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The latest updated: December 3, 2000

Session 1: Asset Pricing (I)       December 16, 10:20 --12:20

On the Pricing of Foreign Exchange Risk and Risk Exposure in the Japanese Stock Market

Chu-Sheng Tai

Texas A & M University, USA

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A Multi-Period Capital Asset Pricing Model

Chien-Ting Lin

Edith Cowan University, Australia

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Effects of Speculation on Asset Prices and Trading Volume in a Large Economy

Wen-Chung Guo(郭文忠)

Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

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Capital Asset Pricing Model: The Malaysia Case

Huck-Khoon Ch'ng(莊學勤)

University Sains Malaysia

G.S. Gupta

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India

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Session 2: Corporate Finance (I)              December 16, 10:20 --12:20

Capital Budgeting and Optimal Financing under Uncertainty

Szu-Lang Liao(廖四郎)

Ming-Lei Chang(張敏蕾)

National Chengchi University, Taiwan

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Corporate Borrowing and Growth Option Value: The Limited Liability Effect

Jyh-Bang Jou(周治邦)

National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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Corporate Reorganization, Court Decision, and Common Shares: An Empirical Analysis

Gili Yen(顏吉利)

Ching-lung Chen(陳慶隆)

Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan

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Firm Financial Policy on the Business Cycle: The Case of an Emergency Market

Mia Twu(屠美亞)

National Chengchi University

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Session 3: Corporate Finance (II)              December 16, 13:30 --15:30

Firms' Selection of Funds Providers: Direct Financing Versus Indirect Financing

Jau-Ling Tseng(曾昭玲)

Shih Hsin University, Taiwan

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The Wealth Effect of Domestic Joint Ventures: Evidence from Taiwan

Shao-Chi Chang(張紹基)

National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

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Do Firms Knowingly Repurchase Stock for Good Reason?

Konan Chan(湛可南)

National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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Subsidiary's Trading of Parent Stocks: Announcement Effects and Their Determinants

Yang-Pin Shen(沈仰斌)

Yuan-Ze University, Taiwan

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Session 4: Market Behavior (I)              December 16, 13:30 --15:30

The Performance of "Internet Stocks" Recommendations by Security Analysts of major U.S. Brokerage Firms and Influential Factors of Recommendations Decision Process

Shiou-Wei Lin(林修葳)

National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Wen-Chang Luo(羅文昌)

Citi bank, Taiwan

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A Comparison on the Investment Psychology between Individual Investors and Foreign Investors in Taiwan Stock Exchange

Hsiang-Lin Chih(池祥麟)

Eric Sha(沙勝毅)

Ming Chuan University, Taiwan

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The Efficiency/Dynamics of Taiwan's Money Market

Jack J.W. Yang(楊踐為)

National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Taiwan

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Liquidity Enhancement through Seasoned Equity Offerings: Evidence from an Emerging Market

Chia-Cheng R. Ho(何加政)

National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

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Session 5: Interest Rate               December 16, 13:30 --15:30

Pricing CAT Bonds with Moral Hazard and Basis Risk

Min-Teh Yu(俞明德)

Yuan Ze University

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A Comparison of Single Factor Models for Australian Short-Term Interest Rate

Steven Li

Edith Cowan University, Australia

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An Empirical Analysis of Australian Dollar Swap Spreads

Ronny Muljono

Victor Fang

Monash University, Australia

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A Re-examination of Variance-Ratio Test of Random Walks in Foreign Exchange Rates

Yuan-Chen Chang(張元晨)

National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

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Session 6: Behavioral Finance (I)               December 16, 15:50 --17:50

Fund Herding and the Reputation Value of Fund Managing Company

Chun-An Lee(李春安)

National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Taiwan

Victor W. Liu(劉維琪)

National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

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Understanding Home Bias in Equities: An Investor Perspective

Kai Li

University of British Columbia, Canada

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Changes in the Behaviour of Earnings Surprise: Evidence and Implications

Ron Bird

University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

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On the Disappearance and Persistence of seasonal Anomalies

Nan-Ting Chou

University of Louisville, USA

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Session 7: Market Microstructure (I)               December 16, 15:50 --17:50

Trading Frequency and Stock Volatility

Chan Chang(詹場)

National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

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Bid-Ask Spread Disparity between the Domestic and Foreign Shares in the Chinese Stock Markets

Yea-Mow Chen

San Francisco State University, USA

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Long-Run Dependence between Trading Volume and Exchange Rate Volatility in the Korean Won/Dollar Market

Keonbeom Lee

Korea Institute of Finance, Korea

Yong Joo Sang

Sejong University, Korea

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A New Approach to Estimate the Probability of Information Trading

Tai Ma(馬黛)

National Sun Yat-sen University

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Session 8: Derivatives (I)               December 16, 15:50 --17:50

On the Pricing of Asia-Pacific Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts

Chu-Sheng Tai

Texas A & M University, USA

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The Closed-Form Pricing Models of Look-Back and Multiple-Reset Call Warrants

Son-Nan Chen(陳松男)

National Chengchi University, Taiwan

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Estimation of the Implied Parameters in the Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model

Lan-Chih Ho(賀蘭芝)

Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

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Session 9: Financial Crisis               December 16, 15:50 --17:50

An Exploration of Currency Contagion Using the South-East Asian Economic Crisis and Neural Networks

Callum Scott

University of Melbourne, Australia

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Conducting Stress Tests of Asian Stock Portfolios-A Comparison of Models

