The Joint 14

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The Joint 14th Annual PBFEA and 2006 Annual FeAT Conference

第十四屆亞太財務經濟及會計會議暨2006台灣財務工程學會聯合研討會

會議議程表

Friday, July 14, 2006

8: 30 a .m. – 9: 00 a .m. Registration 報到

9: 00 a .m. – 9: 10 a .m. Welcome Remarks 致歡迎詞

Cheng Few Lee , Program Director of the conference and

Distinguished Professor of Finance and Economics, Rutgers University , USA

( 10F , The Grand Ballroom國際會議廳 )

9: 10 a .m. – 9: 40 a .m. Opening Remarks by Ministry of Finance, Dr. Chih-Chin Ho

貴賓致詞財政部部長何志欽致詞

Chairperson: Chun-Yen Chang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
( 國立交通大學校長張俊彥 )

( 10F , The Grand Ballroom國際會議廳 )

9: 40 a .m. – 10: 30 a .m. Keynote Speech I / 專題演講1：

Speaker: J. David Cummins

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania , USA

Title: Convergence and Contagion in the U.S. Banking and Insurance Industries:
Evidence from Operational Risk Event ppt file

Chairperson: Cheng Few Lee , Rutgers University , USA

( 10F , The Grand Ballroom國際會議廳 )

10: 30 a .m. – 10: 45 a .m. Coffee Break 茶敘

10: 45 a .m. – 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

Panel Session I. Venture Capital Industry Development in Taiwan

台灣創投業之發展 ( 10F , The Grand Ballroom國際會議廳)

Panel Session II. The Development of Options and Futures Products: Present and Future
選擇權與期貨產品發展之現況與展望 (International Reception Hall)

Panel Session III. International Investment Strategy

國際投資策略 (Room 110)

Panel Session IV. Potential IPOs opportunities for Taiwanese Corporations in the Singapore Exchange 台灣公司在新加坡國際金融交易所的IPO之機會 (Room 105)

Academic Session I. Risk Management (A) (Room 102)

Academic Session II. Financial Accounting (A) (Room 109)

Academic Session III. Management of Financial Institution (A) (Room 104)

Academic Session IV. Asian Stock Market (A) (Room 107)

Academic Session V. Japanese Financial Market (Room 101)

12:15 p.m. – 14:00 p.m. Lunch & Luncheon Speech午餐暨午餐演講：

Speaker: Wu Shyon Chen, Chairman, Chinese National Federation of Industries
(中華民國全國工業總會理事長陳武雄)

Title: Launching a new growth curve for Taiwanese industries

再造台灣產業新成長曲線 English Edition

Chairperson：Kuo-Yuan Liang, President, Polaris Research Institute
(寶華研究院院長梁國源)

(B1, 德厚+吉祥廳 Der-Hou & Gi-Shang Room)

14:00 p.m. – 15:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

Panel Session V. Strategy of Developing Taiwan High-Tech Industry
台灣高科技產業發展策略 (International Reception Hall)

Panel Session VI. Global Securitization Trend – Risk Management Challenge for BASEL II
全球資產證券化趨勢－新巴塞爾協定風險管理之挑戰 (Room 110)

Panel Session VII. Collateralized Debt Obligation Products 抵押債務債券產品 (Room 105)

Academic Session VI. Macro Economics and Finance (A) (Room 101)

Academic Session VII. Financial Accounting (B) (Room 109)

Academic Session VIII. Asset Pricing (Room 104)

Academic Session IX. Asian Stock Market (B) (Room 107)

Academic Session X. Mutual Fund and Stock Recommendation (Room 102)

15:30p.m. – 15:45 p.m. Coffee Break 茶敘

15:45 p.m. – 17:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

Panel Session VIII. The Present and Future of Wealth Management Business Development

財富管理行業發展的現在與未來 (International Reception Hall)

Panel Session IX. Intangible Asset Valuation (A) 無形資產定價(A) (Room 110)

Panel Session X. Economic Forecasting 經濟預測 (Room 105)

Academic Session XI. Financial Accounting (C) (Room 101)

Academic Session XII. Futures Market and Stock Market (Room 109)

Academic Session XIII. Microstructure (Room 104)

Academic Session XIV. Business Policy and Strategy (Room 107)

Academic Session XV. International Finance (Room 102)

18:30 p.m. – 20:30 p.m. Dinner &Dinner Speech 晚餐暨晚餐演講：

Speaker: Chun-Yen Chang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
( 國立交通大學校長張俊彥 )

Title: Bridging the Soft and Hard Industries

(軟體發展與高科技服務業和硬體工業的結合)

Chairperson： Cheng Few Lee , Rutgers University , USA

( 12 F , 崑崙廳 Skylounge Room)

Saturday, July 15, 2006

8: 30 a .m. – 9: 00 a .m. Registration 報到

9: 00 a .m. – 9: 40 a .m. Keynote Speech II/ 專題演講2：

Speaker: Sheng-Cheng Hu

Chairman, Council for Economic Planning and Development, Taiwan

(行政院經濟建設委員會主任委員胡勝正)

Title: Financial Reform and Taiwan 's Economic Development

Chairperson: Victor Kung, President, Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd., Taiwan

(富邦金控總經理龔天行)

( 1F , International Reception Hall 敦睦廳)

9: 40 a .m. – 10: 30 a .m. Keynote Speech III/ 專題演講3：

Speaker: Stephen J. Brown

New York University , USA

Title: Hedge Fund Market Neutral Strategies: Distinguishing Financial and Operational Risk Factors (Paper 1) (Paper 2)

Chairperson: William T. Lin , Tamkang University , Taiwan

(淡江大學財務金融系林蒼祥教授)

( 1F , International Reception Hall 敦睦廳)

10: 30 a .m. – 10: 45 a .m. Coffee Break 茶敘

10: 45 a .m. – 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

Panel Session XI. ETF Product and Market: Present and Future
現在與未來的指數股票型基金產品與市場 (International Reception Hall)

Panel Session XII. How to Publish Papers in High Quality Journals
如何在高品質期刊發表文章 (Room 110)

Panel Session XIII. How to Improve Warrant Market in Taiwan

如何加強台灣權證市場的發展 (Room 105)

Academic Session XVI. Risk Management (B) (Room 101)

Academic Session XVII. Financial Econometrics (Room 109)

