Thursday, May 2
9:00 - 10:00 Registration of Participants
10:00 - 10:45 Opening Ceremony (Room: Small Hall)
10:45 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 12:00 Keynote Speech – Prof. Dr. Thorsten Beck, Cass Business School in London, UK
12:00 - 13:15 LUNCH
13:30 - 14:30 Keynote Speech – Prof. Dr. Duc Khuong Nguyen, IPAG Business School, FRANCE
14:30 - 14:45 COFFEE BREAK
14:45 - 16:25 Session 1: Stock Market (Room: Soli Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Cahit Adaoglu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 1. "Nordic Stock Market Integration and Vulnerability Against Crises"
Harun Ercan, Development Bank of Turkey/ Corvinus University of Budapest, TURKEY/BUDAPEST
Sedat Alan, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, TURKEY
Murat Mahmutoğlu, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, TURKEY Batuhan Özdemir, Ankara University, TURKEY
Paper 2. "Stock Prices Reaction on Special Dividend Announcement in NASDAQ"
Arian Seyedimany, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 3. "Detecting Price Explosivity (Bubble) in Turkey's Stock Prices: Evidence from an Radf Technique"
Kelvin Onyibor, European University of Lefke, NORTH CYPRUS
Okan Safakli, European University of Lefke, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 4. "Spillover effect of US Government bond yield structure on stock-bond correlations Evidence from G7 country markets"
Abobaker Al.Al. Hadood, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 5. "Control enhancing mechanisms and corporate value in family controlled companies: Evidence from Turkey"
Seniha Besim, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Questions & Answers
14:45 - 16:25 Session 2: Financial Development/Economic Performance
(Room: Lambousa Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Syed Jawad Hussain Shahzad, Montpellier Business School, FRANCE
Paper 1. "Smooth break detection and de-trending in unit root testing: Application to Financial Data"
Syed Jawad Hussain Shahzad, Montpellier Business School, FRANCE
Furkan Emirmahmutoğlu, Hacıbayram University, TURKEY
Tolga Omay, Atilim University, TURKEY
Paper 2. "Current Account and Loan Growth: The Role of Household Credit and Nonlinearities"
Mehmet Fatih Ekinci, Atilim University, TURKEY
Tolga Omay, Atilim University, TURKEY
Paper 3. "What Drives Foreign Portfolio Investment Flows in South Africa?"
Nuru Giritli, European University of Lefke, NORTH CYPRUS
Sununu Ibrahim Bah, European University of Lefke, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 4. "Fiscal Sustainability from a Nonlinear Framework: Evidence from 14 European Countries"
Esra Hasdemir, THK University, TURKEY Tolga Omay, Atilim University, TURKEY
Paper 5. "Sunk Costs and Exporting Behavior: A Sectoral Analysis"
Kurmas Akdogan, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, TURKEY
Laura Werner, Fern Universität, GERMANY
14:45 - 16:25 Session 3: Banking Performance/Banking System/Risk and Efficiency
(Room: Salamis Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Furkan Emirmahmutoğlu, Hacıbayram University, TURKEY
Paper 1. "Diagnosing how Japanese Banks' React to Unconventional Monetary Policy Announcements during the Japanese Deflationary Decade"
Ayhan Nadiri, University of Portsmouth, UK
Alexis Stenfors, University of Portsmouth, UK
Paper 2. "Does the Financial Performance of Banks Change During the Global Financial Crisis? The Case of Palestine"
Wesam Hamed, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Nesrin Özataç, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Alimshan Faizulayev, Almaty Management University, KAZAKHSTAN
Paper 3. "Credit Portfolio Diversification and Bank Performances during the Recent Crisis Period in Turkey"
Veclal Gündüz, University of Mediterranean Kaprasia, NORTH CYPRUS
Halit Gönenç, University of Groningen, NETHERLANDS
Paper 4. "Nonlinearity in Emerging European Markets: Pre and Post Crisis Periods"
Ceyda Aktan, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, TURKEY Tolga Omay, Atilim University, TURKEY
Questions & Answers
14:45 - 16:25 Session 4: Economic Performance/Debt Crises/Exchange Rate
(Room: Othello Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Mustafa Besim, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 1. "Economic Policy Uncertainty and Exchange Markets"
