presented at the 1999 Financial Management Association Meetings held in Orlando, Flordia on October 6-9, 1999. 85. Zuobao Wei, Oscar Varela and M. Kabir Hassan. “Corporate Financial Performance and Privatization in China,”, Paper presented at the 1999 Financial Management Association Meetings held in Orlando, Flordia on October 6-9, 1999. 37 84. Haque, Mahfuzul and M. Kabir Hassan. "Stability, Predictability and Volatility of Emerging Stock Markets," Paper presented at the 1999 Academy of Financial Services Meetings held in Orlando, Flordia on October 6, 1999. 83. Shari Lawrence and M. Kabir Hassan. "Retirement Preparation: Factors Affecting Financial Preparation for Retirement," Paper presented at the 1999 Academy of Financial Services Meetings held in Orlando, Flordia on October 6, 1999. 82. Shari Lawrence, and M. Kabir Hassan. "Retirement Savings: Similarities and Differences Between Men and Women in Two Age Groups," Paper presented at the 1999 Academy of Financial Services Meetings held in Orlando, Flordia on October 6, 1999. 81. Shari Lawrence and M. Kabir Hassan. "Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans: Factors Affecting Employee Deferral Decisions," Paper presented at the 1999 Academy of Financial Services Meetings held in Orlando, Flordia on October 6, 1999. 80. M. Kabir Hassan. "The Success and Failure of Various Regional Grouping Among the OIC Member Countries," Paper Presented at the 1998 Annual Meetings of AMSS held in Chicago on October 24-26. 79. M. Kabir Hassan. "The Asian Financial Crisis and the Bangladesh Economy," Paper Presented at the 1998 Annual Meetings of AMSS held in Chicago on October 24-26. 78. M. Kabir Hassan and David Tufte. "The X-Efficiency of the Grameen Bank," Paper Presented at the 1998 FMA Annual Meetings held in Chicago on October 14-17, 1998. 77. Osman Kilic, M. Kabir Hassan and David Tufte. "An Empirical Investigation of US Bank Risk and the Mexican Peso Crisis," Paper Presented at the 1998 FMA Annual Meetings held in Chicago on October 14-17, 1998. 76. M. Kabir Hassan and David Tufte. "The Managerial Cost-Efficiency of the Grameen Bank," Paper Presented in the European Financial Management Association Meetings in Lisbon, Portugal on June 25-27, 1998. 75. Yesilyaprak, Ata and M. Kabir Hassan. "Estimating the Performance of Mutual Funds with Artificial Neural Networks and Econometric Models," Paper Presented at the 1998 Southwestern Finance Association Meetings held on March 4-7, 1998 in Dallas, Texas. 74. M. Kabir Hassan. "Regional Trade Cooperation and Economic Development in SAARC Countries: The Bangladesh Perspective,". Paper presented at the 1997 AMSS Meetings on November 28-30 in New York. 73. M. Kabir Hassan and David R. Tufte. "The Managerial Cost Efficiency of the Grameen Bank: A Stochastic Cost Frontier Approach," Paper presented at the 1997 AFS Meetings in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 15, 1997. 72. M. Kabir Hassan, David R. Tufte and Luis Renteria. "Measuring the Cost Efficiency of the Grameen Bank: A Multiproduct Translog Cost Function," Paper Presented at the 1997 FMA Meetings in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 15-18. 71. M. Kabir Hassan, Van Son Lai and Min-Teh Yu. "The Riskiness of Letters of Credit of Canadian Banks: A Comparison of Market-Determined Risk Measures," Paper Presented at the 1997 AFS and FMA Meetings in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 15-18. 70. M. Kabir Hassan and Ata Yesilyaprak. "A Comparative Analysis of Industrial Bond Ratings Using Artificial Neural Networks, Discriminant Analysis, and Multinomial Logit Models," Paper presented at the 1997 FMA Meetings in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 15-18. 38 69. Osman Kilic, David R. Tufte and Kabir Hassan. "The 1994 Mexican Currency Crisis and U.S. Bank Stock Returns: An Empirical Investigation Using a Mixed Jump-Diffusion Process," Paper Presented at the 1997 FMA Meetings in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 15-18. 68. M. Kabir Hassan, Van Son Lai and Min-Teh Yu. "The Riskiness of Letters of Credit of Canadian Banks: A Comparison of Market-Determined Risk Measures," Paper Presented at the 1997 European Financial Management Association Meetings in Istanbul, Turkey on June 25-28, 1997. 67. M. Kabir Hassan, David R. Tufte and Luis Renteria. "Measuring the Cost Efficiency of the Grameen Bank: A Multiproduct Translog Cost Function," Paper Presented at the 1997 FMA European Meetings in Zurich, Switzerland on May 28-30. 66. Osman Kilic, David R. Tufte and Kabir Hassan. "The 1994 Mexican Currency Crisis and U.S. Bank Stock Returns: An Empirical Investigation Using a Mixed Jump-Diffusion Process," Paper Presented at the 1997 FMA European Meetings in Zurich, Switzerland on May 28-30. 65. M. Kabir Hassan and Ata Yesilyaprak. "A Comparative Analysis of Industrial Bond Ratings Using Artificial Neural Networks, Discriminant Analysis, and Multinomial Logit Models," Paper Presented at the 1997 SWFAD Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 11-15. Received the third best Paper Award given by Academy of International Business. 64. M. Kabir Hassan, David R. Tufte and Luis Renteria. "Measuring the Cost Efficiency of the Grameen Bank: A Multiproduct Translog Cost Function," Paper Presented at the 1997 SWFAD Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 11-15. 63. Osman Kilic, David R. Tufte and Kabir Hassan. "The 1994 Mexican Currency Crisis and U.S. Bank Stock Returns: An Empirical Investigation Using a Mixed Jump-Diffusion Process," Paper Presented at the 1997 SWFAD Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 11-15. 62. M. Kabir Hassan, Muhammad Mustafa and M. Matiur Rahman. "Dynamic Linkages Between the Growths of Major Components of M2 and Mutual Funds: The Implications for Monetary Policy," Paper Presented at the 1997 SWFAD Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 11-15.(Received the Irwin Best Paper Award in Economics given by Southwestern Society of Economist). 61. M. Kabir Hassan and David R. Tufte. "The Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility on the Aggregate Export Growth of Bangladesh: A Cointegration and Error-Correction Approach" Paper Presented at the 1997 SWFAD Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 11-15. 60. M. Kabir Hassan and David R. Tufte. "The Managerial Cost Efficiency of Grameen Bank: A Stochastic Cost Frontier Approach" Paper Presented at the 1997 Annual Meetings of American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 2-6. 59. M. Kabir Hassan and David R. Tufte. "The Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility on the Aggregate Export Growth of Bangladesh: A Cointegration and Error-Correction Approach" Paper Presented at the 1997 ASSA Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 4-6. 58. M. Kabir Hassan and David R. Tufte. "The Effects of Exchange Rate Volatility on the Aggregate Export Growth of Bangladesh: A Cointegration and Error-Correction Approach" Paper presented at the 1996 Bengal Studies Conference held in Washington D.C. on May 3-5. 39 57. Hassan, M. Kabir and Muhammad Mustafa. "Dynamic Linkages Between Mutual Funds and Bank Deposits: Implications for Monetary Policy," presented at the 1996 Financial Management Association Meetings to be held on October 9-12, 1996 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 56. Rahman, M. Matiur, M. Kabir Hassan and Muhammad Mustafa. "The Impact of Exchange Rate and Foreign Interest Rate On Labor-Exporting Developing Small Open Economies" presented at the 1996 SWFAD Meetings held on March 5-8 in San Antonio Texas. 55. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Privatization of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh," presented at the 1996 AEDSB Meeting in the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) Meetings held on January 3-5 in San Francisco, California. 54. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Privatization of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh," presented at the 1995 Financial Management Association Meetings held on October 18-21, 1995 in New York City, New York. 53. Hassan, M. Kabir and Muhammad Mustafa. "Dynamic Linkages Between Mutual Funds and Bank Deposits: Implications for Monetary Policy," presented at the 1995 Academy of Financial Services Meetings held on October 17, 1995 in New York City, New York. 52. Hassan, M. Kabir, Muhammad Mustafa and Matiur Rahman. "Dynamic Linkages Among Excess Reserve, Borrowing from the Fed and Market Interest Rates: Evidence from the Error-Correction Models," presented at the 1995 Academy of Financial Services Meetings held on October 17, 1995 in New York City, New York. 51. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Privatization of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh," presented at the 1995 Southwest Finance Association Meetings and Academy of International Business, Southwest Region held on March 1-4, 1995 in Houston, Texas. 50. Van Son Lai and M. Kabir Hassan. "The Simultaneity of Net Interest Margins and Maturity GAPs for Small Commercial Banks: An Empirical Investigation", presented at the 1995 Southwest Finance Association Meetings and Southwestern Small Business Institute Association Meetings held on March 1-4, 1995 in Houston, Texas. 49. Yesilyaprak, Ata and M. Kabir Hassan. "An Analysis of Industrial Bond Ratings Using Artificial Neural Networks", Paper presented at the Decision Sciences Institute, South West Meetings held on March 1-4, 1995 in Houston, Texas. 48. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Privatization of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh," Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meetings of the MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance in Biloxi, Mississippi on February 15-18, 1995. 47. Hassan, M. Kabir, M.M. Rahman and M. Mustafa. "Testing for Dynamic Linkages Among Excess Reserve, Borrowing from the Fed, Spread Rate and Discount Rate", Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meetings of the MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance in Biloxi, Mississippi on February 15-18, 1995. 46. Yesilyaprak, Ata and M. Kabir Hassan. "An Analysis of Industrial Bond Ratings Using Artificial Neural Networks", Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meetings of the MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance in Biloxi, Mississippi on February 15-18, 1995. 45. Yesilyaprak, Ata and M. Kabir Hassan. "The Investment Performance of Mutual Funds: An Application of Artificial Neural Networks", Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meetings of the MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance in Biloxi, Mississippi on February 15-18, 1995. 40 44. Hassan, M. Kabir and M. Mustafa. "Dynamic Linkages Between Bank Mutual Funds and Demand Deposits: Implications for Monetary Policy," Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Meetings of the MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance in Biloxi, Mississippi on February 15-18, 1995. 43. Hassan, M. Kabir, Gordon V. Karels and Steve Wilcox. "The Impact of Regulatory and Ownership Structure on Risk Taking Among Financial Institutions," presented at the 1994 Financial Management Association Meetings held on October 12-15, 1994 in St. Louis, Missouri. 42. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "Determinants of S&L Association Off-Balance Sheet Activities: An Empirical Investigation" presented at the 1994 Financial Management Association Meetings held on October 12-15, 1994 in St. Louis, Missouri. 41. Lai, Van Son and M. Kabir Hassan. "An Empirical Analysis of Gap Management and Net Interest Margin for US Commercial Banks," presented at the 1994 Academy of Financial Services Meetings held on October 12, 1994 in St. Louis, Missouri. 40. Hassan, M. Kabir, K. Choudhury and M. Waheeduzzaman. "On Black Market Exchange Rate and Demand for Money in Developing Countries: The Case of Nigeria", Paper presented at the 1994 Southwestern Society of Economists held in Dallas, TX, March 2-5, 1994. 