Academic Session XVIII. Options: Theory and Application (Room 107)

Academic Session XIX. Financial Accounting (D) (Room 102)

12:15 p.m. – 14:00 p.m. Luncheon Speech：

Speaker：Chi Schive, President, Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance

(台灣金融研訓院院長薛琦)

Title：The History of Financial Development in Taiwan

(台灣的金融發展史)

Chairperson：Hong-Chang Chang, Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

and Former Dean of College of Management of National Taiwan University , Taiwan

(富邦金控獨立董事暨前台大管理學院院長張鴻章)

(B1, 德厚+吉祥廳 Der-Hou & Gi-Shang Room)

14:00 p.m. – 15:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

Panel Session XIV. The Applications of Derivative Products for Insurance Companies Investment and Risk Management 衍生性金融商品在壽險業投資及風險管理的應用 (Room 110)

Panel Session XV. Business Education in USA 美國商業教育 (Room 102)

Panel Session XVI. Taiwan ’s Biopharmaceutical Industry Facing the Coming Financial Age

金融發展與台灣生技製藥業之契機 (Room 105)

Panel Session XVII. Intangible Asset Valuation (B)
無形資產定價(B) (International Reception Hall)

Academic Session XX. Asian Stock Market (C) (Room 101)

Academic Session XXI. Risk Management (C) (Room 107)

Academic Session XXII. IPO and Event Study (Room 109)

15:30 p.m. – 15:45 p.m. Coffee Break 茶敘

15:45 p.m. – 17:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

Panel Session XVIII. The Implementation of Basel II and Future Perspectives in Taiwan

台灣新巴塞爾協定之執行與展望 (International Reception Hall)

Panel Session IXX. Strategy of Developing Insurance Industry 保險產業之發展策略 (Room 110)

Academic Session XXIII. Macro Economics and Finance (B) (Room 109)

Academic Session XXIV. Management of Financial Institution (B) (Room 105)

Academic Session XXV. Financial Accounting and Corporate Finance (Room 107)

Friday, July 14, 2006

10: 45 a .m. – 12:15 p.m.

Panel Session I. Venture Capital Industry Development in Taiwan

台灣創投業之發展 ( 10F , The Grand Ballroom國際會議廳)

Chairperson: Dar-Yeh Huang, National Taiwan University , Taiwan

(台灣大學財金系系主任黃達業)

Keynote Speaker: Thomas M. F. Yeh,

Vice chairman, Council for Economic Planning and Development, Taiwan

(行政院經濟建設委員會副主任委員葉明峯) ppt File

Panel Session II. The Development of Options and Futures Products: Present and Future
選擇權與期貨產品發展之現況與展望 (International Reception Hall)

Chairperson: Rong-I Wu, Senior Advisor, Office of the President, Taiwan and

Former Vice-Primer, Executive Yuan (the Cabinet), Taiwan

(總統府資政暨前行政院副院長吳榮義)

Keynote Speaker: Cheng Few Lee ,

Distinguished Professor of Finance and Economics, Rutgers University , USA

(美國羅格斯大學講座教授暨台灣財務工程學會理事長李正福)

Panelists: Chi-Hsien Lee, Deputy Director General, Securities and Futures Bureau

(行政院金管會證期局副局長李啟賢)

Steve C. Wang, Chinese National Futures Association

(中華民國期貨商業同業公會理事長王中愷)

Yuji Horiuchi, Nihon Unicom Corpotation Taipei Branch

(日商聯茂期貨經紀股份有限公司總經理堀內雄二)

Clara Ko, Fimat Hong Kong Limited, Taiwan

(香港商飛馬期貨台灣分公司總經理高山燕)

Peter Chiu , Taiwan Futures Exchange

(台灣期貨交易所主任秘書邱文昌)

Panel Session III. International Investment Strategy 國際投資策略 (Room 110)

Chairperson: L. Ting Dan, president and CEO, New York Life Insurance Taiwan Corporation, Taiwan

(國際紐約人壽總經理鄭林經)

Panelists: JJ Lee, New York Life Insurance Taiwan Corporation, Taiwan

(國際紐約人壽副總暨投資長李志堅)

Patrick Wong , Polaris Investment Trust , Taiwan

(寶來投資信託股份有限公司副董事長黃桂新)

Hwa Ping Chang , Executive Vice President, Industrial Bank of Taiwan , Taiwan

(台灣工業銀行副總經理張華平)

Jack Wang, CitiBank Securities Taiwan Limited, Taiwan

(花旗證券(股)董事長兼總經理汪濟平)

Panel Session IV. Potential IPOs Opportunities For Taiwanese Corporations in The
Singapore Exchange

台灣公司在新加坡國際金融交易所的IPO之機會 (Room 105)

Chairperson: Tan Khee Giap ,

Head, ASEAN Economies Monitoring Unit, Nanyang Business School

Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

Panelists: Ker Sin Tze, Singapore 's Trade Representative at Taiwan

Simon Lim Yong Hiang, VP, Singapore Exchange

Tsai Wen Hisan, Edwin, Board of Director, An Tai Bank

Academic Session I. Risk Management (A) （Room 102）

Chairperson: Hsien-Chang Kuo , National Chi-Nan University , Taiwan

1. Non-agency Hybrid ARM Prepayment Model

Ted Hong , Beyondbond, Inc., USA

2. Pricing CDOs with a Generalized non-square Cholesky Decomposition for Selecting Names

Chuang-Chang Chang , National Central University , Taiwan

Shu-Ying Lin, Ta Hwa Institute of Technology , Taiwan

Chi-Lun Lu, MasterLink Securities Corporation, Taiwan

David Sun , Tamkang University , Taiwan

3. Estimating Deposit Insurance Premiums with Stochastic Interest Rates: The Case of Taiwan

Hwei-Lin Chuang, National Tsing Hua University , Taiwan

Shih-Cheng Lee, Yuan Ze University , Taiwan

Min-Teh Yu, Providence University , Taiwan

4. The Differentiations in Loan Valuation with Retail and Corporate Exposure under Basel II

Jiun-Fei Chiu, Yuan Ze University , Taiwan

Chia-Tien Chang , Chinese Petroleum Corporation, Taiwan

5. The instantaneous and forward default intensity of structural models

Cho-Jieh Chen, University of Alberta , Canada

Academic Session II. Financial Accounting (A) （Room 109）

Chairperson: Hong-Chang Chang, Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. and