Olabisi Olanipekun, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Hasan Güngör, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Godwin Olasehinde William, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 2. "Practical Tests of Financial Bubbles: Better Critical Values for Detecting Exuberant Behavior"
Ufuk Demiroğlu, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, TURKEY
Aytül Ganioğlu, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, TURKEY
Paper 3. "Unveiling the Causal Relationship between US Economic Policy Uncertainty and Exchange Market Pressure of Large Emerging-Market Economies"
Olabisi Olanipekun, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Hasan Güngör, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Godwin Olasehinde William, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 4. "Exchange Rate Driven Balance Sheet Effect: Evidence on Emerging Market Firms"
Can Kadirgan, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, TURKEY
Paper 5. "Unconventional Monetary Policy and Portfolio Allocation"
Jessie Nabulambo Kilembe, University of Glasgow, SCOTLAND
Paper 6. "An Analysis to Detect Exuberance in Regional House Prices in Turkey"
Aytül Ganioğlu, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, TURKEY
Evren Ceritoğlu, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, TURKEY
Seyit Mümin Cılasun, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, TURKEY
Questions & Answers
14:45 - 16:25 Session 5: Financial Development/Economic Performance
(Room: Porta Del Mare Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Sabri Boubaker, South Champagne Business School, FRANCE
Paper 1. "Product market competition and labor investment efficiency"
Sabri Boubaker, South Champagne Business School/ Université Paris Est Créteil, FRANCE Viet Anh Dang, University of Manchester, UK
Syrine Sassi, South Champagne Business School/ Université Paris Est Créteil, FRANCE
Paper 2. "Credit Market Development and Economic Growth in Nigeria"
Temitayo Esther Ayowole, European University of Lefke, NORTH CYPRUS
Demet Beton Kalmaz, European University of Lefke, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 3. "Investigating the impact of real GDP, foreign direct investment, energy consumption, trade, and tourism investment on CO2 emissions by considering cross-sectional dependence: a panel study for the top 10 major tourist destination countries"
Farid Irani, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 4. "Estimating the of Rate of Return to Capital in Tanzanian Economy"
Abdallah Othman, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Questions & Answers
Friday, May 3
09:00 - 10:00 Registration of Participants
10:00 - 11:40 Session 1: Corporate Governance/Corporate Finance/Capital Structure
(Room: Soli Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Cahit Adaoglu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 1. "Corporate Governance: Achieving Good Corporate Governance in order to Deal with the Contagion Effects of Financial Crisis"
Mustafa Avcın, Cyprus International University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 2. "How does Environmental Performance Affect Financial Performance? Empirical Evidence from Oil and Gas Firms"
Sami Fethi, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Abdulhamid Rahuma, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 3. "The Firm-Specific Determinants of Capital Structure in Beverage Industry in Europe"
Ilhan Dalci, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Hasan Ozyapici, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Dogan Unlucan, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 4. "Acquirer Returns in the Context of Corporate Governance: Evidence from an Emerging Market"
Burcu Dincergok, Atilim University, TURKEY
Burak Pirgaip, Atilim University, TURKEY
Paper 5. "Underpricing of the Russian IPOs, 1996-2017"
Didar Erdinç, American University in Bulgaria, BULGARIA
Dmitry Bondarenko, American University in Bulgaria, BULGARIA
Questions & Answers
10:00 - 11:40 Session 2: Education/Institutions/Feasibility Projects
(Room: Salamis Hall)
Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Altiok, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 1. "Education Matters for the Bottom of the Pyramid in Economic Development"
Amna Khaliq, Faculty of University Arts and Science, CANADA
Paper 2. "Capital Budgeting and Risk Management in Libya's Oil Sector"
Nasef Abdelgader, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 3. "Family Decision Making for Health Spending: New Evidence from Survey Data for Nigeria"
