Refereed journal articles
Tourism Economics
• Yap, G. and Bassil, C. (2025)"The effect of climate change on different types of international visitors in Western Australia", Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2025.2480097 (Ranked A by ABDC2019, JIF4.4)
• Gholipour, H, Farzanegan, M.R, Bassil, C. and Zhao, X. (2024) “Mortgage debt and domestic and outbound travel expenditures: International evidence”, Tourism Economics 0(0) https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166241258796 (Ranked A by ABDC2019, JIF4.4)
• Bassil, C. and Yap, G. (2024) “Can Immigration Moderate the Adverse Effects of Political Instability on International Tourism: A Case Study of Australia”, Tourism Economics 30(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166231163206. (Ranked A by ABDC2019, Scopus2019, JIF4.4)
• Bassil, C., Harb, G., and Al-Dayaa, R. (2023) “The Economic Impact of Tourism at Regional Level: A Systematic Literature Review”, Tourism Review International 27(2), 159-175 (ABDC2019, JIF1.7).
• Harb, G. and Bassil, C. (2022) “Regional Growth, Domestic and Foreign Tourism in NUTS Regions: New Insights from the Old Continent, Journal of Travel Research, 61(2), 279-298. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287520979673. (Ranked A* by ABDC2019, Scopus2019, IF7.027)
• Saleh, A.S., Bassil, C. and Safari, A. (2021) “Tourism Research for GCC Region: Status and Future Research Directions”, Tourism Economics. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354816621999968. (Ranked A by ABDC2019, Scopus2019, IF4.438)
• Harb, G. and Bassil, C. (2021), “Harnessing Cross-Region Disparities to Assess the Impact of Tourism on Regional Growth in Europe”, Current Issues in Tourism 24(11), 1491-1504. doi:10.1080/13683500.2020.1829566. (Ranked A by ABDC2019, Scopus2019, IF4.147)
• Harb, G. and Bassil, C. (2020), “Gravity Analysis of Tourism Flows and the Multilateral Resistance to Tourism”, Current Issues in Tourism, 23(6), 666-678 . (Ranked A by ABDC2019, Scopus2019, IF4.147)
• Harb, G. and Bassil, C. (2020), “Terrorism and Inbound Tourism: Does Immigration Have A Moderating Effect?”, Tourism Economics, 26(3), 500-518. (Ranked A by ABDC2019, Scopus2019, IF1.819)
• Bassil, C., Saleh, A. and Anwar, S. (2019), “Terrorism and Tourism Demand: A Case Study of Lebanon, Turkey and Israel”, Current Issues in Tourism 22(1), 50-70.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2017.1397609. (Ranked A by ABDC2019, Scopus2019, IF3.395)
• Hamadeh, M. and Bassil, C. (2017), “Terrorism, War and Volatility in Tourist Arrivals: The Case of Lebanon”, Tourism Analysis 22(4), 537-550. (Ranked A by ABDC2019, Scopus2019)
• Bassil, C., Hamadeh, M. and Samara, N. (2015), “The Tourism LED Growth Hypothesis: The Lebanese Case”, Tourism Review 70(1), 43-55. (Ranked B by ABDC2019, Scopus2019, IF1.060)
• Bassil, C., Saleh, A. and Anwar, S. (2014), “Is Tourism in Lebanon Subject to Permanent or Transitory Exogenous Shocks?”, Tourism Analysis 19(6), 781-790. (Ranked A by ABDC2019, Scopus2019)
Financial Economics
• Harb, E., Bassil, C., Kassamany, T. and Baz, R. (2022), “Volatility Interdependence Between Cryptocurrencies, Equity and Bond Markets”, Computational Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-022-10318-7. (Ranked B by ABDC2019, Scopus2019, IF1.741)
• Bassil, C., Hamadi, H. and Mardini, P. (2019), “Gold and Oil Prices: Stable or Unstable Long-Run Relationship”, Journal of Economics and Finance, 43(1), 57-72. (Ranked B by ABDCv2019, Scopus2019)
• Bassil, C., Hamadi, H. and Bteich, M. (2018), “Terrorism in OPEC Countries and Oil Prices”, International Journal of Emerging Markets 13(6), 1732-1750. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJoEM-11-2017-0493. (Ranked B by ABDC2019, Scopus2019, IF2.067)
• Hamadi, H., Bassil, C. and Nehme, T. (2017),“News Surprises And Volatility Spillover Among Agricultural Commodities: The Case of Corn, Wheat, Soybean And Soybean Oil ”, Research in International Business and Finance 41,148-157. (Ranked B by ABDC2019, Scopus2019, IF1.467)
• Hamadi, H. and Bassil, C. (2015), “Financial Development and Economic Growth in the MENA Region”, Comparative Economic Studies 57(4),598-622. (Ranked B by ABDC2019, Scopus2019).