39. Hassan, M. Kabir. "Financial Repression In Economic Development: A Test of the McKinnon Hypothesis for Bangladesh," Paper presented at the 1994 Southwestern Society of Economists held in Dallas, TX, March 2-5, 1994. 38. Hassan, M. Kabir and Mark Rosa. "Testing For Expense-Preference Behavior in Louisiana Credit Unions for the Year 1990", Paper presented at the 1994 MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance Meetings held in Nashville, TN, on February 9-12, 1994. 37. Hassan, M. Kabir and Abdus Samad. "An Empirical Test of McKinnon's Complementarity Hypothesis in the Demand for Money in the SAARC Countries", Paper presented at the 1994 MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance Meetings held in Nashville, TN, on February 9-12, 1994. 36. Hassan, M. Kabir. "Financial Repression in Economic Development: a Test of the McKinnon Hypothesis for Bangladesh," Invited Paper presented at Bangladesh Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 17, 1993. 35. Hassan, M. Kabir, M.M. Islam and A. Nakibullah. "The Role of Black-Market Exchange-Rate Expectations in the Demand for Money in SAARC Countries: An Empirical Investigation", Paper presented in the Third International Conference of International Trade and Finance Association Meetings held in Miami on May 20-22, 1993. 34. Hassan, M. Kabir, Thomas Coe and William Sackley. "Foreign Bank Activity in Domestic Markets: An Empirical Examination of Bank Liabilities", Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meetings of Eastern Finance Association held in Richmond, Virginia on April 15-17, 1993. 33. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "The Cartagena Declaration, the Baker Plan, and the U.S. Bank Security Returns: An Empirical Investigation", Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meetings of Eastern Finance Association held in Richmond, Virginia on April 15-17, 1993. 32. Hassan, M. Kabir, Thomas S. Coe and William H. Sackley. "Foreign Bank Activity in Domestic Markets: An Empirical Examination of Bank Liabilities", Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Economic Association held in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 17-20, 1993. 41 31. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "The Impact of Increased Loan-Loss Reserves and Argentinean Loan Write-offs on U.S. Bank Security Returns", Paper Presented at the 1993 Southwest Finance Association Meetings held in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 4-6, 1993. 30. Hassan, M. Kabir, K. Choudhury and M. Waheeduzzaman. "On Black Market Exchange Rate and the Demand for Money in Developing Countries: The Case for Bangladesh", Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Society of Economists held in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 4-6, 1993. 29. Hassan, M. Kabir and William Sackley. "The Cartagena Declaration, the Baker Plan, and the U.S. Bank Security Returns: An Empirical Investigation", Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meetings of MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance held in Hot Springs, Arkansas on February 10-13, 1993. 28. Hassan, M. Kabir, Thomas S. Coe and William H. Sackley. "Foreign Bank Activity in Domestic Markets: An Empirical Examination of Bank Liabilities", Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meetings of MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance held in Hot Springs, Arkansas on February 10-13, 1993. 27. Hassan, M. Kabir and Adnan Q. Aldayel. "Stability of Money Demand Under Interest-Free Versus InterestBased Banking System", Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meetings of Mid-South Academy of Economics and Finance held in Hot Springs, Arkansas on February 10-13, 1993. 26. Hassan, M. Kabir and Farid Heydarpour. "The Efficiency of Foreign Exchange Market and the Role of "News": Evidence from the 1980s", Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meetings of Mid-South Academy of Economics and Finance held in Hot Springs, Arkansas on February 10-13, 1993. 25. Hassan, M. Kabir and Bento Lobo. "International Evidence of Fisher Effect", Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meetings of Mid-South Academy of Economics and Finance held in Hot Springs, Arkansas on February 1013, 1993. 24. Hassan, M. Kabir and K. Choudhury and M. Waheeduzzaman. "On Black Market Exchange Rate and Demand for Money in Developing Countries: The Case for Bangladesh", Paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meetings of Mid-South Academy of Economics and Finance held in Hot Springs, Arkansas on February 10-13, 1993. 23. Hassan, M. Kabir and William Sackley. "Investor Contagion, International Debt Crisis and U.S. Bank Equity Returns", Paper presented at the 1992 Southern Economics Association Meetings held in November 22-24, 1992 in Washington, D.C. 22. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "A Methodological Reexamination of Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk: The Case for Loan Commitments," Presented at the 1992 Southern Finance Association Meetings held in November 18-21, 1992 in Jacksonville, Florida. 21. Hassan, M. Kabir. "An Econometric Analysis of Credit Constraint, Foreign Interest Rates and Currency Depreciation in the Demand for Money in Bangladesh", Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh (AEDSB) held in November 21-22, 1992 in Washington, D.C.. 20. Hassan, M. Kabir, K. Choudhury and M. Waheeduzzaman. "On Black Market Exchange Rate and the Demand for Money in Developing Countries: The Case for Bangladesh", Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh (AEDSB) held in November 21-22, 1992 in Washington, D.C.. 19. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "A Methodological Reexamination of Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk: The Case for Loan Commitments", Paper Presented at the 1992 Financial Management Association Meetings 42 held in October 21-24, 1992 in San Francisco, California, and at the South Central Finance Workshop held in September 25-26, 1992 in Memphis, Tennessee. 18. Hassan, M. Kabir. "An Empirical Analysis of Bank Standby Letters of Credit Risk," Presented at the 1992 Academy of Financial Services Meetings held in October 21, 1992 in San Francisco, California. 17. Hassan, M. Kabir, Gordon V. Karels and Steve Wilcox. "Regulatory Structure, Ownership Structure, and Risk Differentials Among Financial Institutions," Presented at the 1992 Financial Management Association Meetings held in October 21-24, 1992 in San Francisco, California. 16. Hassan, M. Kabir and Atsuyuki Naka. "Testing for Dynamic Linkages Among Major International Stock Markets", Presented at the 1992 Financial Management Association Meetings held in October 21-24, 1992 in San Francisco, California. 15. Hassan, M. Kabir, Thomas S. Coe and William H. Sackley. "Foreign Bank Activity in Domestic Market: An Empirical Examination of Bank Liabilities", Presented at the 1992 South Central Finance Workshop held in September 25-26 in Memphis, Tennessee. 14. Hassan, M. Kabir and Atsuyuki Naka. "Short-run and Long-run Dynamic Relationships Among International Stock Markets", Presented at the 1992 Midwest Finance Association Meetings held in March 26-28 in Chicago, Illinois. 13. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Market Perception of the Riskiness of Bank Off-Balance Sheet SWAP Activities," Presented at the 1992 Midwest Finance Association Meetings held in March 26-28, 1992 in Chicago, Illinois. 12. Hassan, M. Kabir, Gordon V. Karels and Manferd O. Peterson. "Regulatory Structure, Ownership Structure, and Risk Differentials Among Financial Institutions," Paper presented at the 1992 Southwest Finance Association Meetings held in March 4-6, 1992 in San Antonio, Texas. 11. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "Determinants of S&L Association Off-Balance Sheet Activities: An Empirical Investigation" Paper presented at the 1992 Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance Meetings held in February 20-22, 1992 in Mobile, Alabama. 10. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "Disclosure Policy, International Debt Crisis and U.S. Bank Equity Returns", Paper presented at the 1991 Allied Social Science Annual Meetings held in January 3-5 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 9. Hassan, M. Kabir, Mahmud Khan and Badrul Haque. "Financial Development and Income Velocity of Money in Bangladesh", Paper Presented at the 1991 Annual Meetings of Association For Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh held in January 2, 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 8. Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "Equity Market Perception of Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk of Large U.S. Commercial Banks", Paper Presented at the 1991 Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting held in November 20-23, 1991 in Key West, Florida. 7. Hassan, M. Kabir. "The Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk of Large U.S. Commercial Banks," Paper Presented at the 1991 Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting held in November 20-23, 1991 in Key West, Florida. 6.Hassan, M. Kabir. "An Empirical Investigation of the Existence of "Market Discipline" of Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk," Paper presented at the 1991 Academy of Financial Services Meeting, held in October 9, 1991 in Chicago, Illinois. 43 5.Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "Off-balance Sheet Activity, Market-Determined and AccountingDetermined Stock Prices of Commercial Banks," Paper presented at the 1991 Annual Meetings of Midwest Finance Association, Saint Louis, Missouri, April, 1991 and South Central Finance Workshop in Mississippi, September 23, 1991. 4.Hassan, M. Kabir. "Off-balance Sheet Items and Risk-Taking Behavior of Commercial Banks," Paper presented at the 1990 FMA Annual Meetings held in October 21-24, 1990 in Orlando, Florida. 3.Hassan, M. Kabir, Gordon V. Karels and Manferd O. Peterson. "The Market's Evaluation of Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk: A Methodological Reexamination", Paper presented at the 1990 FMA Annual Meetings held in October 21-24, 1990 in Orlando, Florida. 2.Hassan, M. Kabir and William H. Sackley. "Disclosure Policy, International Debt Crisis and U.S. Bank Equity Returns", Paper presented at the 1990 FMA Annual Meetings held in October 21-24, 1990 in Orlando, Florida. 1.Hassan, M. Kabir. "Performance Evaluation of Private Sector Commercial Banks in Bangladesh," Paper presented at the 1990 Meetings of Bangladesh Development Forum held in October 19, 1990 in Nashville, Tennessee. B. Invited Seminar/Workshop Presentations 98. COMSATS Global Forum on Islamic Finance Conference, Lahore, Pearl Continental Hotel, March 11-12, 2012 97. “The Potential of Derivatives Market in Bangladesh” Invited Seminar at Central Bank of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 26, 2012 96. “Halal Economy” International and Interdisciplinary Colloquium, October 24-25, 2012, University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada. 95. "Steering Innovations And Competitiveness In A Dynamic Economy; New Frontiers, New Lessons" November 20-21, 2012 Hotel Istina, Accounting Research Institute, Universiti Teknologi Mara. 94. “Business in Between Cultures: The Development of Islamic Finance” November 15-16, 2012, Bosnia and Herzegovina 93. “Beyond the Economic Crisis: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead” October 12-13, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 92. The third Gulf Research Forum, “Islamic Finance and Financial Stability”, July 13, 2012, Cambridge University, UK. 91. Pre-Budget Session Seminar by Industrialist and Business Welfare Foundation, May 13, 2012 in National Press Club, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 90. Saudi Economy Forum, “A Comparative Study Between the Investment Characteristics of Islamic and Conventional Equity Mutual Funds in Saudi Arabia,” May 7-9, 2012, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 89. Tenth Islamic Finance Forum, Harvard University, ““Finance, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development” March 24-25, 2012, Boston, USA 88. Qatar Foundation and Islamic Research and Training Institute,” Performance of Islamic Mutual Funds in Saudi Arabia,” Doha, Qatar, December 19-21 44 87. Qatar Foundation and Islamic Research and Training Institute,” Impact of Zakat in Alleviating Rural Poverty: A Case Study of MACCA in Bangladesh,” Doha, Qatar, December 19-21 86. Qatar Foundation and Islamic Research and Training Institute ”A Comparative Review of Islamic Versus Conventional Microfinance in Bangladesh” Doha, Qatar, December 19-21, 2011 85. Bank Negara Malaysia, “Central Banking and Financial Sector Development” Invited Speaker, November 14, 2011 84. Panel Session on “Islamic Banking in the USA” Financial Management Association in Denver, Colorado, October 19-22. 