Former Dean of Management of National Taiwan University , Taiwan

1. The Association Of Audit Committee Oversight With Financial Disclosure Quality

M.H. Carol Liu , Oakland University , USA

2. An Examination of Factors Affecting Chinese Financial Analysts' Information Comprehension, Analyzing Ability and Job Quality

Yiming Hu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , China

Thomas W. Lin , University of Southern California , USA

Pengcheng Li, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics , China

Siqi Li, University of Southern California , USA

3. Voluntary Asset Write-Downs of SFAS 121 Early Adopters vis-à-vis Late Adopters

Brian Gaber, York University , Canada

Sungsoo Kim, Rutgers University , USA

Sung S. Kwon, York University , Canada

4. An Examination Of Private Shareholder Litigation That Alleges Accounting Restatement

Xianli Chen, Sanda University , China

Charmen Loh , Rider University , USA

Academic Session III. Management of Financial Institution (A) （Room 104）

Chairperson: Ken Hung , National Dong Hua University , Taiwan

1. Bank Modelling Methodologies: A Comparative Non-Parametric Analysis of Efficiency in the Japanese Banking Sector

Leigh Drake, Nottingham University Business School , UK

Maximilian J. B. Hall , Loughborough University

2. Can Fuzzy DEA Effectively Measure Bank Efficiency? An Implication Evidence from Taiwan

Hsien-Chang Kuo , National Chi-Nan University , Taiwan

Yang Li, National University of Kaohsiung , Taiwan

Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng, National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan

Ya-Hui Tsai, National Chi-Nan University , Taiwan

3. A Study of Investment Performance and Overall Financial Performance for Life Insurers in Taiwan

Shu-Hua Hsiao, Leader University , Taiwan

4. The Incentive Effects of Automobile Insurance Rate Regulation on Claim Frequency and Loss Costs: An Empirical Analysis

Mary A. Weiss, Temple University , USA

Laureen Regan, Temple University , USA

Sharon Tennyson, Cornell University , USA

Academic Session IV. Asian Stock Market (A) （Room 107）

Chairperson: Sue Fung Wang, National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan

1. Chinese IPO Activity, Pricing, and Market Cycle (paper)

Zhong-guo Zhou , California State University , USA .

2. Order Submission Behaviors and Opening Price Behaviors in the Taiwan Stock Market

Chaoshin Chiao , National Dong Hwa University , Taiwan

Zi-May Wang, National Dong Hwa University , Taiwan

Hsiu-Ling Lai, National Dong Hwa University , Taiwan

3. Rethinking the Expiration Hour Effect: A High Frequency GARCH Analysis

K Kiran Kumar, Indian School of Business , India

R. L. Shankar, Indian School of Business , India

4. Application Of ARIMA Model For Testing “Serial Independence ” Of Stock Prices At The HSEC

Cao Hao Thi , HoChiMinh City University of Technology , Vietnam

Pham Phu, HoChiMinh City University of Technology , Vietnam

Pham Ngoc Thuy, HoChiMinh City University of Technology , Vietnam

Academic Session V. Japanese Financial Market （Room 101）

Chairperson: Chau-Chen Yang, National Taiwan University , Taiwan

1. An Analysis of the Japanese Yen Interest Rate Swap Spreads

Carl R. Chen , University of Dayton , USA

Ying Huang , Manhattan College , USA

2. Determinants and Effects of Listing Choice in Japan : The Case of Moving from JASDAQ to TSE

Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

Julia Sawicki, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

Li Zhongqi, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

3. Bank Directorship and Bidder’s Returns in Japanese takeovers

Yeh Tsung-ming, Akita International University , Japan

4. The Effects of Merger in Japan

Jing Gu , University of Tsukuba , Japan

Yasuo Hoshino , University of Tsukuba , Japan

Friday, July 14, 2006

14:00 p.m. – 15:30 p.m.

Panel Session V. Strategy of Developing Taiwan High-Tech Industry

台灣高科技產業發展策略 (International Reception Hall)

Chairperson: Rong-I Wu, Senior Advisor, Office of the President, Taiwan and

Former Vice-Primer, Executive Yuan (the Cabinet), Taiwan

(總統府資政暨前行政院副院長吳榮義)

Panelists: Chun-Yen Chang, National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan (Appendix)

(國立交通大學校長張俊彥)

C. Y. Tsay , Compal Electronics Inc., Taiwan

（仁寶電腦工業股份有限公司資深顧問蔡清彥）

Cheng-Yan Kao, Institute for Information Industry , Taiwan

(資訊工業策進會代董事長高成炎)

Panel Session VI. Global Securitization Trend – Risk Management Challenge for BASEL II

全球資產證券化趨勢－新巴塞爾協定風險管理之挑戰 (Room 110)

Chairperson: Ted Hong , Beyondbond, Inc, USA

Panelists: David Chow, Cosmos Bank, Taiwan

(萬泰商業銀行風控長周大慶)

Grace Chu , Taiwan International Securities Corporation, Taiwan

(金鼎證券儲容)

Da-bai Shen, Soochow University , Taiwan

(東吳大學財金系主任沈大白)

Hsien-Hsing Liao, National Taiwan University , Taiwan

(台大財金系教授廖咸興)

Allen Wang, Polaris Financial Group, Taiwan

(寶來金融集團資本市場處協理王惟仁)

Panel Session VII. Collateralized Debt Obligation Products抵押債務債券產品 (Room 105)

Chairperson: Cheng Few Lee , Rutgers University , USA

Keynote Speaker: Shyan-Yuan Lee, Financial Supervisory Commission, Taiwan

（金融管理監督委員會委員李賢源）

Panelists: Yu-Ming Wang, Wachovia Securities, USA

Joice Shih, Citibank , Taiwan

(花旗銀行副總裁施靜文)

Hwa Ping Chang , Executive Vice President, Industrial Bank of Taiwan , Taiwan

(台灣工業銀行副總經理張華平)

John Y. Kuang, Wholesale Banking , Taiwan

(渣打銀行台灣區環球市場處執行副總經理匡奕柱)

Academic Session VI. Macro Economics and Finance (A) (Room 101)

