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Ramzi BENKRAIEM

Professor

  • Finance Department

Head of research partnerships with academic institutions and associations

Teaching Domains

Finance
Financial Accounting

Research Domains

Financial reporting, governance and stock market reaction
Small Business Economics
Energy, growth and stock market dynamics

Curriculum vitae

HDR (Research Supervision Qualification)
IAE Brest, France (2011)

Doctorate in Management Sciences
IAE Toulouse, France (2007)

Master in Management Sciences
IAE Toulouse, France (2003)

Publications

Forthcoming

BENKRAIEM, R., GURAU , C., HOANG , T., LAHIANI, ., SERAN , T. (2019) . Bank leverage choices of French SMEs: A quantile analysis, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

BENKRAIEM, R., LAHIANI, A., MILOUDI, A., SHAHBAZ , M. (2020) . A new look at the tourism development and economic growth nexus: International evidence, Tourism Economics

2021

BENKRAIEM, R., UYAR, A., KILIC, M., SCHNEIDER, F. (2021) . Ethical behavior, auditing strength, and tax evasion: A worldwide perspective, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 43 (June 2021), Article N° 100380

BENKRAIEM, R., BEN SAAD, ., LAKHAL, F. (2021) . New insights into IFRS and earnings quality: what conclusions to draw from the French experience?, Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 22 (2), 307-333

BENKRAIEM, R., BOUBAKER, S., BRINETTE, S., KHEMIRI, S. (2021) . Board Feminization and Innovation through Corporate Venture Capital Investments: The Moderating Effects of Independence and Management Skills, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 163 (February 2021), Article N°: 120467

BRINETTE , S., KHEMIRI, S., BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI, A. (2021) . Système de gouvernance et stratégie de capital risque industriel des groupes français, Management International, 25 (1), 12-32

BENKRAIEM, R., BOUATTOUR , M., GALARIOTIS, E., MILOUDI, A. (2021) . Do Investors in SMEs Herd? Evidence from French and UK Equity Markets, Small Business Economics, 56 (April 2021), 1619–1637

2020

BENKRAIEM, R., GAAYA, S., LAKHAL, F. (2020) . Cross-Country Evidence on Earnings Quality and Corporate Tax Avoidance: The Moderating Role of Legal Institutions, Economics Bulletin, 40 (2), 1714-1726

BENKRAIEM, R., HAMROUNI, A., MILOUDI, A., UYAR, A. (2020) . Boardroom attributes and trade credit under different ownership structures, Strategic Change, 29 (3), 407–410

BENKRAIEM, R., LAKHAL, F., ZOPOUNIDIS, C. (2020) . International diversification and corporate cash holding behavior: What happens during economic downturns?, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 170 362-371

2019

BENKRAIEM, R., LAHIANI, A., MILOUDI, A., SHAHBAZ, M. (2019) . The asymmetric role of shadow economy in the energy-growth nexus in Bolivia, Energy Policy, 125 (February), 405-417

LAHIANI, A., BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI, A., SHAHBAZ, M. (2019) . New Evidence on the Relationship Between Crude Oil Consumption and Economic Growth in the US: A Quantile Causality and Cointegration Approach, Journal of Quantitative Economics, 17 (2), 397–420

SHAHBAZ, M., BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI, A., TIWARI, A. (2019) . Tourism-induced financial development in Malaysia: New evidence from the tourism development index, Tourism Economics, 25 (5), 757–778

2018

BENKRAIEM, R., LAHIANI, A., MILOUDI, A., SHAHBAZ, M. (2018) . New Insights into the US Stock Market Reactions to Energy Price Shocks, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 56 169-187

BENKRAIEM, R., HOANG, T., LAHIANI , A., MILOUDI, A. (2018) . Crude oil and equity markets in major European countries: New evidence, Economics Bulletin, 38 (4), 2094-2110

BENKRAIEM, R., HAMROUNI, A., MILOUDI , A., UYAR, A. (2018) . Access to Finance for French Firms: Do boardroom attributes matter?, Economics Bulletin, 38 (3), 1267-1278