2011 83. Invited Presentation “The Global Financial Crisis and Islamic Finance Solution,” Dhaka, Bangladesh, Islamic Bank Consultative Forum, May 22-24, 2011 82. Invited Panel Session on Islamic Banking, Academy of International Business, Houston, Texas, March 9-12, 2011 81. Invited Panel Session: Meet the Editors, Academy of International Business, Houston, Texas, March 9-12, 2011 80. “Islamic Bank Incentives and Discretionary Loan Loss Reserve,” Paper Presented at the Plenary Session of the Annual Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics Symposium at the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong on January 4-5, 2011. 79. “Global Financial Crisis and Islamic Finance,” Invited Seminar in College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 26, 2010. 78. “Relative Performance of Saudi Mutual Funds” Invited Seminar in College of Business Administration, Imam Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 27, 2010. 77. “A Primer on Islamic banking and finance,” Invited Seminar in the College of Business at Jubail University in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. 76. “Post Financial Crisis and Islamic Finance,” Paper Presented at the University of Durham, UK, July 14-16, 2010. 75. “Islamic Banking Regulations in Post Financial Crisis World,” Paper Presented at the Astana Economic Forum Conference Session on Islamic Finance, Astana, Kazakhstan, July 1-2, 2010 74. “Impact of Financial Liberalization and Foreign Bank Entry on Islamic Banking Performance,” (with Benito Sanchez) Paper to be Presented in Khartoum, Sudan, at the invitation of Central Bank of Sudan and IRTI, April 4-6, 2010 73. “Ethical Identity and Market Value of Islamic Banks,” (with Mamun Rashid) Paper to be presented in Harvard Law School at the invitation of Harvard Islamic Finance Forum, Cambridge, March 27-28, 2010. 72. M. Kabir Hassan, “The Current Financial Crisis and Its Solution from Islamic Finance,” Tutorial Presented the 2010 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Finance Association Meetings, Dallas, Texas. 71. “Impact of Capital Regulations on Capital Ratios and Risk-Taking of Islamic Banks,” (with Ershad Hussain) Paper presented in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the invitation of University of Indonesia and IRTI, February 23-24, 2010. 45 70. “Islamic Finance and the Global Economy,” Paper presented at the College of Business, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), December 22, 3009 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. 69. “The Global Financial Crisis and OIC Economies,” Paper Presented at the Arab Islamic Center, Tokyo, Japan at the Invitation of Islamic Development Bank, November 11, 2009. 68. “The Global Financial Crisis and Islamic Finance Response,” Paper Presented at the 25 th Seesion of COMCEC at the invitation of SESRIC, Istanbul, Turkey, November 5, 2009. 67. Hassan, M. Kabir and Ahmad Al Khasawneh, “The determinants and policy implications of off-balance sheet activities in the MENA countries,” Paper to be presented at the 2009 ERF Annual Conference in Cairo, November 7-9, 2009. 66. Hassan, M. Kabir, Benito Sanchez and Jung-Suk Yu, “Financial Development and Economic Growth in the OIC Countries,” Paper Presented at the First International Conference on Islamic Banking in Ilorin, Nigeria, October 6-8, 2009 65. “Shariah Versus Non-Shariah Stocks: A Case Study from Malaysia” Paper to be Presented in the International Conference on Islamic Economics and Economies of the OIC Countries (ICIE) during April 28-29, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 64. “The Global Financial Crisis and Islamic Finance Response,” Paper Presented at the National University of Malaysia, July 6-10, 2009. 63. “A Primer on Islamic Banking and Finance,” Paper Presented at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, June 19, 2009 62. “Can Islamic Finance Cure the Global Financial Crisis,” Paper Presented at the University of Putra Malaysia, May 6, 2009 61. “Rational Speculative Bubbles in the OIC Stock Markets,” Paper to be Presented in the International Conference on Islamic Economics and Economies of the OIC Countries (ICIE) during April 28-29, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 60. “Malaysia: A Shariah-Consistent Incubator,” Paper to be presented at the University of Melbourne at the Invitation of Islamic Studies Conference, November 19-21, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. 59. “Impact of Capital Regulations on Capital Ratios and Risk-Taking of Islamic Banks,” (with Ershad Hussain) Paper to be presented at the State Bank of Pakistan at the invitation of Islamic Development Bank, October 27-29, 2008 58. “Estimation of Zakat Collection in Bangladesh,” Paper Presented at the invitation of Rahim-Afrooz in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 11, 2008. 57. “An Integrated Poverty Alleviation Model Combining Zakat, Awqaf and Microfinance” Paper Presented at the Fifth International Seminar at the University of Information Technology and Sciences (UITS), Chittagong, January 2-3, 2008 56. “Rational Speculative Bubbles: An Empirical Investigation of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Stock Markets,” Paper Presented at 14th ERF Conference on the theme “Institutions and Economic Development in Cairo Egypt, December 28-30, 2007 46 55. “Islamic Finance at the Cross-Roads,” Seminar Presented at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Marburg, Germany on December 7, 2007. 54. “Financial Development and Economic Growth in Morocco,” Paper Presented at an International Conference on “Globalizing the Moroccan Economy: Lessons of Alternative Models for Growth and Development,” in Rabat, Morocco, on October 25-26, 2007. 53. Special Session on Islamic Banking at the 2007 Financial Management Association Meetings in Orlando, Florida on October 16-20, 2007 53. “Basel II and Corporate Governance of Islamic Banks,” with Mehmet F. Dicle, Paper presented at the Seventh Harvard Forum on Islamic Finance on April 22-23, 2006 at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. 52. “Cost, Profit and X-Efficiency of Islamic Banks,” Paper presented at the 12th ERF Annual Conference in Cairo, Egypt, on December 19-21, 2005. 51. “Performance of Islamic Mutual Funds,” with Said Elfakhani and Yusuf Sidani, Paper presented at the 12th ERF Annual Conference in Cairo, Egypt, on December 19-21, 2005. 50. “Financial Alternatives for the COMCEC Realization” in the COMCEC Annual Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, November 21-23, 2004 49. “Islamic Banking Regulation in light of Basel II,” (with M. A. M. Chowdhury), Paper presented at the Sixth Harvard Forum on Islamic Finance on May 8-9, 2004, Harvard Law School, Boston, MA. 48. “A Primer on Islamic Banking and Finance,” Presented at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on April 30, 2004. 47. “Investment Psychology and Stock Market Bubbles” Presented at Kuwait University, Kuwait, on April 5, 2004. 46. “FDI, Information Technology and Economic Growth in the MENA Region,” at the 10th Annual Conference of Economic and Research Forum of the Middle East, Iran and Turkey (ERF), on December 16-18, 2003 in Marakkesh, Morocco. 45. “Determinants of Islamic Banking Profitability,” (with Abdel Hameed Bashir), presented at the 10th Annual Conference of Economic and Research Forum of the Middle East, Iran and Turkey (ERF), on December 16-18, 2003 in Marakkesh, Morocco. 44. “Return Volatility, Predictability and Dynamic Relationships in the OIC Stock Markets,” Presented at the 5th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance on the theme “Sustainable Development and Islamic Finance in Muslim Countries” on October 7-9, 2003 in Manama, Bahrain. 43. “Financial Development and Economic Growth in the Middle East,” (with Abdel Hameed Bashir), Presented at the 5th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance on the theme “Sustainable Development and Islamic Finance in Muslim Countries” on October 7-9, 2003 in Manama, Bahrain. 42. “VAR Analysis of Islamic Banks,” Presented in an International Conference on Islamic Banking: Risk Management, Regulation and Supervision “Towards an International Regulatory Convergence” on September 30October 2, 2003, Jakarta, Indonesia. 41. “X-Efficiency of Islamic Banks: An Evidence,” Presented in an International Conference on Islamic Banking: Risk Management, Regulation and Supervision “Towards an International Regulatory Convergence” on September 3047 October 2, 2003, Jakarta, Indonesia. 40. “Regulation and Supervision of Islamic Banks,” Paper Presented at the Central Bank of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 2, 2002. 39. “The Gold, Dollar, Islamic Dinar and Endogeneity of Money: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Evidence,” Presented at the Center for Islamic Economics Research Center, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 29, 2002. 38. “Dividend Signalling Hypothesis and Short-Term Asset Concentration of Islamic Interest-Free Banking,” (with J. Farhat and B. Al-Zoubi), Presented at the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank (ISDB), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 26, 2002. 37. “Dynamic Linkages of Output, Money, Price and Exchange Rate and Central Bank Monetary Policy Management,” Presented at the 12th Conference on Monetary and Foreign Exchange Policies Organized by the Monetary and Banking Research Academy, Central Bank of Iran, in Tehran, Iran on May 19-20, 2002. 36. “Regional Economic Blocs Among OIC Countries and The Prospect of Islamic Common Market,” Presented at the International Conference on Practical Measures to Establish A Common Market Between Muslim Countries, Organized by the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and University of Qatar held in Doha, Qatar, May 1315. 35. “Identification and Management of Market Risk for Islamic Banks,” Presented at the International Seminar on “Regulation and Supervision of Islamic Banks: Current Status and Prospective Development” to be held in Khartoum, Sudan on April 24-26, 2001. 34. “An Empirical Study of Relative Efficiency of the Banking Industry in Bahrain” (with A. Sharkas and A. Samad), Presented at the International Conference on Structure, Performance and Future of Financial Institutions in Member States of the Gulf Co-Operation Council (GCC), held at the National Center for Economic Research, University of Qatar, during April 7-9, 2001. 33. “Country Risk and Stock Market Volatility, Predictability, and Diversification in the Middle East and Africa,” (with H. M. El-Sady and A. Telfah), Presented at the Seventh ERF Conference in Amman, Jordan, October 26-18, 2000. 32. “Islamic Finance and Economic Stability: An Econometric Analysis,” (with I. Mazumder), Presented at the Fourth Islamic Finance Program at Harvard University on September 30-October 1, 2000 in Boston, MA. 31. “Microfinancial Services and Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis of Secular and Islamic NGOs,” (with D. Alamgir), Presented at the 4 th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Banking held on August 13-15, 2000 at Loughborough University, United Kingdom. 