Chairperson: Chao-Cheng Mai, Academia Sinica and Tamkang University , Taiwan

1. A Co-integration Analysis of Monetary Endogeneity in China , 1995-2005

Ying Wu, Salisbury University , USA

2. Equilibrium Asset Bubbles and Optimal Money Supply

Wong Chin-Yoong, University Tunku Abdul Rahman , Malaysia

3. Is Per Capita Real GDP Stationary in the Countries of Latin America Integration Association? Evidence from a Panel Stationary Test with Structural Breaks

Wen-Chi Liu, Da Yeh University , Taiwan

Tsangyao Chang, Feng Chia University , Taiwan

Academic Session VII. Financial Accounting (B) （Room 109）

Chairperson: Leonard Goodman , Rutgers University , USA

1. Managerial Ownership, Corporate Governance and Voluntary Disclosure

H. Young Baek, Nova Southeastern University , USA

Darlene R. Johnson, Nova Southeastern University , USA

Joung W. Kim, Concordia University , USA

2. Re-Examining the Ownership Structure and Corporate Performance of Chinese Listed Companies

Joy Yang, Galaxy Securities Corporation, China

Yea-Mow Chen, San Francisco State University , USA

3. Logistic Model versus Dynamic Logistic Model in Bankruptcy Forecasting: Some Empirical Evidence

Cheng-Few Lee, Rutgers University , USA

Jessica Mai , Rutgers University , USA

Lili Sun, Rutgers University , USA

4. Developing Financial Distress Prediction Models A Study of US, Europe and Japan Retail Performance

Yu-Chiang Hu , University of Edinburgh , UK

Jake Ansell, University of Edinburgh , UK

5. Corporate Governance and Equity Liquidity: Analysis of S&P Transparency and Disclosure Rankings

Wei-Peng Chen, National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan

Huimin Chung , National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan

Cheng-few Lee, Rutgers University , USA

Wei-Li Liao, National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan

Academic Session VIII. Asset Pricing （Room 104）

Chairperson: J. Yao Lee , Monash University , Australia

1. Return Predictability and State Variables in Consumption-Based CAPMs: International Perspectives

Bin Li, The University of Queensland , Australia

Maosen Zhong , The University of Queensland , Australia

2. Dynamic Asymmetric Volatility between FX and Stock Market Returns: Evidence from the BRICs

Angel Liao, University of Wales , UK

Jonathan Williams, University of Wales , UK

3. A Partial Asymmetric Price Adjustment Model and Fama’s Market Efficiency

Tatsuyoshi Miyakoshi , Tohoku University , Japan

Yoshihiko Tsukuda, Tohoku University , Japan

Junji Shimada, Aoyama Gakuin University , Japan

4. Complexity and the Character of Stock Returns: Empirical Evidence and a Model of Asset Prices Based Upon Complex Investor Learning

Scott C. Linn , University of Oklahoma , USA

Nicholas S. P. Tay, University of San Francisco , USA

5. A Dynamic CAPM with Supply Effect Theory and Empirical Results

Cheng-Few Lee, Rutgers University , USA

Chiung-Min Tsai , Central Bank of China , Taiwan

Alice C. Lee , San Francisco State University , USA

Academic Session IX. Asian Stock Market (B) （Room 107）

Chairperson: Min-Teh Yu, Providence University , Taiwan

1. Benefits of co-trading: evidence from Australia and Singapore Stock Exchanges

Charlie Charoenwong, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

Chee Ng, Fairleigh Dickinson University , USA

Timothy Kin Hoe Tung, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

2. The price formation of substitute markets: Theory and application to twin-board China Firms

Michael T. Chng , Monash University , Australia

Aihua Xiay, University of Melbourne , Australia

3. The change in relationship between the Asia-Pacific equity markets after the 1997 Financial Crisis

Mahendra Chandra , Edith Cowan University , Australia

4. The High-Volume Return Premium: Evidence from Chinese Stock Markets (Paper)

Zhong-guo Zhou , California State University , USA

5. Herding, Investor Psychology And Market Conditions

Yoke-Chen Wong , University of Malaya , Malaysia

Ah-Hin Pooi, University of Malaya , Malaysia

Kim-Lian Kok, Sunway University College , Malaysia

Academic Session X. Mutual Fund and Stock Recommendation （Room 102）

Chairperson: Shean-Bii Chiu, National Taiwan University , Taiwan

1. Investment Style of Mutual Funds: How is it Useful In Communicating Economic Trends to Investors

Lau Wee Yeap , Osaka University , Japan

2. Mutual Fund Ratings: Do They Really Matter?

Philip Samuel Russel, Philadelphia University , USA

3. The Value of Columnists’ Stock Recommendations

Dan Palmon, The State University of New Jersey , Rutgers , USA

Ephraim F. Sudit, The State University of New Jersey , Rutgers , USA

Ari Yezegel , The State University of New Jersey , Rutgers , USA

4. Evaluating the Performance of Mutual Funds by Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making

Shin-Yun Wang, National Dong Hwa University , Taiwan

5. The Performance Evaluation for Fund of Funds by Comparing Asset Allocation of Mean-Variance model or Genetic Algorithms to that of Fund Managers

Syouching Lai , National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

Hungchih Li, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

Wunshing Chung, Esun Bank Company, Taiwan

Chingching Chang, Esun Bank Company, Taiwan

Friday, July 14, 2006

15:45 p.m. – 17:15 p.m.