KHEMIRI, S., BRINETTE, S., BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI, A. (2018) . Order of preference of debts under asymmetric information, Journal of Governance and Regulation, 7 (2), 49-56

2017

HAMROUNI, A., BENKRAIEM, R., KARMANI, M. (2017) . Voluntary information disclosure and sell-side analyst coverage intensity, Review of Accounting and Finance, 16 (2), 260-280

LAHIANI, A., MILOUDI, A., BENKRAIEM, R., SHAHBAZ, M. (2017) . Another look on the relationships between oil prices and energy prices, Energy Policy, 102 318-331

BENKRAIEM, R., BOUATTOUR, M., MILOUDI, A., VIGNERON, L. (2017) . Corporate leverage and the terms of employment: evidence from French small businesses before and during the global crisis, Applied Economics, 49 (23), 2286-2297

BENKRAIEM, R., HAMROUNI, A., LAKHAL, F., TOUMI, N. (2017) . Board Independence, Gender Diversity and CEO Compensation, Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 17 (5), 845-860

SHAHBAZ, M., BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI, A., LAHIANI, A. (2017) . Production Function with Electricity Consumption and Policy Implications in Portugal, Energy Policy (110), 588-599

2016

MILOUDI, A., BOUATTOUR, M., BENKRAIEM, R. (2016) . Relationships between Trading Volume, Stock Returns and Volatility: Evidence from the French Stock Market, Bankers Markets and Investors (144), 44-58

BOUATTOUR, M., BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI, A. (2016) . Disposition effect and investor underreaction to information, Corporate Ownership and Control, 13 (3), 378-392

TOUMI, N., BENKRAIEM, R., HAMROUNI, A. (2016) . Board director disciplinary and cognitive influence on corporate value creation, Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 16 (3), 564 - 578

BENKRAIEM, R. (2016) . The information content of small business earnings, Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 17 (1), 84-96

BENKRAIEM, R. (2016) . Small business financing (editorial), International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 29 (3), 359-361

BENKRAIEM, R. (2016) . Small business access to bank leverage under crisis circumstances, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 29 (3), 390-397

2015

BENKRAIEM, R., HAMROUNI, A., MILOUDI, A. (2015) . How does corporate voluntary disclosure affect asymmetric information and adverse selection?, Corporate Ownership and Control, 12 (2), 413-425

HAMROUNI, A., MILOUDI, A., BENKRAIEM, R. (2015) . Signaling firm performance through corporate voluntary disclosure, Journal of Applied Business Research, 31 (2), 609-620

VIGNERON, L., BENKRAIEM, R. (2015) . Does banking relationship configuration affect the risk-taking behavior of French SMEs?, Economics and Business Letters, 4 (4), 166-174

2014

BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI, A. (2014) . How did export activity affect small business access to bank capitals during the global crisis?, Corporate Ownership and Control, 11 (2), 72-80

BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI, A. (2014) . L’internationalisation des PME affecte‐t‐elle l’accès au financement bancaire ?, Management International, 18 (2), 70-79

BENKRAIEM, R. (2014) . Small business investment sensitivity of debt before and during the global crisis, Economics Bulletin, 34 (2), 1185-1196

2013

BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI , A. (2013) . Financement bancaire des PME du secteur de l'information et de la communication, Revue du Financier (200), 24-40

BENKRAIEM, R., GURAU, C. (2013) . How do corporate characteristics affect capital structure decisions of French SMEs?, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, 19 (2), 149-164

2012

BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI , A. (2012) . ICT small businesses’ access to bank financing, Journal of Applied Business Research, 28 (1), 27-36

BENKRAIEM, R. (2012) . Football et Bourse, Recherches en Sciences de Gestion - Management Sciences - Ciencias de Gestión, 91 85-106

2011

BENKRAIEM, R., GURAU , C. (2011) . SME reliance on bank debt in France, Bankers Markets and Investors (111), 17-26

BENKRAIEM, R. (2011) . Taille des entreprises et Structure du capital : tests empiriques sur Euronext Paris, Management International, 14 (4), 115-124

