Research interests
Banking, Finance and Investment, Business and Management, Applied Economics, Economic Theory, Commercial Services, Information Systems
Research Interests
Initial Public Offerings, Corporate Governance, Operational Risk, Chinese Stock Markets, Foreign Exchange Rate
Research Projects and Funding
July 2014, $7855 [jointly with Professor Adela McMurray (RMIT), and Associate Professor YiLun Xu (NanJing Unviersity), and Professor Ming Yu Cheng (University Tunku Abdul Rahman)] from College of Business Asia Research Clusters Scheme, to pursue the research topic: A Longitudinal Study of Corporate Ownership, Efficiency and Performance: Evidence from China
October 2013, $9,672 from College Research Grant Scheme, to pursue the research topic: Efficient operational losses: a model and estimation procedure
April 2013, $3745.75 from the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University to pursue the research topic: Are private firms less leveraged than state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China?
May 2012, [jointly with Professor Imad Moosa(RMIT)] $4879.05 from the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University to pursue the research topic: Frequency & Severity of Operational Losses
January 2012, [jointly with Professor Imad Moosa(RMIT)] $18900 from the Australian Centre for Financial Studies to pursue the research topic: An International Profile of Operational Risk
March 2011, [jointly with Professor Tony Naughton(RMIT), and Professor On Kit Tam (RMIT)] $13382 from College of Business RMIT University to pursue the research topic: Do Private Firms Outperform in China
August 2010, $20,000 from the College of Business RMIT University for Research Readership to buy out my teaching time over a six month period.
August 2010, [jointly with Professor Imad Moosa (RMIT), and Professor Tony Naughton (RMIT)] $4407 from the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University to pursue the research topic: The Capital Structure of Chinese Companies: An Extreme Bounds Analysis
March 2010, [jointly with Professor Tony Naughton (RMIT), and Professor On Kit Tam (RMIT)] $13571 from the College of Business RMIT University to pursue the research topic: Do private firms outperform in China?
March 2010, [jointly with Professor Richard Heaney (RMIT), and Dr. Monica Tan (RMIT)] $13132 from the College of Business RMIT University to pursue the research topic: Nominee ownership in Australia.
October 2009, [jointly with Professor Richard Heaney (RMIT), and Dr. Vicar Valencia (RMIT)] $15000 from the Australian Centre for Financial Studies to pursue the research topic: CEO Compensation and Corporate Governance: Empirical Evidence from Australia
June 2009, [jointly with Professor Richard Heaney (RMIT), and Dr. Vicar Valencia (RMIT)] $4407 from the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University to pursue the research topic: CEO Compensation and Corporate Governance: Empirical Evidence from Australia
October 2008, [jointly with Professor Tony Naughton (RMIT), Associate Professor Terry Hallahan (RMIT), and Dr. Michael Graham (RMIT)] $8000 from Australian Centre for Financial Studies to pursue the research topic: Trustee Board Characteristics and the Efficiency and Performance of Superannuation Funds?
April 2007, [jointly with Professor Xiangkang Yin (La Trobe)] $16625 from the Faculty of Law and Management, La Trobe University to pursue the research topic: A New Wave of Financial Reform in China – the Comprehensive Floatation of Non-Tradable Shares.
April 2007, [jointly with Associate Professor Ishaq Bhatti (La Trobe), Dr. Darren Henry (La Trobe) and Dr. Hayat Khan (La Trobe)] $11700 from the Faculty of Law and Management, La Trobe University to pursue the research topic: Risk Management in Finance – Estimation Revisited
January 2007, [jointly with Professor Imad Moosa (Monash) and Professor Tony Naughton (RMIT)] $7500 from the Australian Centre for Financial Studies to pursue the research topic: An Investigation into the Chinese Exchange Rate Regime and its Implications for International Financial and Trading Relations.
May 2006, [jointly with Professor Tony Naughton (RMIT) and Associate Professor Mike Dempsey(Monash)] $3500 from the Faculty of Law and Management, La Trobe University to pursue the research topic: Wanted: Beta Dead or Alive in Chinese Markets.
December 2005, [jointly with Professor Tony Naughton (RMIT) Associate Professor Madhu Veeraraghavan (Monash) and Professor Charles Corrado (Massey)] $15000 from the Australian Centre for Financial Studies to pursue the research topic: The end of non-tradable shares in China: Modelling the impact on existing shareholders