Panel Session VIII. The Present and Future of Wealth Management Business Development

財富管理行業發展的現在與未來 (International Reception Hall)

Chairperson: Mike Chang, Bank of Overseas Chinese, Taiwan (華僑銀行董事長張嵩峨)

Panelists: Edward H. Chow , National Chengchi University , Taiwan

(國立政治大學商學院院長周行一)

Grace M. L. Jeng, First Financial Group, Taiwan

(第一銀行理財業務處處長鄭美玲)

Carolyn Chou, Bank of Overseas Chinese, Taiwan

(華僑銀行理財/個金事業群副總經理周筱玲)

Gavin Peng, Bank of Overseas Chinese, Taiwan

(華僑銀行財富管理部協理彭一正)

Johnson Tseng, Polaris Securities Group, Taiwan

(寶來證券經紀事業處總經理曾豐國)

Panel Session IX. Intangible Asset Valuation (A) 無形資產定價(A) (Room 110)

Panel Co-Sponsor: China Intangible Asset Valuation Association

Chairperson: Robert Su

National Cheng Chi University , Taiwan and China Intangible Asset Valuation Association

(國立政治大學會計系教授蘇瓜藤)

Panelists: Robert Su , National Cheng Chi University , Taiwan and
China Intangible Asset Valuation Association

(國立政治大學會計系教授蘇瓜藤)

Yea-Mow Chen, San Francisco State University , USA

(美國San Francisco State University 教授陳溢茂)

Chi-Ming Wu, National Cheng Chi University , Taiwan

(國立政治大學財管系副教授吳啟銘)

Panel Session X. Economic Forecasting經濟預測 (Room 105)

Chairperson: Rong-I Wu, Senior Advisor, Office of the President, Taiwan and

Former Vice-Primer, Executive Yuan (the Cabinet), Taiwan

(總統府資政暨前行政院副院長吳榮義)

1. ISEAS-NTU Financial Reforms and Liberalization Ranking Indices For ASEAN 10 + 5 Economies (i.e. China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong & Chinese Taipei)*

Tan Khee Giap , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

Chen Kang, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

2. Taiwan 's Economic Momentum and Prospects

Yaw-Chung Liaw, Council for Economic Planning and Development, Executive Yuan (the Cabinet), Taiwan

3. Japan ’s Distressed-Debt Market

Manmohan Singh , International Monetary Fund , USA

Kazunari Ohashi, International Monetary Fund , USA

4. The Rise of China

Heh-Song Wang, Kai-Nan University and Fu-Jen Catholic University , Taiwan

5. Economic prospective of Vietnam

Cao Hao Thi , HoChiMinh City University of Technology , Vietnam

Academic Session XI. Financial Accounting (C) （Room 101）

Chairperson: Ching Fu Chang, National Chengchi University , Taiwan

1. The Relationship between Financial Leverage and Earnings Response Coefficient in South Korean Stock Market

Yeo-Hwan Kim, Dankook University , South Korea

2. Stock Option Compensation in Japan : A Test of Alternative Theories

Hamid Hassan , University of Tsukuba , Japan

Yasuo Hoshino , University of Tsukuba , Japan

3. Changing Business Environment and the Value Relevance of Accounting Information

Virginia Cortijo, University of Huelva , Spain

Dan Palmon, The State University of New Jersey , Rutgers , USA

Ari Yezegel , The State University of New Jersey , Rutgers , USA

4. Do Core and Non-core Cash Flows from Operations Persist Differentially in Predicting Future Cash Flows?

C. S. Agnes Cheng, University of Houston , USA

Dana Hollie, University of Houston , USA

Academic Session XII. Futures Market and Stock Market （Room 109）

Chairperson: Kehluh Wang, National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan

1. Contrarian Long-Short Futures Arbitrages and Market Efficiency: Evidence in the Index Futures Markets around the Globe

Andrew H. Chen , Southern Methodist University , USA

Joseph Kang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Donald Lien, University of Texas at San Antonio , USA

2. Time-Varying Hedge Ratios: An Application to the Indian Stock Futures Market

Prasad S. Bhattacharya, Deakin University , Australia

Harminder Singh, Deakin University , Australia

Gerard L. Gannon, Deakin University , Australia

3. Lead-lag relationship and Hedge Effectiveness: Hang Seng Index, Hang Seng Index Futures and Tracker Fund

Gordon, Y.N. Tang, Hong Kong Baptist University , Hong Kong

Karen, H.Y. Wong, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Hong Kong

4. Nonlinear Market Model with Endogenous Threshold to Estimate Bull and Bear Betas

Chien-Chung Nieh, Tamkang University , Taiwan

Academic Session XIII. Microstructure （Room 104）

Chairperson: Yu-Jane Liu, National Chengchi University , Taiwan

1. Interday and intraday volatility in a continuous order-driven market with a separate auction opening procedure

Gary Tian , University of Western Sydney , Australia

Mingyuan Guo, University of Western Sydney , Australia

2. IPO Auctions and Private Information

Ji-Chai Lin, Louisiana State University , USA

Yi-Tsung Lee , National Chengchi University , Taiwan

Yu-Jane Liu, National Chengchi University , Taiwan

3. Are Magnet Effects Caused by Uninformed Traders? Evidence from Taiwan Stock Exchange

Woon K. Wong , Tamkang University , Taiwan

Matthew C. Chang , Tamkang University & Taiwan Futures Exchange , Taiwan

Anthony H. Tu , National Chengchi University , Taiwan

4. Partial Auction, Pricing Information, and Price Adjustment in the IPOs Aftermarket：An Empirical Study of TAIEX-listing Firms

Gili Yen , Chaoyang University of Technology , Taiwan

Ching-Lung Chen, Chaoyang University of Technology , Taiwan

Academic Session XIV. Business Strategy and Policy （Room 107）

Chairperson: Sheng-Syan Chen, National Taiwan University , Taiwan

1. Technological innovations, activity based costing and satisfaction

Davood Askarany , The University of Auckland , New Zealand

2. Innovation, Market Share, and Firm Value- Patents in Personal Computer Industry

Bi-Huei Tsai , National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan

3. A Concave Quadratic Programming Marketing Strategy Model with Product Life Cycles

Paul Y. Kim , University of Pennsylvania , USA

Cindy Hsiao-Ping Peng, National Central University Taiwan , Taiwan

Chin W. Yang , University of Pennsylvania , USA

Ken Hung , National Dong Hua University , Taiwan

4. The Effects Of Lump Sum, Profit And Property Taxes On Regulated Monopolies

Ken Hung , National Dong Hwa University , Taiwan

Chin-Wei Yang, Clarion University of Pennsylvania , USA

John Anthony Fox, The Fox Consultant Incorporated, USA

5. Sequential Compound Option Pricing with Random Interest Rate and Applications to Project Valuation

Meng-Yu Lee , National Chiao-Tung University , Taiwan

Fang-Bo Yeh, Tunghai University , Taiwan

An-Pin Chen, National Chiao-Tung University , Taiwan

Academic Session XV. International Finance （Room 102）

Chairperson: Shikuan Chen , National Taiwan University , Taiwan

1. Does the Weekday Effect of the Yen/Dollar Spot Rates Exist in Tokyo , London , and New York ? An Analysis of Panel Probability Distributions