BENKRAIEM, R., LE ROY , F., LOUHICHI , W. (2011) . Sporting performances and the volatility of listed football clubs, International Journal of Sport Finance, 6 283-297

2010

BENKRAIEM, R., GURAU , C. (2010) . The financing policy of French SMEs, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 11 (1), 74-84

2009

BENKRAIEM, R. (2009) . Contrôle institutionnel et valorisation des résultats comptables, Recherches en Sciences de Gestion - Management Sciences - Ciencias de Gestión, 71 1-13

BENKRAIEM, R., LOUHICHI , W., MARQUÈS , P. (2009) . Market reaction to sporting results: The case of European listed football clubs, Management Decision, 47 (1), 100-109

BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI, . (2009) . Structure de financement des PME françaises du secteur TIC, Recherches en Sciences de Gestion - Management Sciences - Ciencias de Gestión, 72 (2), 135-146

2008

BENKRAIEM, R. (2008) . The influence of institutional investors on opportunistic earnings management, International Journal of Accounting Auditing and Performance Evaluation (IJAAPE), 5 (1), 89-106

2007

BENKRAIEM, R. (2007) . Diversité et importance des investisseurs institutionnels: une comparaison franco-américaine, Revue de l'Economie Méridionale (REM), 55 (3), 197-216

2006

BENKRAIEM, R. (2006) . The effect of relative earnings performance on firms’ accrual decisions: Evidence from France, European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative sciences, 6 89-102

BENKRAIEM, R. (2014). Structure du capital et choix managériaux : Analyses théorique et empirique à l’interface de la comptabilité, de la finance et de l’entrepreneuriat. Ed. Edilivre.

BENKRAIEM, R. (2010). Investisseurs institutionnels et stratégies comptables des dirigeants. Editions Universitaires Européennes.

ZOPOUNIDIS, C., BENKRAIEM, R., KALAITZOGLOU, I. (2021). Financial Risk Management and Modeling. Springer.

BENKRAIEM, R., KALAITZOGLOU, I., & ZOPOUNIDIS, C. (2019). Risk Management and Modeling. Springer.

BENKRAIEM, R., DEFFAINS-CRAPSKY, C., KHAIRALLAH, N. (2021). Leverage financing and the risk-taking behavior of small business managers: What happened after the crisis?. Springer.

BENKRAIEM, R. (2012). Board Independence, Corporate Governance and Earnings Management in France., Corporate Governance: Recent Developments and New Trends (pp. 309-322). Springer.

BENKRAIEM, R., & GURAU , C. (2012). The influence of social business networks of top managers on the financial performance of UK biopharmaceutical SMEs., Business Social Networking: Organizational, Managerial, and Technological Dimensions (pp. 709-721). IGI Global.

BENKRAIEM, R., BOUBAKER, S., DEROUICHE, I., GALARIOTIS, E. (2021). Excess Control Rights, Multiple Large Shareholders, and Corporate Cash Holding Behavior. 10th International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society. LUMEN Laboratory, IAE Lille University School of Management, France.

GALARIOTIS, E., BENKRAIEM, R., BOUBAKER, S., DEROUICHE, I. (2020). Excess Control Rights, Multiple Large Shareholders, and Corporate Cash Holding Behavior. Financial Engineering and Business Society (FEBS) Conference, Chania, Greece.

BENKRAIEM, R., BOUATTOUR , M., MILOUDI , A., GALARIOTIS, E. (2019). Do investors in SMEs herd and to what extent is their behavior different from that of blue chips ?. Financial Engineering and Business Society (FEBS) Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.

BENKRAIEM, R., LAKHAL , L., ZOPOUNIDIS, C. (2019). International diversification and the cash-flow sensitivity of cash: What happened during economic downturns?. 2019 Financial Engeneiring and Business Society (FEBS) Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.

BENKRAIEM, R., GURAU, C., HOANG, T., LAHIANI, A., SERAN, T. (2018). Small business low and high bank leverage choices before, during and after economic downturns., International Conference on Finance (ICF).

