Larry Li

Dr. Larry Li

Senior Lecturer

Details

  • College: Economics Finance & Marketing
  • Department: Economics Finance & Marketing
  • Campus: City Campus Australia
  • larry.li@rmit.edu.au

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Larry is a senior lecturer in finance at the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing.  His current research interests include IPO, corporate governance, carbon finance, and risk management. He has lectured on a wide range of finance courses, including financial markets, corporate finance, financial statement analysis, international finance, and alternative securities.  

Supervisor projects

  • An Empirical Study on the Influence of Investor Sentiment on the U.S. Stock Market: Evidence Based on Minimum Spanning Trees and Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis
  • 29 Apr 2021
  • Interaction of Real and Financial Variables in an Oil-Based Economy: The Case of Kuwait
  • 24 Nov 2020
  • An Empirical Investigation into Financial Market Integration and Capital Mobility: The Case of ASEAN+3
  • 24 Nov 2020
  • The Impact of Country-Level Transparency and Financial Secrecy on the Profitability of Technical Trading Rules: Global Evidence
  • 24 Nov 2020
  • Macroeconomic Determinants of Aggregate Stock Prices. Evidence from Developed and Emerging Countries.
  • 27 Oct 2020
  • Robust and Fragile Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: An Extreme Bounds Analysis
  • 18 Jan 2018
  • The Macroeconomic Consequences of Financialisaton
  • 17 Jan 2018
  • Firm Performance, Corporate Diversification, and Recession: Evidence from Asia
  • 20 Jul 2015
  • Financial Constraints, Political Connections, and Ownership Structure: Evidence from China
  • 20 Jul 2015

Teaching interests

Larry has lectured on a wide range of finance courses, including financial markets, corporate finance, financial statement analysis, international finance, financial instruments and technology, and alternative securities.  

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
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