Shen Wang(王甡)

National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan

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Rome Did Not Collapse in a Day Continued Corporate Distress as the Core of the Third Generation Model

Chung-Hua Shen(沈中華)

National Chengchi University, Taiwan

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The Impact of Derivative Activities on the Risk of U.S. and Foreign Banks

Yih-Wen Peter Shyu(徐憶文)

Chang Gung University, Taiwan

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Session 10: Asset Pricing (II)               December 17, 9:00 --11:00

The Effect of VaR Based Risk Management on Asset Prices and the Volatility Smile

Phornchanok Cumperayot

Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Factors, Characteristics, and Portfolio Optimization

Pin-Huang Chou(周賓凰)

National Central University, Taiwan

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Four-Moment CAPM Conditional on Market Conditions: Evidence from the Taiwan Stock Market

Chaoshin Chiao(蕭朝興)

National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan

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The Analysis of Duration and Immunization Strategy under the HJM Term Structure Framework

Chuang-Chang Chang(張傳章)

National Central University, Taiwan

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Session 11: Behavioral Finance (II)               December 17, 9:00 --11:00

Testing Shifts in Financial Models with Conditional Heteroskedasticity: An Empirical Distribution Function Approach

Shinn-Juh Lin(林信助)

National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

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The Influence of Cultural Factors on Price Clustering: Evidence from Asia-Pacific Stock Markets

Jason Mitchell

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

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Understanding the Equity Home Bias: Evidence from Survey Data

Gary Xinzhong Xu

Lancaster University, United Kingdom

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The Periodic Volatility Model of Intraday NTD/USD Exchange Rates

Yin-Feng Gau(高櫻芬)

Mingshu Hua(滑明曙)

National Chi Nan University, Taiwan

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Session 12: Corporate Finance (III)               December 17, 9:00 --11:00

Why Companies Issue Stock Dividends: The Case of Taiwan

Ming-Cheng Wu(吳明政)

National Chengchi University, Taiwan

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The Wealth Effects of Voluntary Foreign Divestitures: The UK Evidence

Han-Min Wang(王漢民)

Fengchia University, Taiwan

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Capital Investments and Stock Returns

K.C. John Wei

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

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The Long-Run Performance Puzzle of Initial Public Offerings in Taiwan: The Specification of the Measurement Model

Anlin Chen(陳安琳)

National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

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Session 13: Market Microstructure (II)               December 17, 13:30 --15:30

Are Price Limits Effective? A Closer Look at the Evidence from Taiwan Stock Market

Jie-Haun Lee(李志宏)

Robin K. Chou(周冠男)

National Central University, Taiwan

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Common Factors in Liquidity: Evidence from Taiwan Stock Market

Chueh-Yung Tsao(棗厥庸)

Jie-Haun Lee(李志宏)

Shu-Ying Lin(林淑瑛)

Wan-Chen Lee(李婉貞)

National Central University, Taiwan

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Liquidity Providers on an Electronic Order-Driven Market

Edward H. Chow(周行一)

National Chengchi University, Taiwan

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Econometric Analysis of Mutivariate High Frequency Financial Data

Jeffrey R. Russell

University of Chicago, USA

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Session 14: Methodology               December 17, 13:30 --15:30

Forecasting Financial Volatilities with Extreme Values: The Conditional Autoregressive Range Model

Ray Yeutien Chou(周雨田)

University of Chicago, USA

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Marginal Conditional Stochastic Dominance, Statistical Inference and Measuring Portfolio Performance

Kewn Victor Chow(周昆)

West Virginia University, USA

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Nonparametric Regression Estimation for the Conditional Mean and Variance Functions of Taiwan's Stock Returns

Mei-Yuan Chen(陳美源)

National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

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Session 15: Market Behavior (II)               December 17, 13:30 --15:30

Option Expirations and Abnormal Returns

Chris Y. Liao(廖源星)

National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

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The Effect of Credit Rating Announcements on Common Stock Returns

Paul L. Hsueh(薛立言)

National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

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On Market Share Buybacks and  Earnings: Australian Evidence

Balasingham Balachandran

Monash University, Australia

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An International Comparison of Inflation-Hedging Characteristics of Residential Property Prices

Ming-Chi Chen(陳明吉)

National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

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Stock Auction Bidding Behavior and Information Asymmetries: An Empirical Analysis Using the Discriminatory Auction Model Framework

An-Sing  Chen(陳安行)

National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Gwohorng Liaw(廖國宏)

National Chung-Cheng University

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Session 16: Derivatives (II)               December 17, 15:50 --17:50

The Binomial Black Scholes Model and the Greeks

San-Lin Chang(張森林)

National Central University, Taiwan

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Pricing Barrier Options on Interest Rates

I-Yuan Chuang(莊益源)

National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

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Determinants of Swap-Futures Differential: An Empirical Investigation of Pricing  Australian Interest Rate Swaps Using Bank Bill Futures

Victor Fang

Monash University, Australia

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Session 17: Investment               December 17, 15:50 --17:50

Evaluating Mutual Fund Performance: An Application of Minimum Convex Input Requirement Set Approach

Kuo-Ping Chang(張國平)

National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

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Investors' Behavior of Taiwan Mutual Funds- Performance and Fund Flows

Pei-Gi Shu(許培基)

Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

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Solving the Portfolio Allocation Puzzle

Haim Shalit

Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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Inherent Efficiency, Security Markets, and the General  Pricing of Investment Strategies

Liang Zou

University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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