30. “Trade Liberalization and Efficiency of Bangladesh Manufacturing Industry,” Presented at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 11, 2000. 29. “The Money Supply Process in Bangladesh,” Presented at the Central Bank of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 10, 2000. 28. “Bank Restructuring and Privatization Experience in Bangladesh,” Invited Paper Presented at the Federal Reserve Bank-Dallas and the World Bank Sponsored Conference on “Bank Privatization” held in Dallas on March 15-16, 1999. 48 27. "Trade With India and Trade Policies of Bangladesh," Presented at a seminar jointly organized by the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) and Center for Development Research, Bangladesh (CDRB) on August 9, 1998, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 26. “The Economic Performance of the OIC Countries in the Nineties and Policy Options,” Invited Seminar given at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 9, 2000. 25. "The Success and Failure of Various Regional Grouping Among the OIC Member Countries," Presented at a Seminar Organized by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) on July 12, 1998 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 24. "Trade with India and Trade Policies of Bangladdesh," Presented at a Seminar Organized by Development in Democracy (DID) on May 28, 1998, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 23. "The Portfolio Investment of OIC Countries" Paper Presented at a workshop organized by ICDT and SESRTCIC in Casablanca, Morocco on September 30-October 2, 1998. 22. "Regional Cooperation in Trade, Finance and Investment Among the SAARC Countries: The Bangladesh Perspective," Paper Presented at a Seminar Organized by the Center for Development Research, Bangladesh (CDRB) on June 20, 1998 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 21. "The Asian Financial Crisis and the Bangladesh Economy," Paper Presented at a seminar organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) on May 12, 1998, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 20. "The Impact of Globalization on the Financial Markets of Developing Countries". Presented in Ankara, Turkey on September 18, 1997 by the invitation of the SESRTCIC. 19. "Looking to the Future: Intellectual Linkages Between the United States and Bangladesh". Invited as a guest participant of a workshop on this issues held in Pennsylvania State University on October 3-5, 1997 by the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS). 18. "The Estimation and Policy Implications of the Underground Economy: The Case for Bangladesh." Paper presented in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 3, 1997 by the invitation of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and Center for Development Research, Bangladesh. 17. "Review of Financial Sector Reforms in Bangladesh,". Presented in the Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS) of Rajshahi University, Bangladesh on August 11, 1997. 16. "The Managerial Cost Efficiency of the Grameen Bank". Presented at Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 8, 1997 by the invitation of the Center for Development Research, Bangladesh (CDRB). 15. "World Trade Organizations (WTO) and Its Implications for Bangladesh." Paper presented in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 7, 1997 by the invitation of Training and Research Academy of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited. 14. "The Riskiness of Letters of Credit of Canadian Banks: A Comparison of Market-Determined Risk Measures," (with V.S. Lai and M. T. Yu). Paper Presented at National Central University, ChungLi, Taiwan on July 7 1997. 13. "Stability of Money Demand Under Interest-Free Versus Interest-Based Banking System" (with A. Al-Dayel), Presented at the second International Conference on Islamic Political Economy in Penang, Malaysia on December 11, 1996. 49 12. "A Reexamination of McKinnon-Shaw Hypothesis: Evidence From Five Asian Countries," with Abdus Samad and Faridul Islam, Paper given at Institute of Development and Environmental Studies (IDES) of North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 14, 1995. 11. "Interest-Free Banking: Prospects and Problems" Invited Seminar given at the Research Center of International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 4, 1995. 10. "Commercial Bank Lending Risk Analysis" Invited Seminar given at Bangladesh Bank on June 6, 1995 Dhaka, Bangladesh. 9. "Islamic Banking and Economics" Presented at the Central Bank of Bangladesh on June 17, 1995, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 8. "Effects of Changes in Exchange Rate, Foreign Interest Rate, Nominal Wage and Price of Exports and Imports on Labor-Exporting Developing Countries," with M. Rahaman and Muhammad Mustafa, Invited Paper given at Bangladesh Bank on January 11, 1995 Dhaka, Bangladesh. 7. “Study on Privatization of Uttara Bank and Pubali Bank," Presented at the Central Bank of Bangladesh on January 19, 1994. 6."The Privatization of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh," Paper presented as a Senior Fellow of American Institute of Bangladesh Studies at Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 11, 1994 under the sponsorship of Center for Development Research, Bangladesh. 5."Trade-Off Between Unemployment and Inflation- Its Relevance to Fiscal Policy," Invited Seminar given at Bangladesh Bank on June 28, Bangladesh Bank. 4."Stability of Money Demand Under Interest-free Versus Interest-Based Banking System", with Adnan Al-Dayel, Invited Paper presented at Bangladesh Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 10, 1994. 3."Stability of Money Demand Under Interest-free Versus Interest-Based Banking System", with Adnan Al-Dayel, Paper presented at Islami University, Kushtia, Bangladesh, on August 16, 1993. 2."Credit Crunch in Bangladesh," Invited Seminar Given at Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 19, 1993. 1."Financial Repression in Economic Development: a Test of the McKinnon Hypothesis for Bangladesh," Presented at the Central Bank of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 17, 1993. 4. OTHER SCHOLARLY OR CREATIVE ACTIVITIES Service in role of discussant, critic, reviewer for professional meeting or publications. a. Discussant of Papers at Professional Meetings “Why Should Stock-Price and Trading Volume of Shariah-Approved Stocks React? A Conceptual Overivew,” at the 2009 AIB-US Southwest Conference in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during February 24-28, 2009. “Economics of Scope in Financial Services: A Semi-parametric Approach,” at the 2008 FMA Conference in Dallas on October 8-11, 2008 50 “Liquidity and Credit Risk in Emerging Debt Markets,” at the 2008 FMA Conference in Dallas on October 8-11, 2008 “Working Capital Management and Value Creation: The Chinese Evidence,” at the Southwestern Finance Association Meetings in Hoston, TX, March 5-8, 2008 “International Finance” at the Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) in Houston, TX, March 4-8, 2003 “Regulation Effects in the Banking Industry,” at the Southwest Finance Association Meetings held in Houston, TX, March 4-8, 2003. “Foreign Currencies and Exchange Rates,” at the AIB-SW Annual Meetings held in Houston, TX, March 4-8, 2003. “Political Economy of Foreign Investments: A Case Study of Bangladesh” Paper presented at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. “Financial Deregulation and Volatility in Emerging Equity Markets” by William Miles, Wichita State University, Paper presented at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. “Impact of the Economy on the Engineering Methods of Analysis” by Alberto Gomez-Rivas, and Weinig Feng, University of Houston-Downtown, Paper presented at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. "The Effectiveness of Foreign Lobbying on the United States Congress," by Summary and Summary at the 1997 SWFAD Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 11-15. "Causality Between Money and Income in Japan," by Cheng at the 1997 SWFAD Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 11-15. "The Wealth Effect of the International Joint Venture On the Firm's Market Value" by Seung H. Kim, Chieh-Chung Ueng, Cholho Lee, and Whai-Chung Chan presented at the 1996 SWFAD Meetings held on March 5-8 in San Antonio, Texas. "Interest-Free Banking and Capital Formation: Does Elimination of Interest Affect Saving and Investment?" by A.H.M. Sadeq at a Seminar Organized by Islamic Economics Research Bureau, Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 20, 1995. "Valuing Convertible Bonds" by Steven Wilcox, at the 22nd Annual Meetings of the MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance held on February 15-18, 1995 in Biloxi, Mississippi. "Did Stock Market Volatility Increase During the 1980's or Was October 1987 an Aberration" by Charles Richards and Michael Phillips, at the 22nd Annual Meetings of the MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance held on February 15-18, 1995 in Biloxi, Mississippi. "The Puzzling Effect of Money Shocks on Interest Rates" by O. Felex Ayadi and Walter J. Mayer, at the 22nd Annual Meetings of the MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance held on February 15-18, 1995 in Biloxi, Mississippi. "An Empirical Investigation into Default Risk Premiums in the Eurodollar Market," at the 1994 Financial Management Association Meetings held on October 12-15, in St. Louis, Missouri. 51 "Human Resource, Infrastructure and Industrialization In Bangladesh," at the seminar entitled Private Sector Growth: Creating a Conducive Environment organized by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27-28 August, 1994. "Exchange Rate Risk and U.S. Imports from G-6 Nations," at the 1993 Southwestern Society of Economists held in March 3-5, 1994 in Dallas, Texas. "Agency Theory and the House Bank Scandal" at the 1993 Southern Finance Association Meetings held in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 18-20, 1993. "The Effect of Portfolio Risk at Life Insurance Companies," at the 1993 Financial Management Association Meetings held in Toronto, Canada, on October 13-16, 1993. "Interest Rate Risk, Option to Issue Debt, Gains From Leverage, and Miller's Hypothesis," at the 1993 Financial Management Association Meetings held in Toronto, Canada, on October 13-16, 1993. "Informed and Uninformed Depositor Runs and Panics: Evidence From the 1929-1993 Period," at the 1993 Academy of Financial Services Meetings held in Toronto, Canada, on October 13, 1993. "The Potential Impact of Banking and Insurance Mergers in the Absence of Synergy," at the 1993 Southwest Finance Association Meetings held in March 4-6 in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Economic Liberalization and Growth in India," at the 1993 Southwestern Society of Economists held in March 4-6, 1993 in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Firm Efficiency and the Regulatory Closure of S&L's: An Empirical Investigation," at the 1992 Financial Management Association Meetings held in October 22-24 in San Francisco, California. "Savings and Loan Bailout Plan and Stockholder Returns," at the 1992 Southwest Finance Association Meetings held in March 4-6 in San Antonio, Texas. "The Risk-Shifting Motive, Convertible Debt Financing and Call Strategies," (1992 Irwin Award Paper) at the 1992 Southwest Finance Association Meetings held in March 4-6 in San Antonio, Texas. "Further Evidence on the Information Content of Bond-Rating Change: A Test of the Differential Income Hypothesis," at the 1991 Financial Management Association Meetings held in October 9-12 in Chicago, Illinois. b. Chair of Session at Professional Meetings “Bank Capital” at the 2011 Financial Management Association Meetings, October 19-22, 2011, Denver, Colorado “Financial Crisis Stuides,” at the 2011 Financial Management Association Meetings, October 19-22, Denver, Colorado “Banking and Finance,” at the 2011 Academy of International Business, March 9-12, 2011, Houston, Texas. “Global Crisis,” at the 2011 SWFA Meetings in Houston, March 9-12, 2011 in Houston, Texas. “Banking,” at the 2011 SWFA Meetings in Houston, March 9-12, 2011 in Houston, Texas. 