Ahmed Elsayed
Associate Professor of Financial Economics, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)
Ahmed Elsayed is an Associate Professor of Financial Economics, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). He is a Research Fellow of the Economic Research Forum (ERF), the Sustainable Development Goals Network (SDGs), and the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies among many others. Further, he is serving as an Executive Secretary of the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA), and an Associate Editor in Research in International Business and Finance (RIBAF) and Heliyon Business and Economics journals. His main research areas include Monetary Economics, FinTech and Cryptocurrency, Financial Connectedness and Risk Transmission, Financial Bubbles, Banking and Islamic Finance, and Middle East Economies. He has published in top academic journals including Economics Letters, European Journal of Finance, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Energy Economics, International Review of Financial Analysis, Research in International Business and Finance, Finance Research Letters, and Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance among many other journals.
- Contagion and financial crises
- Return and volatility transmission in financial markets
- Economic determinants of volatility spillovers
- Middle East economies and Emerging financial markets
- Financial development and regulations
- Banking and Islamic Finance
- Monetary and financial economics
- Ph.D. Economics, University of Leeds, 2013
- M.A. Economics, Zagazig University, 2006
- B.Sc. Economics, Zagazig University, 1998
- Associate Professor in Economics, Durham University, 2018 - present
- Assistant Professor in Economics, Durham University, 2013- 2017
- Visiting Research Fellow, University of Leeds, 2014-2016
- Lecturer in Economics, London Met Business School, 2011-2013
- Damianov, D.S. & Elsayed, A.H. (2020).Does Bitcoin add value to global industry portfolios?, Economics Letters, 2020.
- Ahmed H. Elsayed & Larisa Yarovaya (2019). Financial Stress Dynamics in the MENA Region: Evidence from the Arab Spring. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money.
- Ahmed H. Elsayed &Fateh Belaid (2019). What drives renewable energy production in MENA Region? Investigating the roles of political stability, governance and financial sector, Economic Research Forum, Working Papers1322.
- Elsayed, A., (2019). “Political instability and financial stress dynamics among MENA countries: evidence from Arab Spring”. Western Economic Association International Conference, San Francisco, California, June
- Ahmed, H. & Elsayed, A. (2018). Are Islamic and Conventional Capital Markets Decoupled? Evidence from Stock and Bonds/Sukuk Markets in Malaysia. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
- Damianov, D.S. & Elsayed, A.H. (2018). On the Transmission of Spillover Risks between the Housing Market, the Mortgage and Equity REITs markets, and the Stock Market. Finance Research Letters 27: 193-200
Oil Shocks and Financial Stability in MENA Countries
Areas of Interest: Contagion and financial crises Return and volatility transmission in financial markets Economic determinants of volatility... Read More
May, 2023
Conference PaperFinancial Connectedness and Risk Transmission Among MENA Countries: Evidence from Connectedness Network and Clustering Analysis
Areas of Interest: Contagion and financial crises Return and volatility transmission in financial markets Economic determinants of volatility... Read More
November, 2022
Working PapersFinancial Connectedness and Risk Transmission among MENA Countries
Areas of Interest: Contagion and financial crises Return and volatility transmission in financial markets Economic determinants of volatility... Read More
March, 2022
ERF 28th Annual ConferenceFinancial Stability and Monetary Policy Reaction: Evidence from the GCC Countries
Areas of Interest: Contagion and financial crises Return and volatility transmission in financial markets Economic determinants of volatility... Read More
August, 2021
Working PapersFinancial Stability and Monetary Policy Reaction: Evidence from the GCC Countries
Areas of Interest: Contagion and financial crises Return and volatility transmission in financial markets Economic determinants of volatility... Read More
March, 2021
Conference PaperERF 29th Annual Conference – Parallel Sessions
Areas of Interest: Contagion and financial crises Return and volatility transmission in financial markets Economic determinants of volatility... Read More
May 04, 2023
Revisiting Macroeconomic Management in Times of Crisis and Beyond – Parallel Sessions – March 27
Areas of Interest: Contagion and financial crises Return and volatility transmission in financial markets Economic determinants of volatility... Read More
Mar 26, 2022
The GCC Economies in the Wake of COVID19: Charting the Road to Recovery and Resilience
Areas of Interest: Contagion and financial crises Return and volatility transmission in financial markets Economic determinants of volatility... Read More
Mar 09, 2021