Rate My Professor Muhammad Cheema

Cheema's research specializations include asset pricing, behavioural finance, machine learning in finance, energy finance, investor sentiment, stock market anomalies, safe haven assets, ESG decoupling, and the economic impacts of natural disasters and economic policy uncertainty. He has garnered recognition through awards such as the 2022 MBIE Best Paper Award for Capital Markets, the 2019 CFA Society’s Best Paper Award, and an Erskine Fellowship from the University of Canterbury in November 2021. Key publications feature 'Investor sentiment and stock market anomalies: Evidence from Islamic countries' (Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2024), 'Which assets are safe havens? Evidence from 13 stock market downturns' (International Review of Economics & Finance, 2025), 'ESG decoupling and stock price crash risk' (Meditari Accountancy Research, 2025), 'Mixed blessings? Venture capitalists, angels, and the performance of equity crowdfunded firms' (Small Business Economics, 2025), 'Shaking the markets: The lingering impact of earthquakes and tsunamis on global stock market performance' (Studies in Economics & Finance, 2025), and 'Are there any safe haven assets against oil price falls?' (Applied Economics, 2023). With over 785 citations documented on ResearchGate, his contributions have notably influenced discussions in behavioural finance, market risk, and energy economics.