Hai-Chin Yu, Chung Yuan University , Taiwan

Ingyu Chiou , Eastern Illinois University, USA

James Jordan-Wagner, Eastern Illinois University , USA

2. Price Transmission, Foreign Exchange rate Risks, and Global Diversification of ADRs

Alan T. Wang , National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

Ming-Yuan Leon Li, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

Ti-Chen Chena, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

3. Earnings Management and Stock Exposure to Exchange Rate Risk

Feng-Yi Chang, Yuan Ze University , Taiwan

Chin-Wen Hsin, Yuan Ze University , Taiwan

Shin-Rong Shiah-Hou, Yuan Ze University , Taiwan

4. Liquidity Commonality and Spillover in the US and Japanese Markets: An Intraday Analysis using the Exchange-Traded Funds

Vinay Datar, Seattle University , USA

Raymond W. So, Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong

Yiuman Tse, University of Texas at San Antonio , USA

Saturday, July 15, 2006

10: 45 a .m. – 12:15 p.m.

Panel Session XI. ETF Product and Market: Present and Future

現在與未來的指數股票型基金產品與市場 (International Reception Hall)

Chairperson: Shau Dai Lin

Chairman of Polaris International Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd.

(寶來證券投資信託股份有限公司董事長林孝達)

Panelists: Edward H. Chow , National Chengchi University , Taiwan

(國立政治大學商學院院長周行一)

Mina W. Wang , Taiwan Stock Exchange , Taiwan

(台灣證券交易所企畫部副理汪萬波)

Yang Ding Goe, Polaris International Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd., Taiwan

(寶來證券投資信託股份有限公司新金融商品處副總經理楊定國)

Scott Yu, Fubon Asset. Management Co., Ltd, Taiwan

(富邦證券投資信託股份有限公司基金經理人游景德)

Sammy Yip, State Street Global Advisors, Asia Limited

(道富環球投資[亞洲]環球結構產品總監葉家德)

Panel Session XII. How to Publish Papers in High Quality Journals

如何在高品質期刊發表文章 (Room 110)

Chairperson: Cheng Few Lee

Rutgers University , USA

Editor of RQFA and RPBFMP

Panelists: Stephen J. Brown

New York University , USA

Editor of JFQA

J. David Cummins

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania , USA

Editor of Banking and Finance

Carl R. Chen

University of Dayton , USA

Editor of International Review of Economics and Finance

Panel Session XIII. How to Improve Warrant Market in Taiwan

如何加強台灣權證市場的發展 (Room 105)

Chairperson: Min Juh Hwang, Chairman, SinoPac Securities, Taiwan

(建華證券董事長黃敏助)

Panelists: Tsun-Siou Lee, National Taiwan University , Taiwan

(台大財金系教授李存修)

Richard Chen, Accounting Research and Development Foundation , Taiwan

(中華民國會計研究發展基金會秘書長陳柏松)

Gary Tan , Polaris Financial Group / Financial Market , Taiwan

(寶來金融集團金融市場事業處總經理陳凌鶴)

Ching-Pin Liou, Yuanta Core Pacific Securities, Taiwan

(元大京華證券金融交易部副總經理劉慶平)

Academic Session XVI. Risk Management (B) （Room 101）

Chairperson: Da-Bai Shen, Soochow University , Taiwan

1. The Basel Accord’s Puzzle: Do the Risk Weights Reflect the Financial Risk Properly

Mei-ying Liu , Soochow University , Taiwan

2. Competition, Deposit Insurance and Bank Risk-taking

Roung-Jen Wu, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology , Taiwan

Chien-Ping Chi, Yuta Institute of Technology and Commerce , Taiwan

3. Pricing Credit Card Loans and Credit Card Asset Backed Securities with Default Risks

Chuang-Chang Chang , National Central University , Taiwan

Ra-Jian Ho, National Central University , Taiwan

His-Chi Chen, the Taiwan Futures Exchange , Taiwan

Hong-Wen Lin, National Central University , Taiwan

4. E-Banking Risks Management

Chang-tseh Hsieh , University of Southern Mississippi , USA

5. An Empirical Work on Investigating the Structural Agency Problem under Credit Risk

Ren-Raw Chen, Rutgers University , USA

Hsuan-Chu Lin, Rutgers University , USA

Michael Long, Rutgers University , USA

Academic Session XVII. Financial Econometrics （Room 109）

Chairperson: Ray Yeutien Chou, Academia Sinica , Taiwan

1. A New Approach to Combine Econometric Model with Time-series Analyses-An Empirical Study of International Exchange Markets

Ming-Yuan Leon Li, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

2. Estimating and Forecasting Volatility of the Stock Indices Using Conditional Autoregressive Range (CARR) Model

Heng-Chih Chou , Ming Chuan University , Taiwan

David Wang, Hsuan Chuang University , Taiwan

3. What Explains Recent Changes in Monetary Policy Attitudes toward Inflation? Evidence from Developed Countries

Melody Lo, University of Texas at San Antonio , USA

4. Applying Grey Forecasting Model on the Investment Performance of Markowitz Efficiency Frontier: A Case of the Dow Jones Industry Index

Alex Kung-Hsiung Chang, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology , Taiwan

Shin-Wei Huang , National Pingtung University of Science and Technology , Taiwan

Academic Session XVIII. Options : Theory and Application （Room 107）

Chairperson: Chuang-Chang Chang , National Central University , Taiwan

1. An Empirical Comparison of the Constant Elasticity Variance and Alternative Option Pricing Models

Cheng-Few Lee, Rutgers University , USA

Ren-Raw Chen, Rutgers University , USA

Han-Hsing Lee , Rutgers University , USA

2. Pricing Vulnerable Options by Binomial Trees

Shu-Ing Liu , Shih Hsin University , Taiwan

Yu-Chung Liu, National Taiwan University , Taiwan

3. Impact of Put Warrant Introductions on the Time-Varying Volatility and Trading Properties of the Underlying Stocks

Yi-Chen Wang, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology , Taiwan

Yuan-Hung Hsu Ku, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology , Taiwan

