Reda Louziri | Behavioral Economics Research | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Reda Louziri | Behavioral Economics Research | Research Excellence Award

Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances du Maroc | Morocco

Dr. Reda Louziri is a distinguished finance and management scholar with a Doctorate in Economics and Management from the Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences – Souissi, Mohammed V University, Rabat, awarded with “Très Honorable” and recognized as one of the top three finalists for the Best Thesis in Finance by the Moroccan Association of Control, Accounting and Audit (AMCCA). She also holds a Master in Finance and Management from Cranfield School of Management, UK, and a Master Grande École from ESC Rouen, France, with a specialization in corporate finance. Professionally, she has extensive experience as an Inspector of Finance and Head of Brigade at the General Finance Inspectorate (IGF) within the Moroccan Ministry of Economy and Finance, overseeing audits of public institutions, ministerial departments, and international development projects. She also has experience in credit risk analysis at BMCI – BNP Paribas and consulting at Mazars Maroc. Dr. Louziri has published two scholarly documents, including one Scopus-indexed article, cited 11 times with an h-index of 1. Her research focuses on corporate finance, dividend policy, capital structure, corporate governance, and financial performance. She has received awards for research excellence and has contributed to academic teaching in finance. Dr. Louziri’s work bridges theoretical research and practical application in public and corporate finance.

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Featured Publications

Louziri, R., & Oubal, K. (2025). Characteristics of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Their Impact on Dividend Payments in the Moroccan Stock Exchange. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 18(2), 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm18020070

Louziri, R., & Oubal, K. (2023). Does the level of free cash-flow impact dividend payments? The case of the Casablanca Stock Exchange. Revue Internationale des Sciences de Gestion.

Louziri, R., & Oubal, K. (2022). Dividend policy determinants: Literature review and research model proposal. International Journal of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Management and Economics. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7378354

Louziri, R., & Oubal, K. (2022). Board of directors and ownership structure impact on dividend policy: The case of the Moroccan stock market. African Scientific Journal. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7356197

Louziri, R., & Oubal, K. (2022). Determinants of Dividend Policy: The Case of the Casablanca Stock Exchange. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(12), 548. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15120548

Raquel Gaspar | Financial Data Analysis | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Raquel Gaspar | Financial Data Analysis | Best Researcher Award

ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa | Portugal

Prof. Raquel M. Gaspar is an Associate Professor of Finance with Habilitation at ISEG – Universidade de Lisboa, where she coordinates the Scientific Area of Finance and the Master in Finance program. She earned her PhD in Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics in 2006, focusing on credit risk and forward price models under the supervision of Prof. Tomas Björk, following an MSc in Mathematics Applied to Economics and Management from ISEG. Her research interests include mathematical and computational finance, credit risk modeling, asset pricing, stochastic processes, portfolio management, and risk analysis. Prof. Gaspar has extensive teaching experience at ISEG and internationally, including Stockholm Business School and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She has supervised multiple PhD and MSc theses in finance and actuarial science, with an emphasis on quantitative methods and applied finance. Her scientific contributions are reflected in 329 citations, an h-index of 10, and 13 i10-index publications, according to Google Scholar. She has authored several pedagogical materials and textbooks and participates actively in research projects under CEMAPRE/REM. Recognized for her pedagogical innovation and leadership, Prof. Gaspar continues to contribute to the development of financial education and quantitative finance research in Portugal and abroad.

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Featured Publications

Gaspar, R. M., & Silva, P. M. (2023). Investors’ perspective on portfolio insurance: Expected utility vs prospect theories. Portuguese Economic Journal.

França, R., & Gaspar, R. M. (2023). On the bias of the unbiased expectation theory. Mathematics.

Gaspar, R. M., & Khapko, M. (2023, October). In memoriam: Tomas Björk (1947–2021), on his career and beyond. Finance and Stochastics.

Almeida, J., & Gaspar, R. M. (2023, July 25). Portfolio performance of European target prices. Journal of Risk and Financial Management.

Céu, M. S., & Gaspar, R. M. (2022, December 21). Vegetative cycle and bankruptcy predictors of agricultural firms. Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika), 0139-570X / 1805-9295.