Areas of Interest:

• Energy Markets
• Risk Management
• Islamic Finance

Education:

• PhD, Finance, University of Tunis el Manar, Tunisia. 2013
• M.Sc., Finance, Faculty of Management and Economic Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia, 2007
• B.Sc., Management (finance), Tunis University, 2003

Experience:

• Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, College of Economics and Political Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, Sep 2017- Present
• Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Economics, College of Economics and Political Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman - 2015-2017
• Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, Faculty of Management and Economic Sciences of Tunis El Manar University, 2011
• Research & Teaching Assistant, Department of finance, Faculty of Management and Economic Sciences of Tunis El Manar University, 2007-2011

Latest Publications:

• 1. Mensi, W., Aslan, A., Vo, X.V., Kang, S.H., (2023). “Time-frequency spillovers and connectedness between precious metals, oil futures and financial markets: Hedge and safe haven implications”. International Review of Economics & Finance 83, 219-232. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1059056022002143 . Impact Factor: 3.399 Q1
• 2. Mensi, W., El Kouri, R., Ali, S., Vo, X.V., Kang, S.H., (2023) “Quantile dependencies and connectedness between the gold and cryptocurrency markets: Effects of the COVID-19 crisis” Research in International Business and Finance, 65, 101929. [Elsevier]  Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0275531923000557 . Impact Factor: 4.091 Q1
• 3. Ugolini, A., Reboredo, J.C., Mensi, W., (2023). “Connectedness between DeFi, cryptocurrency, stock, and safe-haven assets” Finance Research Letters, 53, 103692. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1544612323000661 .  Impact Factor: 9.848 Q1