Shih-Kuo Yeh, National Chung Hsing University , Taiwan

4. An Analytic Study of Bond Price with Jump Risk

Yu-Ting Chen, National Chiao-Tung University , Taiwan

Cheng-Few Lee, Rutgers University , USA

Yuan-Chung Sheu, National Chiao-Tung University , Taiwan

5. Solving nonlinear PDE for option pricing under illiquidity

Huimin Chung , National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan

San-Lin Chung, National Taiwan University , Taiwan

Ming-Chih Lai, National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan

Chia-Nung Yang, National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan

Academic Session XIX. Financial Accounting (D) （Room 102）

Chairperson: Chung-Fern Wu, National Taiwan University , Taiwan

1. Corporate Voluntary Disclosure and The Separation of Cash Flow Rights From Control Rights

Kin-Wai Lee, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

2. Corporate Ownership Structure and Accuracy and Bias of Mandatory Earnings Forecast: Evidence from Taiwan

Chen-Lung Chin, National Chengchi University , Taiwan

Gary Kleinman, Kean University , USA

Picheng Phil Lee, Pace University , USA

Mei-Feng Lin, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology , Taiwan

3. Internal Governance and the Wealth Effect of R&D Expenditure Increases

Shao-Chi Chang, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

Sheng-Syan Chen, National Taiwan University , Taiwan

Wen-Chun Lin, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

4. The Capital Market Implications of the Frequency of Interim Financial Reporting: An International Analysis

Yaw M. Mensah, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , USA

Robert Werner, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , USA

5. Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Non-Audit Service Fees, and Audit Quality

Myungsoo Son, State University of New York , USA

Kung H. Chen , University of Nebraska , USA

Aaron D Crabtree, University of Nebraska , USA

Saturday, July 15, 2006

14:00 p.m. – 15:30 p.m.

Panel Session XIV. The Applications of Derivative Products for Insurance Companies Investment and Risk Management 衍生性金融商品在壽險業投資及風險管理的應用 (Room 110)

Chairperson : Gwo-Duan Jou,

HonTai Life Insurance Co., LTD., Taiwan

(宏泰人壽董事長周國端)

Panelists: Ching Lan Lee, AEGON Life , Taiwan

(全球人壽投資長李敬嵐)

Arnold Kan, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Taiwan

( JP MORGAN 執行董事及財務長簡啟源)

Shun Yu Chuang, Cathay Life Insurance Co., Taiwan

(國泰人壽國內固定收益部經理莊順裕)

Chih Yuan Wu, HonTai Life Insurance Co., LTD., Taiwan

(宏泰人壽財務企劃部經理吳志遠)

Panel Session XV. Business Education in USA美國商業教育 (Room 102)

Chairperson: Leonard Goodman , Rutgers University , USA

Keynote Speaker : Howard Tuckman

Dean, Rutgers Business School , Rutgers University , USA

(美國羅格斯大學商學院院長 Howard Tuckman)

Panel Session XVI. Taiwan ’s Biopharmaceutical Industry Facing the Coming Financial Age

金融發展與台灣生技製藥業之契機 (Room 105)

Chairperson : Cheng-Yan Kao

Acting Chairman, Institute for Information Industry , Taiwan

（資訊工業策進會代董事長高成炎）

Panelists: Kau-Ming Chen,Shine WiseInnovation Technology Corporation, Taiwan

(高雄生物科技開發股份有限公司總經理陳高明)

Chei-Hsiang Chen, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Industries Program Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs

(經濟部生物技術與醫藥工業發展推動小組主任陳啟祥)

Woody Sing-Wood Yeh, AMKEY VENTURES, LLc. , USA

(美科創投基金管理公司合夥人葉省吾)

J.Jeffrey Yang, President, InnoBiotek International, Inc.,
Maywufa Biopharrmaceutical Enterprise Group, Taiwan

(美吾華「醫藥」「生技」企業團—恩農創新生技(股)公司總經理楊俊彥)

Ko-Chung Lin, PharmaEssentia Corp.

(藥華醫藥股份有限公司董事長兼總經理林國鐘)

Panel Session XVII. Intangible Asset Valuation (B)
無形資產定價(B) (International Reception Hall)

Chairperson：Hong-Chang Chang, Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

and Former Dean of College of Management of National Taiwan University , Taiwan

(富邦金控獨立董事暨前台大管理學院院長張鴻章)