52 “Risk Management,” at the 2009 SWFA Meetings in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, February 24-28, 2009. “International Economics,” at the 2009 AIB-US Southwest Meetings in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, February 24-28, 2009. “International Financial Markets,” at the 2009 AIB-US Southwest in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, February 24-28, 2009. “Issues in International Trade, Production and Banking,” at the 2009 AIB-US Southwest in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, February 24-28, 2009. “Capital Markets I,” at the 2008 FMA Meetings in Dallas, October 8-11, 2008. “Issues in International Business Management I,” at the 2008 Academy of International Business Studies-US Southwest, in Houston, TX 5-8, 2008 “Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions” at the 2008 Southwestern Finance Association Meetings (SWFA), in Houston, TX 5-8, 2008 “Semi-Anomalies,” at the 2007 Financial Management Association Meetings (FMA) in Orlando, Florida, October 25-26, 2007. “Bond and Money Markets,” at the 2006 Financial Management Association Meetings (FMA) in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 11-14, 2006 International Finance and Economics Research Potpouri, at the 2003 Academy of International Business (AIB-SW) in Houston, TX, March 4-8, 2003. Invited AIBSW/AEDSB Joint Session on Bangladesh Economy, at the 2003 Academy of International Business (AIB-SW) in Houston, TX, March 4-8, 2003. Quantitative Analysis / Econometrics, at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. International Finance: Currency and Stock Markets. at the 2002 Academy of International Business (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. Invited Session on Issues in Financial Markets and Institutions III, at the 2002 Southwestern Society of Economists (Federation of Business Disciplines; FBD) Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri, March 5-9, 2002. “Issues in International Investing” Session 172 at the 2001 FMA Meetings held in Toronto, Canada on October 1720, 2001. “Emerging Financial Markets” Session 9 at the 2000 FMA Meetings held in Seattle on October 25-28, 2000. “Issuance and Performance of Bonds,” Session 26 at the 2000 AFS Meetings held in Seattle on October 25, 2000. “Portfolio Management II” at the 1999 AFS Meetings in Orlando, FL on October 6, 1999. “Banking Issues” at the 1999 FMA Meetings in Orlando, Florida on October 6-9, 1999. "Insurance Issues," at the 1997 FMA Meetings in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 15-18, 1997. 53 "Financial Institutions- II" at the 1997 AFS Meetings in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 15, 1997. "Exchange Rate, Economic Growth, and Foreign Direct Investment," at the 1997 SWFAD Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 11-15. "Testing Interest Rate Hypotheses" at the 1996 Financial Management Association Meetings to be held on October 9-12 in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Corporate Governance, Diversification and Dividend Behavior of Foreign Companies" at the 1996 Southwest Finance Association Meetings held on March 6-7 in San Antonio, Texas. "Loan Recovery, Foreign Exchange, Remittances and US Bonds" at the 1996 SWFAD Meetings held on March 5-8 in San Antonio, Texas. "Institutional Performance and Control" at the 1995 Academy of Financial Services held on October 17 in New York City, New York. "International Banking and Financial Development" at the 1995 Academy of International Business held on March 1-4 in Houston, Texas. "Executive Compensation," at the 1995 Southwest Finance Association Meetings held on March 1-4 in Houston, Texas. "Issues In Finance", at the 22nd Annual Meetings of the MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance held on February 15-18, 1995 in Biloxi, Mississippi. "Managerial Finance and Mutual Fund Performance," at the 22nd Annual Meetings of MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance on February 15-18 in Biloxi, Mississippi. "International Price Dynamics," at the 1994 Financial Management Association Meetings held on October 12-15 in St. Louis, Missouri. "Financial Policies," at the 1994 Southwest Finance Association Meetings held in Dallas, TX on March 2-5, 1994. "Firm Performance, Corporate Governance and Control," at the 1994 MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance held in Nashville, TN on February 9-12, 1994. "Insurance and Financial Planning," at the 1992 Midwest Finance Association Meetings held in March in Chicago, Illinois. "Bank Mergers" at the 1992 Southwest Finance Association Meetings held in March in San Antonio, Texas. B. Service in Role of Officer of Professional Organization, Program Committee Member, Session Organizer for Professional Meeting. Officer of Professional Organization Treasurer, Southwest Finance Association Meetings (SWFA): 2013-14 Chapter Chair, AIB-USSW: 2013-14 Chapter Chair, AIB-US SW: 2003-2007 54 President, Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE): 2006-2007 Program Chair and President Elect, Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE): 2005-2006 President, AIB-USSW: 2002-2003 Vice-President, AIB-US-SW: 2000 President, Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh, 2005-2007. Vice President, AEDSB: 2000 General Secretary, AEDSB: 1997-1998. General Secretary, Islamic Economics Research Bureau, Dhaka, Bangladesh: 1998-1999; 2000-2001 Assistant General Secretary, Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh (AEDSB), 199395; 1995-1997. Member, Board of Directors, Academy of Financial Services: 1996-1999. Member, Board of Directors, Southwest Finance Association: 1999-2001 b. Program Committee Member Mideast Finance Association Meetings, 2009-2010 Financial Management Association Meetings, 1994-2012 Academy of Financial Services, 1993-2007 Academy of International Business-Southwest, 1995-2001 American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS), 1997. Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh, an ASSA Organization, 1997 Meetings, Chicago, January 3-5, 1998-99 Southwestern Society of Economists, 2002-2003. Southwestern Finance Association Meetings, 1994-2002, 2008 MidSouth Academy of Economics and Finance Meetings, Nashville, Tennessee, 1994. Eastern Finance Association Meetings, Richmond, Virginia, 1993. 2008 International Seminar on Islamic Common Market held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1993. c. Session Organizer for Professional Meeting Academic Committee on International Conference on Islamic Alternative to Poverty Alleviation: Zakat, Awqaf and Microfinance,” held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 21-23, 2007. Academic Committee on International Conference on Islamic Financial Management held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 25-26, 2004. Chief Program Organizer of a Seminar on "Zakat and Poverty Alleviation" held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December, 1998. Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh, an ASSA Organization, Program Chair: 199899. Vice-President for Local Arrangements, the 1996 Annual Meetings of Academy of Financial Services, New Orleans, Louisiana. Organized the 1993 Regional Meetings of the Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh in conjunction with the SWFAD Meetings in New Orleans on March 6-7, 1993. Organized the 1992 Annual General Meetings of the Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh in conjunction with the Allied Social Science Meetings in New Orleans on January 2, 1992. 55 C. General Editorship of journal, monograph series, book series. a. Editor International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Editor The Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, Editor The Global Journal of Finance and Economics, Editor International Journal of Excellence of Islamic Banking and Finance, Chief Editor Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development, Co-Editor Thunderbird International Business Review, Guest Editor Review of Islamic Economics, Guest Editor b. Board of Editors International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management (Chief-Editor: Emerald) Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance (Chief Editor: Islamic Bank Bangladesh Limited) The Global Journal of Finance and Economics (Chief Editor: Serials Publications India) Journal of Economic Development and Coopeation (Co-Editor: SESRIC) International Journal of Excellence in Islamic Banking and Finance (IJEBF) (Editor-in-Chief: Hamdan Bin Mohammed E-University Thunderbird International Business Review (Editorial Board Member: Wiley and Sons) Middle East Journal of Business Administration (Editoiral Board Member: Inderscience) Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research (Editorial Member: Emerald) Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences (Editorial Board Member: Emerald) Thoughts on Economics (Editorial Board Member: Islamic Economics Research Bureau: Bangladesh) Review of Islamic Economics (International Association of Isalmic Economics: UK) Applied Economics and Policy Analysis (Editorial Board Member) Asian African Journal of Economics and Econometrics (Editorial Board Member) International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research (Editorial Board Member) c. Referee for Academic Journals Review of Economics Studies Australian Economic Review Applied Economics Applied Financial Economics Journal of Banking and Finance. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. The Financial Review Review of Financial Economics Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money Journal of International Development Bangladesh Development Studies. Journal of Economics and Business. Journal of International Financial Institutions, Markets and Money Review of Financial Economics Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics World Development Journal of Economics and Finance 56 Journal of Applied Business Research Journal of the Midwest Finance Association Midwestern Journal of Business and Economics Thoughts on Economics King Abdul Aziz University Journal of Islamic Economics American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences D. Professional Society Membership Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh. Bangladesh Economic Association (Life Member). Financial Management Association. Midwest Finance Association. Eastern Finance Association. Southern Finance Association. Southwest Finance Association. (Director: 1999-2000) Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance. North American Economics and Finance Association. Academy of Financial Services (Director, 97; 98) 5. AWARDS, LECTURESHIPS, OR PRIZES a. University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana. “2012 McGraw-Hill Irwin Outstanding Paper Award,” Academy of International Business-US Southwest “2011 McGraw-Hill Irwin Outstanding Paper Award” Southwestern Society of Economists “2011 McGraw-Hill Irwin Outstanding Paper Award” Academy of International Business “Professor of the Year” Award by JEMBA Class of 2009 “2010 McGraw-Hill Irwin Outstanding Paper Award” Southwestern Society of Economists “2010 McGraw-Hill Irwin Outstanding Paper Award” Academy of International Business “2007 Excellence in Teaching Award,” by 2007 EMBA Class of 2007. “2006 Thomson-Southwestern Outstanding Educator Award,” Southwestern Finance Associatiion (SWA). “2006 McGraw-Hill Irwin Outstanding Paper Award in International Finance,” Academy of International BusienssUS Southwest. “2006 McGraw-Hill Irwin Outstanding Paper Award in Finance,” Southwest Finance Association (SWFA). “2005 Outstanding Paper in International Finance by Southwestern Finance Association”. “2004 Thomson-Southwestern Outstanding Educator Award,” Southwestern Society of Economist (SSE). “2003 McGraw-Hill Irwin Outstanding Paper Award in Economics,” Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE). “2003 McGraw-Hill Irwin Outstanding Paper Award in Finance,” Southwest Finance Association (SWFA). Endowed Chair in Real Estate Finance and Economic Development: 2001-2004 “Professor of the Year” Award by EMHCM Class of 2003 “Professor of the Year” Award by EMHCM Class of 2002 “Professor of the Year” Award by EMBA Class of 2003 “Professor of the Year” Award by JEMBA Class of 2003 “Professor of the Year” Award by JEMBA Class of 2002 “Business Students Appreciation Award” by College of Business, 2002. “2002 Prentice Hall Outstanding Educator Award,” Academy of International Business, 2002. “Professor of the Year” Award by the College of Business Administration, 2001. Visiting Scholar, International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2000. “The Best Teacher” by the 2000 EMBA Class. “Best Educator” by the 1999 EMBA Class. 