BENKRAIEM, R., GURAU , C., HOANG, T., LAHIANI , A., SERAN , T. (2018). The bank leverage choice of SMEs: A nonlinear evidence from France.. World Finance & Banking Symposium, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.

KHAYRALLAH , N., BENKRAIEM, R., DEFFAINS-CRAPSKY , C. (2018). Leverage financing and the risk-taking behavior of small business managers: What happened after the crisis?. 2018 Wokshop on Small Business Economics, Accounting and Finance, Lyon, France.

BENKRAIEM, R., KHAYRALLAH , N., DEFFAINS-CRAPSKY , C. (2018). Leverage financing and the risk-taking behavior of small business managers: What happened after the crisis?. PANORISK Conference, Nantes, France.

BENKRAIEM, R., BRINETTE, S., KHEMIRI, S., & MILOUDI, A. (2018). L’effet du système de gouvernance sur la stratégie de capital risque industriel., 17ème Conférence Internationale de Gouvernance.

BENKRAIEM, R., SHAHBAZ, M., MILOUDI, A., & LAHIANI, A. (2017). Asymmetric Estimation of Production Function in Portugal., International Conference on Energy, Finance and the Macroeconomy.

BENKRAIEM, R., LAHIANI, A., MILOUDI, A., & SHAHBAZ, M. (2017). Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in China., International Conference on Energy, Finance and the Macroeconomy (ICEFM).

BENKRAIEM, R., GURAU, C., HOANG, T., LAHIANI, A., & SERAN, T. (2017). Small business low and high bank leverage choices before, during and after economic downturns., International workshop on small Business Economics Accounting and Finance, La Rochelle Business School.

BENKRAIEM, R., LAHIANI , A., MILOUDI , A., & SHAHBAZ , M. (2017). The Relationship between Crude Oil Consumption and Economic Growth: New Statistical Evidence from the United States., International Conference on Energy, Finance and the Macroeconomy (ICEFM), Montpellier Business School.

BENKRAIEM, R., HAMROUNI, A., LAKHAL, F., & TOUMI, N. (2016). Gender diversity, board independence and CEO compensation., 3rd international governance workshop. Toulouse Business School.

BENKRAIEM, R., HAMROUNI, A., LAKHAL, F., & TOUMI, N. (2016). Gender diversity, board independence and CEO compensation., International workshop on small business economics, accounting and finance.

VIGNERON, L., BENKRAIEM, R., & MILOUDI, A. (2016). How do banking relationships affect financial constraints of SMEs?., 6th International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society.

VIGNERON, L., BENKRAIEM, R., & MILOUDI, A. (2016). How do banking relationships affect financial constraints of SMEs?., International workshop on small business economics, accounting and finance.

VIGNERON, L., BENKRAIEM, R., & MILOUDI, A. (2016). How do banking relationships affect financial constraints of SMEs?., 33rd International Conference of the French Finance Association.

BENKRAIEM, R., BOUATTOUR, M., & MILOUDI, A. (2016). Trading volume, stock Returns and volatility: Perspectives for listed small businesses., International workshop on small business economics, accounting and finance.

BENKRAIEM, R. (2015). Small business access to bank leverage under crisis circumstances., 9ème Congrès de l'Académie de l'Entrepreneuriat et de l'Innovation.

VIGNERON, L., & BENKRAIEM, R. (2015). Does banking relationships’ configuration influence SMEs’ risk taking behavior?., 32nd International Conference of the French Finance Association.

BENKRAIEM, R., MILOUDI, A., & BOUATTOUR, M. (2015). Relationships between trading volume, stock returns and volatility: Evidence from the French stock market., 5th International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society (FEBS).

BENKRAIEM, R. (2014). Small business access to bank leverage under crisis circumstances., Colloque "Stratégie entrepreneuriale et Financement des PME/PMI".

Articles

BENKRAIEM, R., BRINETTE , S., KHEMIRI, S. (2021). Leaseback – a solution for SMEs in times of Covid-19? Peer2Peer Finance News.

BENKRAIEM, R., BRINETTE , S., KHEMIRI, S. (2021). Covid-19, leaseback, and small business risk failure in the UK. Leasing Life.