Keynote Speaker: Daung-Yen Lu

Acting Chairman, Financial Supervisory Commission, Taiwan

（金融管理監督委員會代主任委員呂東英）

Panelists: Michael Tully,

Senior Manager, Ernst & Young Valuation Advisors Group of Los Angeles office

Academic Session XX. Asian Stock Market (C) （Room 101）

Chairperson: Chaoshin Chiao , National Dong Hua University , Taiwan

1. Stock Market Integration And Trade Regionalism

Chee-Wooi Hooy, University of Malaya , Malaysia

Kim-Leng Goh , University of Malaya , Malaysia

2. Variation of Stock Return Volatility: An International Comparison

Wan-Jiun Paul Chiou , Shippensburg University , USA

Alice C. Lee , San Francisco State University , USA

Cheng-Few Lee, Rutgers University , USA

Chiung-Min Tsai , Central Bank of China ( Taiwan ), Taiwan

3. Determinants of Winner-Loser Effects in National Stock Markets

Ming-Shiun Pan, Shippensburg University , USA

4. Rock’s Model Revisited: The Case of the Hong Kong IPO Market

David Ng, Fillipo Asia Limited, Hong Kong

Ranko Jelic, Birmingham University , UK

Brahim Saadouni, the University of Manchester , UK

5. Trading Behaviors Under Floating Exchange Rate System: An Analysis of South Korea’s Financial Market

Dar-Hsin Chen, National Chiao Tung University , Taiwan

Chun-Da Chen, Da Yeh University , Taiwan

Lloyd P. Blenman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte , USA

Academic Session XXI. Risk Management (C) （Room 107）

Chairperson: Mary A. Weiss, Temple University , USA

1. Overpricing in Emerging Market Credit-Default-Swap Contracts: Some Evidence from Recent Distress Cases

Manmohan Singh , International Monetary Fund ,, USA

Jochen Andritzky, International Monetary Fund , USA

2. Macro Fundamentals In Equity Premium Prediction

Jennie J. Bai, University of Chicago , USA

3. Gauging the credit risk by conditional Markov chain model (Paper)

Su-Lien Lu, National United University , Taiwan

Kuo-Jung Lee, Shih Chien University Kaohsiung Campus , Taiwan

4. Long and Short Run Liquidity Effects on Term Structure: Evidences from the Taiwan Market

William T. Lin , Tamkang University , Taiwan

David Sun , Tamkang University , Taiwan

Shih-Chuang Tsai, Ling Tung University , Taiwan

5. Has the Market Price of Risk Remained the Same? A Test of Constancy of the Long-Run Aversion

Keshab Man Shrestha , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore

Academic Session XXII. IPO and Event Study （Room 109）

Chairperson: Chin-Wen Hsin, Yuan Ze University , Taiwan

1. Determination of the IPO’s Underwriting Price－Empirical Findings from A Proposed Fuzzy Games Model

Kuang-Hua Hsu , Chaoyang University of Technology , Taiwan

2. Does the Involvement of Expert Intermediaries Improve the Survival Profile of IPO Firms? Evidence from Industry Specialist Auditors and Reputable Venture Capitalists

Ting-Kai Chou, National Cheng-Kung University , Taiwan

Jia-Chi Cheng, National Cheng-Kung University , Taiwan

Chin-Chen Chien , National Cheng-Kung University , Taiwan

3. Does Prior Record Matter in the Wealth Effect of Open-Market Share Repurchase Announcement?

Shao-Chi Chang, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

Sheng-Syan Chen, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

Li-Yu Chen, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

4. Share-only IPOs Vs. Unit IPOs Empirical Evidence for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Khelifa Mazouz, Aston University , UK

Brahim Saadouni, the University of Manchester , UK

Shuxing Yin, The University of Manchester , UK

5. Inferring Underwriter Intervention on First Day IPO Market -- A Comparison of Two Methods of Gauging Price Support

Emilio Venezian , Rutgers University , USA

Xiaoli Wang, Rutgers University , USA

Saturday, July 15, 2006

15:45 p.m. – 17:15 p.m.

Panel Session XVIII. The Implementation of Basel II and Future Perspectives in Taiwan

台灣新巴塞爾協定之執行與展望 (International Reception Hall)

Chairperson: Ching-chyi Lai, ChungHwa Post Co., Ltd., Taiwan

(中華郵政股份有限公司董事長賴清祺)

Keynote Speaker: Gary K. L. Tseng, Director General, Banking Bureau , Taiwan

(銀行局局長曾國烈)

Panelists: Connie Lin, FuHwa Financial Holding Co., Ltd., Taiwan

(復華金控風險管理中心執行長兼復華銀行風險管理總處資深副總經理林則棻)

Panel Session IXX. Risk Management on Non-life Insurance Companies
產物保險公司的風險管理 (Room 110)

Chairperson : Gwo-Duan Jou

Chairman, Hon Tai Life Insurance Company, Taiwan

(宏泰人壽董事長周國端 )

Keynote Speaker: Frank K. B. Ling, Feng Chia University , Taiwan

(逢甲大學教授凌寶)

Panelists: Joseph Chang , Chairman, Dragon Insurance Co. Ltd., Taiwan

(龍平安產物保險公司董事長張乃雄)

Jack Tai , Vice Chairman, South China Insurance Co., Ltd., Taiwan

(華南產物保險公司副董事長戴英祥)

Jeremy Kan, Vice President, Taiwan Insurance Institute, Taiwan

(保險事業發展中心副總經理簡仲明)

Academic Session XXIII. Macro Economics and Finance (B) （Room 109）

Chairperson: Chien-Fu Lin, National Taiwan University , Taiwan

1. Three GARCH-based volatility forecast approaches in the context of periodicities -an empirical study based on foreign exchange and equity data

Meng-Feng Yen , Chaoyang University of Technology , Taiwan

2. Information Content of Local Bond Rating Changes

Chin-Pang WONG , Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong

3. Income Inequality, Openness, and Fiscal and Monetary Impacts in China : Provincial Evidence

Ying Wu, Salisbury University , USA

Hong Yao, Salisbury University , USA

4. The Predictive Power of Short-term Exchange Rate based on ARIMA and Hybrid Models

Syouching Lai , National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

Hungchih Li, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

Manling Lee, National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

Tsung-yueh Yang, Cheng Shin Company, Taiwan

Academic Session XXIV. Management of Financial Institution (B) （Room 105）

Chairperson: Chung-Hua Shen, National Chengchi University , Taiwan

1. Responses Of Commercial Bank Lending To Interest Rate Changes In Malaysia : An ARDL Approach

Kim-Leng Goh , University of Malaya , Malaysia

Sook-Lu Yong, University of Malaya , Malaysia

2. Is the growth in China sustainable with the existing financial structure?

R. Gupta, Central Queensland University , Australia

Annie, Chang Chun Taxation University , China

3. Evolving Risk Aversion and the Evidence On Constant Relative Risk Aversion

Emilio Venezian , Rutgers University , USA

Academic Session XXV. Financial Accounting and Corporate Finance （Room 107）

Chairperson: Chin-Chen Chien , National Cheng Kung University , Taiwan

1. Non-Audit Service and Auditor Independence : An Examination of the Procomp Effect

Rong-Ruey Duh , National Taiwan University , Taiwan

Wen-Chih Lee, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan

Chi-Yun Hua, Fu-Jen Catholic University , Taiwan

2. IAS 7 Alternative Methods of Disclosing Cash Flow from Operations: Evidence on the Usefulness of Direct Method Cash Flow Disclosures

Neal Arthur, The University of Sydney , Australia

Grace C-H Chuang, The University of Sydney , Australia

3. A reexamination of the association between CEO compensation and the components of accounting earnings

Steven Balsam, Temple University , USA

Simon Yang , Adelphi University , USA

Jennifer Yin , University of Texas at San Antonio , USA

4. The Synergy and Timing of Multi-Firms’ Merges under Uncertainty

Kuo-Jung Lee, Shih Chien University , Kaohsiung Campus , Taiwan

David S. Shyu, National Sun Yat-sen University , Taiwan

5. Cultural diversities between Thailand , Singapore , and Taiwan : An analysis on locus of control & social influence in decision making

Kritika Kongsompong , Chulalongkorn University , Thailand

Dietmar Leithner, The Overseas Chinese Institute of Technology , Taiwan