Lamia Chourou

Full Professor

B.A. (Hon.) (IHEC Carthage), M.Sc. (University of Tunis), Ph.D. (University of Tunis), Ph.D. (Queen's)

Location: DMS 7164
Telephone: 613-562-5800 x 4770

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Lamia Chourou holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from Queen's University (2014) and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Tunis (2008). Her research focuses on capital markets and in particular corporate disclosure, financial reporting quality and analysts’ forecasts. She has published in referred journals such as the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Business Ethics, International Review of Financial Analysis and Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. Her current research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) aims to probe the incentives and obligations of commercial banks to identify financial misrepresentation by their clients and explore the role of both individual banker and institutional relationships in arising suspicions of fraud. Professor Chourou was previously a Teaching Fellow at Queen's School of Business. She taught intermediate financial accounting at Queen's School of Business and several related courses overseas. She is the recipient of several prestigious awards and scholarships from, among others, the Government of Ontario, Queen's University and CAAA.

Research areas

Analysts Corporate Governance Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Financial Reporting

Teaching interests

Accounting

Pillars

Greener Wealthier

Publications during the last 7 years

Papers in Refereed Journals

Ben Amar, W., Chourou, L., Ding, X. Climate Risk and Long-Lived Tangible Asset Impairments. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 54: 107374.
Ben Abdesslem, R., Chkir, I., Chourou, L., Rjiba, H. Economic policy uncertainty and carbon emissions: Do CSR committee and CSR reporting matter? Finance Research Letters, 78: 107223.
Ding, X., Chourou, L., Ben Amar, W. Carbon Emissions and Audit Fees: Evidence from Emerging Markets. Emerging Markets Review, 60: 101139.
Lajili, K., Li, T., Chourou, L., Dobler, M., Zéghal, D. Corporate risk disclosures in turbulent times: An international analysis in the global financial crisis. Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, 35(1): 261-289.
Chourou, L., Hossain, H., Jha, A. US Political Corruption and Quarterly Conference Calls. Journal of Banking and Finance, 161: 107108.
Chourou, L. Corporate Donations and Religiosity: Cross-Country Evidence. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 39: 100811.
Chourou, L., Himick, D., Saadi, S. Regulatory Uncertainty and Corporate Social Responsibility. Finance Research Letters, 55(Part B): 104020.
Chourou, L., Elmawazini, K., Hossain, H. Does empathy induce higher corporate prosocial behavior? Evidence from corporate giving. Finance Research Letters, 50: 103219.
Chourou, L., Grira, J., Saadi, S. Does empathy matter in corporate social responsibility? Evidence from emerging markets. Emerging Markets Review, 46: 100776.
Chourou, L., Purda, L., Saadi, S. Economic Policy Uncertainty and Analysts’ Forecast Characteristics. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 40(4): 106775.
Chourou, L., He, L., Zhong, L. Does religiosity enhance the quality of management earnings forecasts? Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 47(7-8): 910-948.
Chourou, L. Does Religiosity Matter to Value Relevance: Evidence from US Banking Firms. Journal of Business Ethics, 162: 675–697.
Amin, A., Chourou, L., Kamal, S., Malik, M., Zhao, Y. It’s who you know that counts: Board connectedness and CSR performance. Journal of Corporate Finance, 64.
Boubaker, S., Chourou, L., Haddar, M., Hamza, T. Does employee welfare affect corporate debt maturity? European Management Journal, 37(5): 674-686.
Boubaker, S., Chourou, L., Saadi, S., Zhong, L. Does Institutional Investor Horizon Influence Corporate Financing Decisions? International Review of Financial Analysis, 63: 382-394.
Sassi, S., Saadi, S., Boubaker, S., Chourou, L. External governance and the cost of equity financing. Journal of Financial Research, 42(4): 817-865.
Chourou, L., Saadi, S., Zhu, H. How Does National Culture Influence IPO Underpricing? Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 51: 318-341.

Funded Research during the last 7 years

Funded Research during the last 7 years
From-To	Source	Title	Purpose	Type	Role	Amount
2025-2026	Telfer School of Management	Matching funds. Telfer Conference in Accounting, Auditing and Accountability	R	I	PI	$5,000
2025-2026	University of Ottawa	Connect grant. Telfer Conference in Accounting, Auditing and Accountability	R	I	PI	$5,000
2022-2026	SSHRC	Cyberattacks on Private Sector: Determinants and Consequences	R	C	PI	$62,250
2022-2023	SSHRC	Sustainable Inventory Management: The Role of Taxes in Corporate Inventory Donations	R	C	Co-A	$69,425
2021-2023	CPA - Canada Accounting and Governance Research Centre	Determinants and Implications of Cyberattacks on Private Sector	C	I	PI	$5,000
2018-2019	CPA - Canada Accounting and Governance Research Centre	Policy Uncertainty and Analyst Accuracy throughout the Electoral and Economic Cycles	R	I	PI	$5,000
2017-2019	Telfer School of Management Research Grants (SMRG)	Social trust and IPO outcomes	R	I	Co-I	$12,000
2017-2019	SSHRC	Can Banks Anticipate Corporate Misconduct?	R	C	PI	$55,635

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Role
PI = Principal Investigator | Co-I = Co-Investigator | Co-PI = Co-Principal Investigator