FACULTY BIO

Areas of Expertise

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Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Econometrics, Banking Competition, Financial Stability, Market Structure

Education

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• Ph.D., Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth, U.K. 2020.
• MSc. Distinction, Business Economics, Finance & Banking, University of Portsmouth, U.K. 2015.
• BSc. Summa Cum Laude, Economics, Yarmouk University, Jordan. 2011.

Biography

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Dr. Sara Al-Faihani is the Head of the Islamic Banking Department and is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Bahrain. She was awarded with Ph.D. in Economics and Finance from the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom in 2020. Dr. Al-Faihani's research contributions have been significant, with publications in banking competition, market structure, and financial stability in reputable journals. Her dedication and scholarly achievements were recognized with the prestigious Sharjah Award for Doctoral Dissertations in Administrative and Financial Sciences in the Arab World in 2023.

Achievements

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Sharjah Award for Doctoral Dissertations in Administrative and Financial Sciences in the Arab World, 2023

Publications & Presentations

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• Alfaihani, S., Badunenko, O., & Jaffry, S. (2024). Market power, optimal scale and competition promotion in banking: Analysis in the GCC region, International Journal of Finance and Economics, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2990
• AlBalooshi, S., Alfaihani, S., & Ebrahim, R. (2024). Towards sustainable bank bailouts. International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 28(3-4), 417-436. DOI: 10.1504/IJEBR.2023.10051338
• Alfaihani, S., Badunenko, O., & Jaffry, S. (2021). Market Size and Market Structure in Banking, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 72, 101342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2021.101342