Dr. Soumaya Hechmi | Economics | Best Researcher Award

Assistant Professor | Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Soumaya Hechmi is an accomplished finance scholar whose research spans corporate finance, private equity, sustainability economics, and macro-financial analysis. Her work investigates how investment behavior, value creation, corporate performance, and governance mechanisms shape firm-level outcomes across both emerging and developed markets. She has developed a strong empirical orientation, applying advanced econometric techniques such as ARDL, FMOLS, DOLS, CCR, fixed-effects modeling, and quantile regression to study financial dynamics, environmental sustainability, and real-estate market behavior. Her research also explores energy economics, CO₂ emissions, renewable and non-renewable energy interactions, and the role of financial inclusion, trade, tourism, and institutional quality in economic development. Across interdisciplinary contributions, she consistently bridges finance, sustainability, and macroeconomic policy. Dr. Hechmi’s scholarly output includes studies on non-performing loans, bank capital adequacy, technological innovation, human development, and market stability, with publications featured in Scopus-indexed, ESCI-indexed, and ARCIF-indexed journals. Her analytical rigor and consistent contributions have earned measurable academic impact, reflected in Scopus metrics of 19 citations across 4 documents with an h-index of 2, and Google Scholar metrics of 59 citations, an h-index of 4, and an i10-index of 2. Her work is recognized for providing actionable insights for policymakers, investors, and financial institutions. Dr. Hechmi continues to expand her research integrating financial development, sustainability challenges, technological innovation, and economic growth, making her a notable contributor to modern financial and economic scholarship.

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Featured Publications 

Hechmi, S. (2025). Beyond sunlight: How CO₂ emissions, coal lock-in, and global finance shape Australia’s solar energy consumption – An ARDL analysis with robustness checks. Economics – Innovative and Economics Research Journal.

Ben Saanoun, I., & Hechmi, S. (2025). How can corporate governance moderate the relationship between private benefits of control and firm performance in the French context? Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change.

Hechmi, S. (2025). PropTech in the Saudi real estate market: Case studies of NEOM and Qiddiya. Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology, 9(11), 1087–1095.

Hechmi, S. (2024). Impact of profitability, leverage and corporate governance on value creation: Empirical study of Saudi real estate companies. Open Journal of Business and Management, 12(3), 1403–1410.

Abid, I., Hechmi, S., & Chaabouni, I. (2024). Impact of energy intensity and CO₂ emissions on economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Sustainability, 16(23), 10266.