57 "Favored Professor" for Significant Contribution to UNO Students, 1998. “Researcher of the Year Award”, College of Business Administration, 1998. American Institute of Bangladesh Studies Grant Award, 1994. “Irwin Best Paper Award in Economics by Southwestern Society of Economist”, March 1997. “Third Best Paper Award given by Academy of International Business”, March 1997. American Association of Bangladesh Studies Fellowship, 1997. Department of Economics and Finance Faculty Nominee for the Alumni Association for Excellence in Teaching Award, 1996. Department of Economics and Finance Faculty Nominee for the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Intercultural Diversity Teaching Award, 1996. Visiting Scholar, International Monetary Fund (IMF), 1995. American Institute of Bangladesh Studies Grant Award, 1994. Competitive Faculty Summer Research Grant Award, 1991-1995. Department of Economics and Finance Faculty Nominee for the Alumni Association for Excellence in Teaching Award, 1993. b. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. University Graduate Teaching Award (UNL Alumni Association), 1990. Presidential Dissertation Fellowship, 1990. Recognition Award in Excellence in Teaching (UNL Parents Association and Teaching Council), 1990. Who's Who Among International Students in U.S. Universities and Colleges, 1990. Teacher of The Month (Delta Tau Delta), 1989. Distinguished Teaching Award (Finance), 1989. Phi Beta Delta (Honor Society for International Scholars), 1989. Distinguished Teaching Award (Finance), 1988. Distinguished Teaching Award (Economics), 1987. c. Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota. First Decade Award Nominee, GAC Alumni Association, 1995. Phi Beta Kappa (Honor Society in Liberal Arts), 1985. Folke Bernadotte Memorial Scholarship, 1983-85. Logan Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in Economics, 1985. Omicron Delta Epsilon (Honor Society in Economics), 1984. Alpha Kappa Psi (Business Fraternity), 1984. Fellowship to attend a Summer Program in Public Choice Economics, 1984. d. Comilla Victoria College, Comilla, Bangladesh. Ranked First in Comilla Education Board in Higher Secondary Examination, 1980. Gold Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Comilla Education Board, 1980. e. Comilla Zilla School, Comilla, Bangladesh. Ranked First in Comilla Education Board in Secondary School Certificate Examination, 1978. Gold Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Comilla Education Board, 1978. 6. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS 16. Islamic Development Bank (IDB). “Maturity Mismatches and Gap Management Practices in Islamic Banks: An Analysis of Regulatory Implications,”. Duration: July-August, 2000. 58 15. International Monetary Fund (IMF), Visiting Scholar: “Stock Market Behavior of Developing Countries”. July 17 through August 25, 2000. 14. July 10 through August 10, 1998. "The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Industrial Firms Efficiency," The World Bank. 13. July, 1998: "How Bangladesh Can Develop by Integrating into the World Market?" US Embassy, Dhaka Office. 12. June 1 through August 10, 1998; Title: "Regional Trade Cooperation and Economic Development in SAARC Countires,". 11. June 1, 1997-August 15, 1997; Title: "Regional Trade Cooperation and Economic Development in SAARC Countries: The Bangladesh Experience". 10. December 15, 1995-January 15, 1996; Title: "An Independent Review of the Financial Sector Reform of Bangladesh" IRBD Project Organized by the Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 9. Mid-June to Early August (Summer, 1995): Title: "The Substitutability Among Bank Deposits and Mutual Funds: Evidence from Cointegration", College of Business Administration, University of New Orleans. 8. Mid-June to Early August (Summer, 1994); Title: "The Simultaneity of Net Interest Margins and Maturity Gaps for US Commercial Banks", College of Business Administration, University of New Orleans. 7. May 20 to August 20, 1994; Title: "The Privatization of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh", American Institute of Bangladesh Studies, Juniata College, Pennsylvania. 6. Mid-June to Early August (Summer, 1993); Title: "On Black Market Exchange-Rate Expectations and the Demand for Money in Developing Countries", College of Business Administration, University of New Orleans. 5.Mid-June to Early August (Summer, 1992); Title: "Regulatory Structure, Ownership Structure, and Risk Differentials Among Financial Institutions", College of Business Administration, University of New Orleans. 4.Mid-June to Early August (Summer, 1991); Title: "Scale and Scope Economies in the Savings and Loan Industry", College of Business Administration, University of New Orleans. 3. December 15, 1993 to January 15, 1994: International Macroeconomist, Financial Sector Reform Project-USAID, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Preparation of an analysis of the process of privatization of Pubali and Uttara banks so as to learn lessons appropriate for the management of privatization of other government owned banks in Bangladesh. 2.July 1, 1993 to August 31, 1993: Training Consultant, Financial Sector Reform Project-USAID, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Determination of training needs of bank managers and staff in BIBM and BANGLADESH BANK, and development of lecture notes in financial economics and macroeconomics for these institutions. 1.June 1, 1987 to August 15, 1987: Economic Consultant, Law and Economics Project, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Economic Analysis of out-of-court settlement of personal injury cases. 7. THESIS/DISSERTATION COMMITTEE SERVICE Dissertation Committee Chairperson Completed Dissertation 59 28. Ali Ashraf (Chair): Dissertation Title: Two Essays in Banking and Finance. Expected Completion Date: December 2012. Ali Asharf is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Frostburg State University, Maryland. 27. Jennifer O’Sullivan (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: Corporate Governance, Performance and Risk-Taking in the US Banking Industry. Completion Date: July 9, 2012. Jennifer O’Sullivan is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Southern University at New Orleans. 26. Geoffrey Ngene (Chair): Dissertation Title: “Momentum, Nonlinear Price Discovery and Asymmetric Spillover: Sovereign Credit Risk and Equity Markets of Emerging Countries and Nonlinear Effects of Monetary Policy on Liquidity and Financial Structure” Completion Date: May 2012. Geoffrey Ngene is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Mercer University, Macon, Georgia 25. Hesham Merdad (Chair): Dissertation Title: “Mutual Funds and Stock Market Performance in Saudi Arabia,” Completion Date: May 2012. Hesham is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. 24. Katherine Huff (Chair): Dissertation Title: “Optimum Currency Areas and Monetary Policy”. Completion Date: December, 2011. 23. Yasser Alhenawi (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: “Two Essays in Corporate Finance,” Completion Date: December, 2010. Yasser is an Assistant Professor at the University of Evansville, Indiana, USA. 22. Ahmad Y. Khasawneh (Chair): Dissertation Title: “The Determinants of Off-Balance Sheet Banking Risk: The U.S. and International Evidence,”. Completion Date: May 2007 Ahmad Khasawneh is an Assistant Professor at Hashemite University, Jordan. 21. Mohammed Ershad Hussain (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: “Capital Regulation, Risk Taking and Bank Lending and Depositor Discipline,” Completion Date: December 2006. Mohammed Ershad Hussain is an Assistant Professor at Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana. 20. M. Humayun Kabir (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: “Financial Crises, ADR and the U.S. Financial Services Industry”. Completion Date: May 2004. Humayun is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at Massey University, New Zealand. 19. James Bartkus (Chair): Dissertation Title: “Determinants of Success in the U.S. Venture Capital Investments,” Completion Date: May 2004. James Bartkus is an Assistant Professor and Endowed Chair holder at Xavier University, Louisiana, USA. 18. Ahmad Telfah (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: “Value at Risk Under Thick Tails and Fast Volatility Updating,” Completion Date: May, 2003. Ahmed Telfah is an Associate Professor at a university in Dubai, UAE. 17. Abdullah Al-Mamun (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: “The Impact of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 on the Domestic and International Financial Institutions,”. Completion Date: May, 2003. Mamun is Associate Professor of Finance at University of Saskatchwan, Canada. 16. Adel Al-Sharkas (Chair): Dissertation Title: “Merger and Acquisition in the Banking Industry,”.Completion Date: May 2003. Adel is Senior Economist at the Central Bank of Jordan. 15. Haitham Al-Zoubi (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: “New Empirical Evidence on Interest Rate and Foreign Exchange Rate Modeling” Completion Date: August 2003. Haitham is an Associate Professor of Finance at United Arab University at Al-Ein, UAE. 60 14. Syed Mahbub Harun (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: “Economic Fundamentals, Monetary Policy and Stock Returns,” Completion Date: May, 2002. Syed Mahbub Harun is an Associate Professor of Finance and Department Chair at Texas A&M University- San Antonio Campus. 13. Samer Al-Rjoub (Chair): Dissertation Title: “Market Anomalies in the U.S. Stock Market”. Completion Date: August 3, 2002. Samer is an Associate Professor of Finance at Hashimite University, Jordan. 12. Ihsan Isik (Chair): Dissertation Title: "Efficiency and Performance in International Financial Institutions". Completion Date: Summer 2000. Dr. Isik is Professor of Finance at Rowan University, New Jersey, USA. 11. Mahmud Haj (Chair): Dissertation Title: "Expected Returns and Risk in Emerging Markets: The Case of the Amman Financial Markets". Completion Date: Spring, 2000. Dr. Haj is Associate Professor of Finance at Grambling State University, Louisiana, U.S. 10. Hassan Monir El-Sady (Chair): Dissertation Title: “The Impact of Political, Financial and Economic Risk on International Equity Markets”. Completion Date: Spring, 2000. Dr. El-Sady is an Assistant Professor in the College of Business of Cairo University, Egypt. 9. Mahfuzul Haque (Chair): Dissertation Title: "Portfolio Optimization, Extreme Value and Efficiency in Emerging Equity Markets in Asia, Europe and Latin Aemrica”. Completion Date: Fall, 1999. Dr. Haque is Professor of Finance at Indiana State University, Terra Haute, Indiana, U.S.A. 8. Shari Lawrence (Chair): Dissertation Title: "Probabilistic Investigations of Factors Affecting Employee Deferral Decisions and Financial Preparation for Retirement”. Completion Date: Fall, 1999. Dr. Lawrence is Associate Professor of Finance at Nicholls State University, Louisiana, USA. 7. Nobchanok Singha-Uthorn (Chair): Dissertation Tile: "Corporate Pension Plan Choice, Participant Risk and Stock Market Reaction: An Empirical Analysis". Completion Date: Spring, 1997. Dr. Singha-Uthorn is the head of Research Department of Citibank, Bangkok, Thailand. 