Glenn P. Jenkins, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS Hope Amala Anyabolu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS Pejman Bahramian, Queen's University, CANADA
Paper 4. "The Research on Internal Budget Control among Administrative Institutions- Henanscience and Technology Association as an Example"
Mulani Jameel Ahmad, Zhengzhou University, CHINA
Cheng Guang, Zhengzhou University, CHINA
Li Ye, Zhengzhou University, CHINA
Wang Yuyan, Zhengzhou University, CHINA
Questions & Answers
10:00 - 11:40 Session 3: Banking Performance/Banking System/Risk and Efficiency
(Room: Lambousa Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Salih Katircioglu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 1. "Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of United Arab Emirates Banking System"
Welcome Sibanda, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Paper 2. "Volatility Effects of Oil Prices on Banking Stock Index: Evidence from Amman Stock Exchange"
Salih Katırcıoğlu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Setareh Katırcıoğlu, University of Kyrenia, NORTH CYPRUS
Mansour M. H. Alkhazaleh, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 3. "Empirical Analysis of Shadow Economy of Pakistan: Causes, Consequences and Cures"
Muhammad Ibrar, University of Peshawar, PAKISTAN
Paper 4. "Does Market Structure Matter on Banking Performance? Case of Eurasian Economic Union Countries"
Alimshan Faizulayev, Almaty Management University, KAZAKHSTAN Isah Wada, Mediterranean Karpasia, NORTH CYPRUS
Questions & Answers
10:00 - 11:40 Session 4: Financial Development/Economic Performance /Crypto Market
(Room: Othello Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Serhan Çiftçioğlu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 1. "Does R&D Matter for Unemployment?"
Serhan Çiftçioğlu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Amin Sokhanvar, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 2. "PPP Hypothesis and the Nonlinearities: Evidence from Selected Countries"
Resat Ceylan, Pamukkale University, TURKEY Tolga Omay, Atilim University, TURKEY
Esra Şenalp, Atilim University, TURKEY
Paper 3. "Bitcoin and Risk Aversion"
Perihan Iren, Atilim University, TURKEY
Tolga Omay, Atilim University, TURKEY
Paper 4. "Global Movements of Crypto-Currencies: A Causality Analysis"
Büşra Ağan, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Üzeyir Aydın, Dokuz Eylul University, TURKEY
Paper 5. "Testing Weak Form Market Efficiency of Publicly Traded Banks in the United States"
Abdulkadir Cevdet Özgen, University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, TURKEY
Tolga Omay, Atilim University, TURKEY
Questions & Answers
12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH
13:15 - 15:00 Session 1: Financial & Tourism Development/Economic Performance
(Room: Soli Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Serhan Cifcioglu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 1. "The Effects of Tourism Sector on Food Prices: Empirical Evidence from Turkey"
Hasan Gül, Adana Science & Technology University, TURKEY Salih Katırcıoğlu, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus
Paper 2. "The Effects of Tourism Development on the Overall Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Major Tourist Destinations"
Salih Katırcıoğlu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS Setareh Katırcıoğlu, University of Kyrenia, NORTH CYPRUS
Ceyhun C. Kilinc, Akdeniz University, TURKEY
Paper 3. "Estimating the Role of Climate Changes on International Tourist Flows: Evidence from Mediterranean Island States"
Setareh Katırcıoğlu, University of Kyrenia, NORTH CYPRUS Mehmet Necati Cizrelioğullari, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Salih Katircioğlu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 4. "Turnover in tourism services and economic expansion in emerging European economies"
Serhan Çiftçioğlu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Amin Sokhanvar, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 5. "Role of Tourism and Human Capital Development in Economic Growth"
Mehdi Seraj, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Seyi Saint Akadiri, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Questions & Answers
13:15 - 15:00 Session 2: Corporate Governance/Corporate Finance/Capital Structure
(Room: Salamis Hall)
