SHORT CV

Pejman Abedifar
Assistant Professor in Economics and Finance at Tehran Institute for Advanced Studies,
Khatam University, Tehran, Iran 
E-mail: p.abedifar@teias.institute
Contact info: linkedin.com/in/pejman-abedifar-477a0038
I am currently working as assistant professor in Economics and Finance at Tehran Institute for
Advanced Studies, Khatam University. I joined the University of St Andrews (School of
Management) in June 2014 as a lecturer in Banking and Finance. Before moving to academia, I
had been working in the EXIM bank of Iran for more than ten years (1997-2007). I was in charge
of International Finance department. 
I received my PhD from the Université du Limoges, France. My PhD dissertation examines three
different topics within the area of financial intermediation including Islamic banking, noninterest
income activities and finance-growth nexus.
My research work has published in journals such as the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal
of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Financial Stability, Journal of Economic
Surveys, Review of Finance, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
and others.
Education
LAPE, Université de Limoges, France
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Banking and Finance (2009 – 2013)
CentER Graduate School, Tilburg University, Netherland
Master of Science (MSc) in Corporate Finance and Banking (2008 – 2009)
Amsterdam Business School, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Nederland
MSc in International Finance (Mathematical Track) (2007 – 2008)
Selected Publications
 How informative are stock prices of Islamic banks?
Abedifar, P., Bouslah, K. B. H., Hashem, S. Q. & Song, L., 19 May 2020, In: Journal of
International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. In Press, 101203.
 Accounting regulations, enforcement, and stock price crash risk: global evidence in the
banking industry
Abedifar, P., Li, M., Johnson, D., Song, L. & Xing, S., Dec 2019, In: Journal of
Contemporary Accounting & Economics. 15, 3, 100164.
 Lending, the poor, and Islamic scripture: Islamic finance versus welfare Islam
Abedifar, P., Jun 2019, In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 87, 2, p. 460-
482 23 p.
 Non-interest income and bank lending
Abedifar, P., Molyneux, P. & Tarazi, A., Feb 2018, In: Journal of Banking &
Finance. 87, p. 411-426
 Heterogeneous market structure and systemic risk: evidence from dual banking systems
 Abedifar, P., Giudici, P. & Hashem, S. Q., Dec 2017, In: Journal of Financial
Stability. 33, p. 96-119
 Finance-growth nexus and dual-banking systems: relative importance of Islamic banks
Abedifar, P., Hasan, I. & Tarazi, A., Dec 2016, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and
Organization. 132, Supplement, p. 198-215
 Islamic banking and finance: recent empirical literature and directions for future
research
Abedifar, P., Ebrahim, S., Molyneux, P. & Tarazi, A., Sep 2015, In: Journal of Economic
Surveys. 29, 4, p. 637-670 34 p.
Risk in Islamic Banking
 Abedifar, P., Molyneux, P. & Tarazi, A., 2013, In: Review of Finance. p. 1-62

PhD supervision (in Banking)

 Caixia Shu
 Yeliangzi Zheng