• Bassil, C., Hamadi, H. and Saadeh, C. (2014), “Correlation and Causation between Crude Oil and Gold Prices”, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics 120, 85-96. (ABDC2013)
• Bassil, C. (2012), “What Does Federal Reserve Target? Current Inflation or Expected Inflation”, Journal of Business and Policy Research 7(2), 150-174. (ABDC2013)
• Bassil, C. (2010), “An Analysis of the ex Post Fisher Hypothesis at Short and Long Term”, Economics Bulletin 30(3), 2388-2397. (ABDC2019, Scopus2019)
• Bec, F. and Bassil, C. (2009), “Federal Funds Rate Stationarity : New Evidence”, Economics Bulletin 29(2), 867-872. (ABDC2019, Scopus2019)
Political Economy of Terrorism
• Bassil, C. (2014), “The Effect of Terrorism on Tourism Demand in the Middle East”, Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 20(4), 669-684. (ABDC2019, Scopus2019)
• Bassil, C. (2013), “Macroeconomic Consequences of War and Terrorism in Lebanon”, Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 19(3), 415-429. (ABDC2019, Scopus2019)
• Bassil, C. (2013), “Intervention Model for Analyzing the Tourism Sector in Lebanon”, Review of Middle East Economics and Finance 8(3), 1-15. (ABDC2019)
Other
• Harb, G., Bassil, C and El-Sahli, Z. (2024), “Club Convergence in Productivity among European Regions: Recent Evidence and Policy Implications”, Journal of Economic Integration 0(0). doi:https://doi.org/10.11130/jei..0.0 (ABDC2019, Scopus2023, JIF1.2)
• Harb, G. and Bassil, C. (2023), “TFP in the Manufacturing Sector: Long-Term Dynamics, Country and Regional Comparative Analysis”, Economies 11(2), 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies11020034. (ABDC2019, Scopus2023, JIF2.6)
• Kanbar, N., Bassil, C. and Raad, M. (2012), Sustainability Initiatives In Developing Countries: Green Buildings in Lebanon, in ‘International Conference on Renewable Energies for Developing Countries (REDEC)’, REDEC2012 Conference Proceedings IEEE, pp.1-7. (Scopus2019)
• Bassil, C. (2012), “Interaction Entre Racines Unitaires et Ruptures Structurelles”, Revue Economique 63(1), 93-128. (Ranked A by ABDC2013, Scopus2019)
Working Papers
• Bassil, C., Srhayri, I., Safari, A. and Parast, M. M. (2024) Individual characteristics, personality traits, personal beliefs, and employment in Qatar and Kuwait: An Empirical Analysis (October 26, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5000760
• Bassil, C., Parast, M. M. and Safari, A. (2024) Faith and Entrepreneurship: Navigating the Impact of Religiosity on Self-Employment in the MENA Region (March 25, 2024). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4771414 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4771414
• Harb, G., Bassil, C. and El Sahli, Z. (2023), Revisiting TFP Regional Convergence in the EU. EMANES Working Paper No 71.
Policy Briefs
• Bassil, C., Safari, A., Srhayri, I. and Parast, M. M. (October 2024), The Impact of Personality Traits and Personal Belief on Self-Employment in Qatar and Kuwait. Available at: Publish Policy Brief 19.pdf
• Bassil, C., Safari, A. and Parast, M. M. (May 2024), Manufacturing and Productivity in MENA: A Long-Term Perspective. Available at: Self-employment in MENA: the role of religiosity and personal values - Economic Research Forum (ERF)
• Bassil, C. (February 2023), A Note on the Potential Economic Contribution of Al-Zubarah World Heritage Site. Available at: policy brief 7.pdf
• Harb, G. and Bassil, C. (2022), Manufacturing and Productivity in MENA: A Long-Term Perspective. Available at: Manufacturing and productivity in MENA: a long-term perspective - Economic Research Forum (ERF)