BENKRAIEM, R., BRINETTE , S., KHEMIRI, S. (2021). UK SMEs in COVID-distress. SME Today.

BENKRAIEM, R., BRINETTE , S., KHEMIRI, S. (2020). Crise de Covid-19 et gestion des problèmes de trésorerie : le Lease-back est-il une solution plausible. Entreprendre.

BENKRAIEM, R. (2015). Entrepreneurs, soignez la qualité de votre divulgation comptable et financière. Les echos.fr.

BENKRAIEM, R. (2014). Le lease-back : un moyen de financement intéressant en temps de crise ?. Les echos.fr.

BENKRAIEM, R. (2014). Entrepreneur, pourquoi une banque vous dit non" ?". Les echos.fr.

BENKRAIEM, R. (2013). Financement des PME : pourquoi est-il plus dur d’accéder aux crédits en temps de crise ?. Les echos.fr.

Scientific activities

Guest Editor :

  • Special Issue on Small Business Financing - International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (2016)
  • Regression Techniques, and Computational Aspects in Management, Economics, and Finance

Reviewer for an academic journal :

  • Energy Economics
  • Corporate Governance
  • Economics Letters
  • Journal of Banking and Financial Technology
  • Small Business Economics
  • International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Management international
  • Applied Economics
  • Resources policy
  • Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society
  • Thunderbird International Business Review
  • Small Business Economics
  • Economics Bulletin
  • Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
  • Economic Modelling
  • Applied Economics Letters
  • European Economic Review
  • Journal of Small Business Management
  • International Journal of Accounting Auditing and Performance Evaluation
  • International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
  • Management Research Review

Reviewer for a scientific conference :

  • European Accounting Association
  • Association Française de Finance
  • Academy of Management
  • European Applied Business Research
  • Financial Engineering and Banking Society
  • Association Internationale de Recherche en Entrepreneuriat et PME
  • Colloque de stratégies entrepreneuriales et Financement des PME - PMI (Université de Valenciennes)

Member of the scientific board :

  • 3rd HAEE Annual Conference "Energy Transition: European and Global Perspectives" (2018)
  • 1st International Conference on Energy, Finance and the Macroeconomy (ICEFM) (2017)
  • ANDESE Colloque « Le Réveil de la Tech »: Quels enjeux sociétaux des FinTechs dans nos organisations (2017)
  • 2nd Conférence pluridisciplinaire "Les PME et l’entrepreneuriat" (2016)
  • 5th International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society (FEBS) (2015)
  • 2018 Workshop of Small Business Economics, Accounting and Finance
  • PANORisk Conference
  • 4th HAEE Annual Conference
  • Financial Engineering and Business Society (FEBS) Conference
  • 6th International Congress on Energy, Economy and Security (ENSCON)
  • 2nd International Conference on Energy, Finance and the Macroeconomy (ICEFM)

Doctoral supervision

Thesis co-director

Since 2017, Nour KHAIRALLAH : On the relationships between bank financing and the risk-taking behavior of corporate managers
Audencia Business School, France

Research supervisor

Since 2017, S. Wenbo : Doctorate in Business Administration: Studies of SME Financial Service System Based on the Transformation and Upgrading of Private Industrial Parks
Audencia Business School, France

Thesis Reviewer

M. Gharsalli : Le rôle des liens sociaux et de la confiance dans le financement bancaire des PME : une étude exploratoire
Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France

R. Ouradi : Processus d'entrée du repreneur externe : le cas de la légitimité de la PME
Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France

Omar R. Moustapha : L'amélioration de la performance portuaire : le cas de Djibouti
Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France

J. Ferchichi-Chenini : Divulgation volontaire d'informations sur le capital immatériel et création de valeur sur le marché financier : le cas tunisien
Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France

Michel Bouzeid : Structure de propriété et gestion de trésorerie dans les PME
Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France

- 2017, Imen MAJOUB : L’effet des actions gratuites et des divisions d’actions sur la gestion des résultats avant les annonces de fusions-acquisitions
Université de Poitiers, France