Chair: Dr. Mustafa Avcın, Cyprus International University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 1. "Corporate Governance Models: The Anglo-Saxon Model versus the Continental European Model"
Yeşim Şendur, Adana Alpaslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, TURKEY
Paper 2. "Profit and Cost Functions Analysis for Twenty Companies in the Borsa İstanbul"
Onur Akkaya, Kilis 7 Aralık University, TURKEY
Mustafa Özer , Kilis 7 Aralık University, TURKEY
Paper 3. "Foreign Exchange Rates and Economic Exposure in Turkey's Firms"
James Karmoh Sowah Jr, European University of Lefke, NORTH CYPRUS
Okan Safakli, European University of Lefke, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 4. "The Impact of Financing Decisions on the Growth of Industrial Jordanian public Shareholding Companies"
Omar Abdallah Ahmad Bani-Khalaf, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Nigar Taşpinar, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 5. "The Behavior of the Financing Decision of the Russian Listed Companies"
Bezhan Rustamov, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Questions & Answers
13:15 - 15:00 Session 3: Economic Performance/Debt Crises/Exchange Rate
(Room: Lambousa Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Tolga Omay, Atilim University, TURKEY
Paper 1. "Foreign Trade and Exchange Rates: A Study on BRICS-T Countries"
Mustafa Kartal, Selcuk Univesity, TURKEY
Efe Can Kılınç, Selçuk Üniversitesi, TURKEY
Şevket Süreyya Kodaz, Selcuk Univesity, TURKEY
Paper 2. "The Role of Shadow Economies in Ecological Footprint Quality: Empirical Evidence from Turkey"
Cihat Köksal, Istanbul Commerce University, TURKEY
Paper 3. "Great Recession and News Shocks"
Deniz Nebioglu, MEF University, TURKEY
Paper 4. "Financial Innovation and the Role of Divisia, the Causal Relations among Money, Interest and Macroeconomic Indicators: Evidence from Pakistan"
Sharafat Afzal, Applied Economic Research Centre University of Karachi, PAKISTAN
Waseem Shahid Malik, Quaid I Azam Islamabad, PAKISTAN
Shaista Alam, Applied Economic Research Centre University of Karachi, PAKISTAN
Paper 5. "The Effects of the Macroprudential Policies on Turkish Banking Sector"
Murat Mahmutoğlu, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, TURKEY
Hakan N.Ardor, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, TURKEY
Questions & Answers
13:15 - 15:00 Session 4: Economic Performance/Debt Crises/Exchange Rate
(Room: Porta Del Mare Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Mustafa Ismihan, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 1. "Oil and the Dollar Comovements is Shale Oil a Game Changer?"
François Benhmad, Montpellier University, FRANCE
Paper 2. "Market Structure and Price-Cost Margin Flexibility in Brazilian, Russia, India, China and Turkey BankingsSectors, 2009-2018"
Onur Akkaya, Kilis 7 Aralık University, TURKEY
Mustafa Özer, Kilis 7 Aralık University, TURKEY
Paper 3. "A Time Series Analysis of Unemployment Dynamics in Six Developed Countries: A New Approach"
Mustafa Ismihan, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 4. "Does investment in human capital promote Economic Growth in the oil exporter country: Saudi Arabia Using a VECM Model"
Najla Almutairi, King Saud University, SAUDI ARABIA
Questions & Answers
13:15 - 15:00 Session 5: Economic Performance/Debt Crises/Exchange Rate
(Room: Othello Hall)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Salih Katircioglu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 1. "Determinants of Financial Inclusion: The Case of 125 Countries from 2004 to 2017"
Nader Alber, Ain Shams University, EGYPT
Paper 2. "The Effect of Natural Abundance on Economic Growth: The Case of Azerbaijan"
Mugabil Isayev, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Bezhan Rustamov, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 3. "Role of Financial Development in Globalization: Evidence from Global Panel"
Aleksandr Zabolotnov, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Salih Katırcıoğlu, Eastern Mediterranean University, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 4. "Tourism-Led Growth Hypothesis: The Case of North Cyprus"
Eylem Sertel, NORTH CYPRUS
Paper 5. "Spillover Effect of Interest Rate Volatility on Banking Sector Development in Nigeria: Dynamic ARDL Bound Test Approach"
Alimshan Faizulayev, Almaty Management University, KAZAKHSTAN Isah Wada, Mediterranean Karpasia, NORTH CYPRUS
Questions & Answers
15:00 - 15:15 COFFEE BREAK
19:30 – 23:00 GALA DINNER