6. Osman Kilic (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: Investor Contagion, Mexican Peso Crisis and U.S. Bank Security Returns". Completion Date: Spring, 1996. Dr. Kilic is Professor of Finance at Quinnipiac College, Connecticut, U.S.A. 5. Louis Renteria (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: "Cost Efficiency and Replication of Grameen Bank: An Action Research for Mexico". Completion Date: Spring, 1996. Dr. Renteria is Professor of Economics at Universidad Sonora, Mexico and Managing Director of Grameen de la Frontera, Sonora, Mexico. 4. Alexander Barus (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: "On the Dynamics of Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Prices in Emerging Markets: The Case of Indonesia". Completion Date: Spring, 1996. Dr. Barus is a high official in the Ministry of Finance, Indonesia. 3. Ata Yesilyaprak (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: "Empirical Investigation of Neural Network Applications In Bond Rating and Performance Measurement of Mutual Bonds". Completion Date: Fall, 1995. Dr. Yesilyaprak is Associate Professor of Finance at Columbus State University, GA. , U.S.A. 2. Thomas Coe (Chair): Dissertation Title: "International Equity Market Integration Through Dual Listings of Stocks". Completion Date: Fall, 1994. Dr. Coe is Associate Professor of Finance at Quinnipiac College, Connecticut, U.S.A. 61 1. Adnan Aldayel (Chair): Dissertation Title: "Essays in Capital Structure". Completion Date: Fall, 1994. Dr. AlDayel owns and runs his private investment consulting firm based in South Dakota, U.S.A. Dissertation in Progress 8. Bora Ozkan (Chair): Dissertation: Total Quality Management in Banking and Real Estate 7. Bridgette Bain (Chair): Dissertation Topic: Financial Lending and IMF 6. Francisco Rubio (Chair): Nonparametric performance measures of Mutual Funds and Costs of Inflation 5. Mohammad Faisal Safa (Chair): Dissertation Title: Corporate Governance and Banking. Expected Completion Date: December 2012 4. Ivan Julio (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: Three Essays in Banking and Monetary Economics. Expected Completion Date: August 2012. 3. Faisal Khan (Chair): Dissertation Title: “Mergers and Section 20 Subsidiaries in Banking”, Expected Completion Date: August, 2012. Faisal is a Lecturer at Cleveland State University. 2.Michael Trachtenburg (Chair),” Two Essays on Financial Management,” Expected Completion Date: May 2012. Michael is an Assistant Professor of University of Dallas, Texas. 1. Thiti S. Ngow (Chair),”Relationship between CDS usage and Lending Behavior of Banks,”. Expected Completion Date: May 2012 c. Dissertation Committee Member: 15. Helen Nguyen (Completed): Corporate Governance Issues in Banking,” Expected Completion Date: December 2012 14. Jay Malhotra (Completed). “Two Essays in Finance” Expected Completion Date: August 2012 13. Wei Hua (Completed). “Two Essays in Investments,” Completion Date: May 2012 12. Helen Nguyen. “Two Essays in Corporate Finance” Completion Date: December 2012 11. Benito Sanchez. (Completed) “Benchmarking Problems and the Measurement of Long-Run Abnormal Returns,”. Completion Date: December 2006. Benito Sanchez is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Kean University in New Jersey. 10. Norbert Michel. (Completed) “ Music Industry and Copy Right Protections”. Dr. Norbert Michel is an Associate Professor of Finance at Nicholls State University; Completion Date: 2004 9. Theresia A. Wansi. (Completed) “Changes in Systematic Risk and Its Impact on Emerging Equity Returns During the 1997 Asian Financial Market Crisis. 8. Zhen Wang (Completed): Dissertation Title: "Three Essays on Chinese Stock Markets". 7. Zuobao Wei (Completed): Dissertation Title: "The State-Owned Enterprises in China: Ownership Structure, Performance, and their Privatization". 62 6. Shailendra Verma (Completed): Dissertation Title: "A Production-Based Empirical Test of Asset Pricing Theory". 5. Adham Chehab (Completed): Dissertation Title: "Essays On the Determinants of Capital Structure". 4. Suat Teker (Completed): Dissertation Title: "A Comparative Empirical Investigation of Asset Pricing Models". 3. Halil Kiyamiz (Completed): Dissertation Title: "International Mergers and Acquisitions: Evidence From Capital Markets". 2. Farid Heydarpour (Completed): Dissertation Title: "The Impact of News on Exchange Rates". 1. Frank Canter (Completed): Dissertation Title: "Agglomeration Economies in Financial Services Industry". C. External Examiner/Member of Ph.D. Dissertation Dissertation Completed 23. Abuel Gasim Ismail Mohamed (External Examiner): “Term Structure of Interest Rates for Malaysian Fixed Income Sercurity,” University of Putra Malayisa,Malaysia: November 2012. 22. Mohd Afandi Abu Bakar (External Examiner): “The Cyclical Behavior of Islamic Bank Financing,” University of Malaya, November 2012. 21. Zariyawati Mohd Ashhari (External Examiner): “ Working Capital Management, Firm Behavior and Earning Management: Evidence from Emerging Market,” University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, November 2012. 20. Seethaletchumy Thambiah (External Examiner): “A Study of Consumer Adoption of Islamic Retail Banking Services in Malaysia” Multimedia University, Malaysia: November 2012. 19. Mastura Abdul Karim (Member), “Capital Adequacy Requirement and Bank Performance,” University Putra Malaysia, July 20, 2012. 18. Abul Bashar Bhuiyan (External Examiner): Impacts of Microfinance on Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Livelihood: A Comparative Study of Grameen Bank and Islami Bank Microfinance Schemes of Bangladesh,” Institute for Development and Enviroment, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia: May 1, 2012 17. Adesina Uthman Ganiyat Adejoke (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: “Performance and Term Structure of Profit Rate of Sukuk Bonds in Malaysia,” University Putra Malaysia (UPM), June 2011 16. Fadzlan Sufian (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: “Antecedents of Bank Efficiency and Productivity in Selected Asean Banking Sectors,” University Putra Malaysia (UPM), June 2011. 15. Md. Aminul Islam (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: “An Empirical Investigation on the Underpricing and Earnings Management of Initial Public Offerings in Bangladesh,’ University of Sains Malaysia, June 2011. 14. Matura Binti Ma’in (External Examiner): Dissertation Tilte: “Bank Health, Financial Design and Investment in Malaysia” National University of Malaysia, February 2011. 63 13. Nazrul Hisyam Ab. Razak (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: “Government Ownership and Performance: A Comparative Analysis Malaysian and Singaporean Listed Companies,” University of Malaya, Malaysia, May, 2010. 12. Selamah Maamor (External Examiner): “The Determinants of Islamic Pawnshop Efficiency,” National University of Malaysia, January, 2010. 11. Zohra Jabeen (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: “Sukuk Structural Analysis for Sharia’h and Regulatory Implications in Islamic Financial Intermediation,” Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan, May, 2009. 10. Khalid Wahid Falahi (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: “A Critical Study of Mudarabah as an Islamic Mode of Financing,” Aligarh Muslim University, India, March, 2009. 9. Nurul Aini Mohamed (External Examiner): “Islamic Investment Principles and Practices with special emphasis on contemporary Malaysia,” University of South Australia, Australia, 2009 8. Mohammad Arifur Rahman (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: Integration of International Equity Markets. University of Southern Australia, December 2007. 7. Mohammad Mafizur Rahman (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: Trade Creation and Diversion in SAARC nations (University of Sydney, Australia). December 2006. 6. Jingyu Li (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: “Dividend Clientele, Financial Leverage Clientele and the Determinants of Dividend Policy Under the New Zealand Full Imputation Tax Regime”, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand, July, 2003. 5. Rock-Antoine Mehana (Co-Chair): Dissertation Title: “The Impact of Trade Openness, Regional , and Stability on Economic Growth,”; Dr. Mehana is Profeessor and Dean of Sagesse University, Lebanon, Beitrut, December 2000. 4. Ikhtiar Aam. (External Examiner) Dissertation Title “The Serial Cartel: A Mathematical Model of Taxicab Services Market.” Institute of Business, University of Dhaka (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh). July 2002. 3. Mohd Padzil Hashim (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: “Scale and Scope of Malaysian Banks: An Empirical Study,” Malaysian Graduate School of Management, University Putra Malaysia (International Islamic University of Malaysia, Malaysia), December 2001. 2. P. Natarajan. (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: “A Study on Project Financing by Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Limited and Its Contribution to Industrial Development in Tamil Nadu”. Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, Inida, May 2001 1. A. Subbiah (External Examiner): Dissertation Title: "An Analysis of Lead Bank Scheme- A Study with Reference to Kamarajar District". Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamilnadu, India, May 2000. Dissertation in Progress 4. Nina Lee “The Contagion Analysis of Banks and Financial Institutions under Internal and External Factors (Chair): December 2013. 3. Said Seif Mzee “Performance of the African Banking System” (Member), May 2013 64 2. Sun Poi Hun. “Assets and Liabilities Management: Conventional Banks Versus Islamic Banks,” University Putra Malaysia, (Member): January 2013. 1. Atefah Nia, “Loan and Revenue Diversification of Commercial Banks in the OIC Countries,” (Member) University Putra Malaysia, May 2013. D. Undergraduate Honors Thesis Supervision 2. Manish Sapkota. “Financial Contagion: Channels of Contagion that exists in South Asia and their Evaluation. 1.Ayima Helene Ido. “Financial Institutions in Burkina Faso” Expected Completion Date: December 2007. 8. MAJOR AREAS OF CREATIVE OR RESEARCH INTEREST Financial Institutions and Markets Emerging Markets and Financial Development International Finance Applied Economics Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance 9. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS A. Manuscripts under Submission A. Manuscripts under Submission 1. Manuscripts completed and currently under review. Lee, DooWon, M. Kabir Hassan and Md. Arifur Rahman, “Firm-Specific Variations in Returns and Fundamentals in Korean Stock Market,” Singapore Economic Review, Submitted: July 31, 2012 Umar Oseni, M. Kabir Hassan and Matri Dorsaf, “An Islamic Finance Model for the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in France,” Arab Law Quarterly, August 16, 2012 Umar Oseni and M. Kabir Hassan, “Revisiting the Governing Law Clause in Sukuk Transactions,” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, August 21, 2012 Alpay, Savas and M. Kabir Hassan, “A Comparative Efficiency Analysis of Interest-free Financial Institutions and Conventional Banks in Turkey,” Review of Islamic Economics, (January 5, 2012) Sayd Farook, M. Kabir Hassan and Gregory Clinch, “Islamic bank incentives and discretionary loan loss provisions,” Accounting Forum, (August 23, 2012) Alhenawi, Yasser and M. Kabir Hassan, “Leverage Versus Shariah Financial Compliance: Evidence from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in the USA” Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, September 10, 2012 Mamun, Abdullah and M. Kabir Hassan, “Monetary Policy, Commercial Banks and Interest Rate Derivatives,” Journal of Economics and Business, July 20, 2012 65 Jennifer O’Sullivan, M. Kabir Hassan and Abdullah Mamun, “The Relationship between Board Characteristics and Performance of Bank Holding Companies: Before and During the Financial Crisis,” The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, October 1, 2012 2. Work in Progress Taufiq Hassan, M. Kabir Hassan, Mohamed Ariff and Shamsher Mohamed, “Productive Efficiency and Welfare Gains from Privatization in Malaysia,” Journal of Productivity Analysis, (April 12, 2012) Fadzlan Sufian and M. Kabir Hassan,” Financial Openness and Total Factor Productivity Change in Malaysian Banking Sector,” Issouf Soumare and M. Kabir Hassan,” Guarantees and Profit-Sharing Contracts in Project Financing,” M. Ershad Hussain, M. Kabir Hassan and Mahfuzul Haque, “Depositor Discipline and Bank Risk-Taking Behavior: Evidence from the South East Asian Financial Crises,” Ali Ashraf and M. Kabir Hassan, “Firm-level Attributes and Performance of Microfinance Institutions” Mohamamd Safa, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal Maroney, “AIG’s Announcements, FED’s Innovation, Contagion and Systemic Risk in the Financial Industry,” M. Kabir Hassan, Geoffrey Ngene and Jatin Malhotra, “Housing Prices, Mortgage and Default Rates: Pre and Post Financial Crisis Relationships,” Fadzland Sufian and M. Kabir Hassan, “Factors Influencing Bank Performance in Malaysia” M. Kabir Hassan, Benito Sanchez and Ali Ashraf, “Cost and Productive Efficiency Analysis of Microfinance Institutions,” Fadzlan Sufian and M. Kabir Hassan, “Factors Determining Malaysian Banking Efficiency: An Explorative Study,” Rasem N. Kayed and M. Kabir Hassan, “An Islamic Perspective of Entrepreneurship” Ali Ashraf and M. Kabir Hassan "The Financial Market Impacts of Unconventional Quantitative Monetary Easing Policy in the USA" Aik Nai Chiek, Taufiq Hasan, M. Kabir Hassan and Shamsher Mohamad, « Productivity and Spillover Effect of Merger and Acquisitions in Malaysia, ‘ M. Kabir Hassan, Geoffrey Ngene and Jung-Suk Yu, “Credit Default Swaps and Sovereign Credit Risk,” M. Kabir Hassan, Tithi Ngow and Jung-Suk Yu, “Determinants of Credit Default Swaps in International Market,” James R. Bartkus and M. Kabir Hassan and Geoffrey Ngene. “Does Venture Capital Portfolio Size Matter? “ Sayd Farook, M. Kabir Hassan and Gregory Clinch, “Islamic Banks and Financial Stability: Further Evidence,” Jung-Suk Yu and M. Kabir Hassan, “The role of incomes and financial markets development on growth: Crosscountry and panel evidence,” B. Course/Program Design and Development 66 Introduced Excel Valuation Modeling in Finance at UNO Developed course materials for FIN 1330 at UNO Updates course contents and materials for Seminar in Finance at Drexel University. Updated the course contents of Finance 6303. Developed a Course in Health Care Finance Developed a Course in International Finance for EMBA and JEMBA students. Restructured the course contents of FINANCE 6321 to include the modern developments in commercial bank management. Prepared Lecture Notes for the restructured course in FINANCE 6303. Prepared Lecture Notes for the Ph.D. Seminar in FINANCE 6313. C. Special Recognition for Teaching 22. “Professor of the Year” Award by JEMBA Class of 2009 21. “2007 Excellence in Teaching in EMBA 10 Cohort” at the University of New Orleans. 20. “2007 Excellence in Teaching Award,” by 2007 EMBA Class of 2007. 19. “2006 Thomson-Southwestern Outstanding Educator Award,” Southwestern Finance Association (SWA). 18. “2004 Thomson-Southwestern Outstanding Educator Award,” Southwestern Society of Economist (SSE). 17. “Professor of the Year” Award by EMHCM Class of 2003 16. “Professor of the Year” Award by EMHCM Class of 2002 15. “Professor of the Year” Award by EMBA Class of 2003 14. “Professor of the Year” Award by JEMBA Class of 2003 13. “Professor of the Year” Award by JEMBA Class of 2002 12. “Business Students Appreciation Award” by College of Business, 2002. 11. “2002 Prentice Hall Outstanding Educator Award,” Academy of International Business, 2002. 10. “Professor of the Year” Award by the College of Business Administration, 2001. 9. Received the “The Best Teacher” by the 2000 EMBA Class. 8. “Best Educator” by the 1999 EMBA Class. 7. "Favored Professor" for Significant Contribution to UNO Students, 1998. 6. “Graduate Teaching Assistant Award”, University of Nebraska Alumni Association, 1990. 5. “Excellence in Teaching Award”, UNL Parents Association and Teaching Council, 1990. 4. “Teacher of The Month” Delta Tau Delta, 1989. 3. Distinguished Teaching Award (Finance), 1989. 2. Distinguished Teaching Award (Finance), 1988. 1.Distinguished Teaching Award (Economics), 1987. D. Best Paper Awards 16. Fadzlan Sufian and M. Kabir Hassan, “,Economic Freedom, Development and Bank Intermediation Spreads” Presented at the 2012 Southwester Society of Economists (SSE) in New Orleans, February 29-March 3, 2012. (First Runner-up of Irwin-McGraw Hill Best Paper Award) 15. Ali Ashraf and M. Kabir Hassan, “Firm-Level Attributes and Performance of Micro-Finance Institutions,” Presented at the 2012 Academy of International Business-US Southwest in New Orleans, February 29-March 3, 2012(Winner of the AIB 2012 McGraw-Hill Best Paper Award) 14. Abdullah Mamun and M. Kabir Hassan, “Monetary Policy Surprises and Commercial Banks,” Paper Presented at the 2011 Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) in Houston, Texas, March 9-12, 2011 (2011 McGraw-Hill SSE Best Paper Award) 13. Fadzlan Sufian and M. Kabir Hassan, “Opening the Black Box: Exploring the Home Field, Global Advantage, and Liability of Unfamiliarness Hypotheses in the Malaysian Banking Sector,” Paper Presented at the 2011 67 Southwestern Finance Association and Academy of International Business-US Southwest Meetings in Houston, March 9-12, 2011. (Winner of the AIB 2011 McGraw-Hill Best Paper Award) 12. M. Ershad Hussain and M. Kabir Hassan, “Depositor Discipline and Bank Risk-Taking Behavior: Evidence from South-East Asian Financial Crises,” Paper Presented at the 2010 Academy of International Business-US Southwest, in Dallas, Texas, March 4-7, 2010. (Winner of the 2010 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award) 11. M. Kabir Hassan, Benito Sanchez and Jung-Suk Yu, “Financial Development and Economic Growth: New Evidence from Panel Data,” Paper Presented at the 2010 Southwestern Society of Economists, in Dallas, Texas, March 4-7, 2010 (Winner of the 2010 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award) 10. “Rational Speculative Bubbles in the OIC Stock Markets,” Paper to be Presented in the International Conference on Islamic Economics and Economies of the OIC Countries (ICIE) during April 28-29, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Best Paper Award). 9. M. Kabir Hassan and Ashraf Nakibullah,” Gulf Monetary Union and Regional Integration,” Paper Presented at the 2009 Annual Meetings of Southwestern Society of Economists (SSE) Annual Association Meetings held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma during Feb 24-28, 2009. (Runner-up for McGraw-Hill Irwin Distinguished Paper Award). 8. Jung-Suk Yu and M. Kabir Hassan, “Rational Speculative Bubbles in the Frontier Emerging Stock Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2009 Annual Meetings of Academy of International Business-US Southwest (AIB) Annual Association Meetings held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma during Feb 24-28, 2009. (McGraw-Hill Irwin Distinguished Paper Award). 7. M. Kabir Hassan and Issouf Soumare. “Financial Guarantee as an Innovation Tool in Islamic Project Finance,” Best Paper Award in Islamic Finance at the 2006 Asian Finance Association Meetings in Auckland, New Zealand on July 5-7, 2006 6. Adel Al-Sharkas, M. Kabir Hassan and Shari Lawrence. “The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Efficiency of the U.S. Banking Industry: Further Evidence”, Paper presented at the 2006 Southwestern Finance Association Meeting (in conjunction with Federation of Business Disciplines, FBD) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 1-4, 2006. (Irwin-McGraw Hill Best Paper Award-Southwestern Finance Association). 5. M. Ershad Hussain and M. Kabir Hassan. “Impact of Basel Like Bank Capital Requirements on Bank Credit Risk: International Evidence from Emerging Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2005 Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) Meetings in Dallas, March 1-5, 2005. (Winner of the Best Paper in Financial Markets and Institutions of Southwest Finance Association). 4. Al-Zoubi, Haitham, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal C. Maroney. “Tests for Rational Expectations and Market Efficiency in Foreign Exchange Markets,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Southwest Finance Association (SWFA), Decision Sciences Institute-Southwest (DSISW) and Southwest Society of Economists (SSE) in Houston, TX, on March 4-8, 2003 (McGraw-Hill Irwin Distinguished Paper Award in Economics) 3. Al-Mamun, Abdullah, M. Kabir Hassan and Neal C. Maroney. “The Wealth and Risk Effects of Gramm-LeachBliley (GLB) on the U.S. Banking Industry,” Paper Presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of Southwest Finance Association (SWFA) in Houston, TX, on March 4-8, 2003 (McGraw-Hill Irwin Distinguished Paper Award in Finance) 2. Mahfuzul Haque, M. Kabir Hassan and Oscar Varela. “Stability, Predictability and Volatility of Latin American Emerging Stock Markets” Paper Presented at the 2001 Southwest Finance Association Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 27-March 3, 2001 (Winner of the Best Paper in International Finance) 1.M. Kabir Hassan, Muhammad Mustafa and M. Matiur Rahman. "Dynamic Linkages Between the Growths of Major Components of M2 and Mutual Funds: The Implications for Monetary Policy," Paper Presented at the 1997 SWFAD Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 11-15.(Received the Irwin Best Paper Award in Economics given by Southwestern Society of Economist). E. Academic Service a. On-campus Committee on Academic Computing (University): 1998-2001 Graduate Program Committee (College): 1998-2004, 2007-2010 68 Member, Instructional Resources and Responsibilities Group. (College). Member, Teaching Effectiveness Committee. (Department). Member, Graduate Program Committee. (Department). Member, Departmental Seminar Committee. (Department). Faculty Advisor, Financial Management Association Honor Society, UNO student chapter (Department). Internal Review of Ph.D. Program in Financial Economics (Department). Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination Committee: Finance (Chair), Monetary Theory and Institutions (Chair) (Department). Departmental Search Committee in Finance: 1994-1995; 1995-1996 (Department). Member of MBA Program Committee (College): 1996-2000; 2008-2010 b. Off-campus E. Other Service a. Public Service Advisor, Bangladesh Student Association, 1996-current. General Secretary, Islamic Economics Research Bureau, 1997-98. Member, New Orleans Museum of Arts, 1992. Member, Board of Directors, Asian-Pacific American Society, 1991-current. General Secretary, Louisiana Bangladesh Society, 1991-92. President, Bangladesh Student Organization, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1989-90. President, Omicron Delta Epsilon, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1986. President, International Student Organization, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1984. b. Public Relations Television: One Interview on “Business Asia” Program in CNN on Corruption in Emerging Markets. Press: Research featured in Reuters, The Bangladesh Observer, The Financial Express, The Bangladesh Times, The Daily Star, The Independent, The Daily Ittefaq, The JanKantha, and the Daily Sangram, The City Business (New Orleans), The Tempo (the National Indonesian Daily), National Public Radio and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Voice of America (VOA), Bangladesh TVs (Channel I, NTV, RTV and ATN Bangla). 69