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Abir Melki

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Qualifications: PhD, Finance, General Master, Finance, Bachelor, Finance

Biography

Abir Melki is an Assistant Professor of Finance and Accounting at the Mediterranean School of Business (MSB), South Mediterranean University of Tunis. She obtained her Ph.D. in Finance from the Higher Institute of Management of Tunis (ISG) in 2019 and has over nine years of experience teaching finance and accounting at graduate and undergraduate levels. 

Publications:

  • Nefzi, N. & Melki, A. (2023). Volatility Transmitter or Receiver? Investigating Dynamic Connectedness between the Carry Trade and Financial Markets, Borsa Istanbul Review, Q1. DOI: 10.1016/j.bir.2023.01.007.
  • Melki, A. & Nefzi, N. (2021). Tracking Safe-Haven Properties of Cryptocurrencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Smooth Transition Approach, Finance Research Letters, Q1. DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2021.102243.
  • Melki, A. (2020). Measuring Volatility Spillovers Among Cryptocurrencies: A Generalized VAR Approach, Bankers, Markets & Investors, 162(2), 46-65.

Areas of Expertise

Financial Accounting Corporate finance International Finance

Research Interest

International Financial markets cryptocurrencies contagion and spillovers effects Machine learning techniques applied on finance Green Finance credit rating agencies
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