About Us

Dr. Mohamad Husam Helmi is a distinguished expert in banking, financial markets, geopolitical risk, and Islamic finance, with a particular focus on the intersection of politics and economics. He has extensively published on the impact of geopolitical developments on stock markets, volatility transmission, spillover dynamics across financial markets and Islamic banks. His recent research underscores the critical role of geopolitical risk in shaping global financial flows, offering valuable insights into market investment strategies.

Dr. Helmi's extensive experience includes his role as an Assistant Professor and Programme Director for BSc Finance at Durham Business School in the UK. He has also served as a Lecturer and Programme Director for Economics and Finance at LBIC/Brunel University and the University of Liverpool. His commitment to academic excellence is further demonstrated through his contributions as an External Examiner at Northampton University.

 He holds a PhD in Economics and Finance from Brunel University London (UK) and has published in leading journals such as the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, the International Journal of Finance & Economics, the Annals of Operations Research, Global Finance Journal, Finance Research Letters, and Economic Modelling. His ORCID is https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0907-7939.

• Ph.D. Economics, Brunel University London, 2016.
• Master by Research (MRes) in Finance and Economics, Brunel University London, 2009.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP), Durham University, 2023.
• Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy, UK.

• Monetary Economics
• Islamic Banking and Finance
• Geopolitical risk and stock market

• FinTech and Cryptocurrency
• Geopolitical risk and stock market
• Financial Market Integration    
• Islamic Banking and Finance
• Monetary Economics
• Financial Development
• Money Laundering. 

• Helmi, M. H., Çatık, A. N., Bucak, Ç., Ballı, E., & Akdeniz, C. (2024). Time-Varying Income and Price Elasticities of Oil Demand in OECD Countries. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 14(6), 303-311.
• Helmi, M. H., & Ahmed, M. S. (2024). Firm-specific attributes and capital gains overhang. Eurasian Economic Review, 1-25.
• Helmi, M. H., Çatik, A. N., Kösedağli, B. Y., & Kisla, G. H. (2024). An analysis of travel-tourism stock returns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the five most visited countries. Tourism Analysis, 29(2), 275-295.
• Helmi, M. H., Elsayed, A. H., & Khalfaoui, R. (2024). The impact of geopolitical risk on sustainable markets: A quantile-time-frequency analysis. Finance Research Letters, 105380.
• Ahmed, M. S., Helmi, M. H., Tiwari, A. K., & Al-Maadid, A. (2024). Investor attention and market activity: evidence from green cryptocurrencies. Studies in Economics and Finance.
• AlKhazali, O., Aguir, I., Helmi, M., & Mirzaei, A. (2024). Impact of capital inflows on bank profitability: a comparative analysis of dual banking systems. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 17(3), 401-422.
• Shah, S. M. A. R., Helmi, M. H., Farooq, M. U., & Kabir, A. (2024). Interbank Rate & Monetary Policy: Evidence from Dual Banking System of Developing Countries. ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, 16(2), 131-153.
• Alkhazali, O. M., Helmi, M. H., Mirzaei, A., & Saad, M. (2023). Capital and Bank Profitability During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Emerging Economies. Available at SSRN 4648281.
• Caporale, G. M., Çatık, A. N., Helmi, M. H., Akdeniz, C., & İlhan, A. (2024). Time-varying effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on stock markets and economic activity: evidence from the US and Europe. Empirica, 1-30.
• Helmi, M. H., Catik, A. N., Kosedagli, B. Y., Kışla, G. H., & Akdeniz, C. (2023). The effects of energy prices on oil-gas sectoral stock returns for BRIC countries: evidence from space state models. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 13(6), 430-440.
• Helmi, M. H., Catik, A. N., Coskun, N., Balli, E., & Sigeze, C. (2023). Renewable energy consumption convergence in G-7 countries. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 13(6), 203-210.
• Helmi, M. H., Çatık, A. N., & Akdeniz, C. (2023). The impact of central bank digital currency news on the stock and cryptocurrency markets: Evidence from the TVP-VAR model. Research in International Business and Finance, 65, 101968.
• Helmi, M. H., Catik, A. N., Kosedagli, B. Y., Kışla, G. H., & Akdeniz, C. (2023). The effects of energy prices on oil-gas sectoral stock returns for BRIC countries: evidence from space state models. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 13(6), 430-440.
• Helmi, M. H., Catik, A. N., Coskun, N., Balli, E., & Sigeze, C. (2023). Renewable energy consumption convergence in G-7 countries. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 13(6), 203-210.
• Elsayed, A. H., Ahmed, H., & Helmi, M. H. (2023). Determinants of financial stability and risk transmission in dual financial system: Evidence from the COVID pandemic. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 85, 101784.
• Helmi, M. H., Eleyan, M. I. A., Çatık, A. N., & Ballı, E. (2023). The Time-Varying Effects of Oil Shocks on the Trade Balance of Saudi Arabia. Resources, 12(5), 54.
• Helmi, M. H., Çatık, A. N., Kösedağlı, B. Y., & Kısla, G. H. (2023). An analysis of travel-tourism stock returns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the five most visited countries. Tourism Analysis.
• Caporale, G. M., Çatık, A. N., Kısla, G. S. H., Helmi, M. H., & Akdeniz, C. (2022). Oil prices and sectoral stock returns in the BRICS-T countries: A time-varying approach. Resources Policy, 79, 103044.
• Elsayed, A. H. & Helmi, M. H. (2021). Volatility transmission and spillover dynamics across financial markets: The role of geopolitical risk. Annals of Operations Research 305: 1-22.
• Caporale, M,G., Catik, A,N., Helmi, M.H., Ali, F, M. & Tajik, M. (2019). The bank lending channel in the Malaysian Islamic and conventional banking system. Global Finance Journal 45: 100478.
• Baldwin,Kenneth, AlHalboni,Maryam & Helmi, Mohamad Husam (2019). A Structural Model of "Alpha" for the Capital Adequacy Ratios of Islamic Banks. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money 60: 267-283.
• Caporale, Guglielmo Maria & Helmi, Mohamad Husam (2018). Islamic banking, credit, and economic growth: Some empirical evidence. International Journal of Finance & Economics 23(4): 456-477.
• Caporale, G.M., Helmi, H.M., Çatık, A.N. Ali, F.M. & Akdeniz, C. (2018). Monetary policy rules in emerging countries: is there an augmented nonlinear Taylor rule? Economic Modelling 72: 306-319.