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2017

Call for Paper
The Twelfth Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets (CAFM)
Seoul, Korea, December 8~9, 2017

The Korean Securities Association (KSA) is pleased to announce its Twelfth Annual Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets (CAFM) to be held at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul, Korea, from December 8 to December 9, 2017. We welcome interested scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers to submit research papers in all areas of finance for presentation at the conference.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

The keynote speaker for the Twelfth CAFM will be Professor Jarrad Harford at Michael G. Foster School of Business of the University of Washington. Professor Harford is an internationally-known scholar in the area of corporate finance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and currently serves as a managing editor of the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and an associate editor of the Journal of Financial Economics. He has published extensively in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and the Review of Financial Studies. He joined Michael G. Foster School of Business in 2001. He received his PhD degree in finance at Simon Business School of the University of Rochester.

PAPER SUBMISSION

Papers written in English must be submitted via http://www.conftool.net/cafm2017, using MS Word or Adobe pdf file format from April 15, 2017. The deadline for paper submission is August 31, 2017. The submitted papers will be reviewed for selection by the review committee in a double-blind referee process. The results will be notified to the author via email by September 30, 2017. If you have any question with the paper submission, please let us know via email at 2017cafm@gmail.com.

All papers must be accompanied by an abstract of a maximum of 200 words. The cover page of the paper should contain the paper’s title, the author’s name, affiliation, address, phone number, and email address. The second page should contain the paper’s title and abstract only. The programs for the previous CAFM conferences can be accessed at the website, http://www.apjfs.org/conference/2017/call.asp.

BEST PAPER AWARDS

If your paper is accepted for presentation at the conference, your paper is eligible to compete for a Best Paper Award of US$2,000 (or KRW 2,000,000). Eight (8) best papers will be awarded at the Gala dinner to each presenting author. The awarded papers will be also invited for publication in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies (AJFS), which is a SSCI-listed journal.

DOCTORAL STUDENT CONSORTIUM AND BEST DISSERTATION AWARD

Doctoral students are also welcome to present their dissertations in a session at the doctoral student consortium of the conference, which will be led by leading scholars in Asia as faculty panelists including Vidhan Goyal (HKUST), Allaudeen Hameed (NUS), and Jun-Koo Kang (NTU). The Best Dissertation Award of US$ 1,000 (or KRW 1,000,000) will be given to the best thesis.

DUAL SUBMISSION OPTION WITH AJFS

The Twelfth CAFM will feature a dual submission option with AJFS. If you choose the option at the time of paper submission, your paper accepted for the conference can be additionally considered for publication by the editors of AJFS with the journal submission fee waived.

REGISTRATION

Registrations made prior to November 10 will be charged with an early bird fee of US$ 150, while those made post November 10, including on-sight registration, will be subject to regular fee of US$ 300.

ABOUT SEOUL

Seoul is the capital and largest metropolis in South Korea, and has been the capital for more than 600 years. With a municipal population over 11.8 million, Seoul is one of the largest financial and cultural centers in East Asia. Situated on the Han River, Seoul is considered a leading and rising global city, filled with a fascinating blend of ancient traditions and cutting-edge digital technology, home to endless street food vendors, and serene Buddhist temples. As the birthplace of K-pop and Korean Wave, Seoul receives over 10 million international visitors every year, making it one of the world’s most visited cities.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR

Kook-Hyun Chang, Konkuk University

CONFERENCE CONTACT

For additional information, please contact us via email at 2017cafm@gmail.com.

Program of Conference

Friday, December 8, 2017

13:00 - 14:00 Registration (2F)
14:00 - 15:30 Academic Session 1, 2, Tutorial 1 (2F)
15:50 - 17:20 Academic Session 3, 4, Doctoral Student Consortium 1, 2 (2F)
17:30 - 19:00 Welcome Reception (2F, Orchid Room)
Welcome Address : Dr. Bong-Chan Kho
President, Korean Securities Association

Saturday, December 9, 2017

08:30 - 09:30 Registration / Continental breakfast (2F)
09:30 - 11:30 Academic Session 5, 6, 7, 8 (2F)
11:30 - 13:45 Luncheon (2F, Orchid Room)
Welcome Address : Dr. Bong-Chan Kho
President, Korean Securities Association
Keynote Speech : Dr. Jarrad Harford
University of Washington
14:00 - 15:30 Academic Session 9, 10, Tutorial 2 (2F)
15:45 - 17:45 Academic Session 11, 12, 13, 14 (2F)
18:00 - 21:00 Farewell Dinner (2F, Orchid Room)
Keynote Speech: Mr. Jee-Won Jung
Chairman and CEO, Korea Exchange
Keynote Speech: Mr. Young-Key Hwang
Chairman and CEO, Korea Financial Investment Association
Best Paper Award: Dr. Kook-Hyun Chang
Program Chair

At-a-glance Program Schedule

Friday, December 8, 2017

Time / Room 2F Lilac Tulip Cosmos Violet
13:00~14:00 Registration(2F, The Westin Chosun Hotel)
14:00~15:30 Session 1Portfolio Management Session 2Capital Structure and CSR Tutorial 1Writing for Publishing in Corporate Finance
(Led by Vidhan Goyal)
15:30~15:50 Coffee Break
16:00~17:30 Session 3Business Group and Governance Session 4Institutional Ownership and Governance Doctoral Student Consortium 1 Corporate Finance
(Led by Jun-Koo Kang)
Doctoral Student Consortium 2 Asset Pricing
(Led by Allaudeen Hameed)
17:30~19:00 Welcome Reception(2F, Orchid Room)

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Time / Room 2F Lilac Tulip Cosmos3 Violet
08:30~09:30 Registration / Continental breakfast(2F, The Westin Chosun Hotel)
09:30~11:30 Session 5 Corporate Financing Session 6 Stock Market and Pricing Session 7 International Finance and Credit Risk Session 8 Stakeholder Economics and Finance
11:30~13:45 Luncheon & Keynote Speech(by Jarrad Harford) (2F, Orchid Room)
13:45~14:00 Coffee Break
14:00~15:30 Session 9 Alternative Investment and Return Smoothing Session 10 Investment Strategy Tutorial 2 Nascent Trends in Derivatives Markets Research
(Led by Robert Webb)
15:45~17:45 Session 11 Fund Management and Global Integration Session 12 Corporate Managers Session 13 Equity Valuation Session 14 Macro and Government Factors
18:00~21:00 Award Ceremony & Farewell Dinner(2F, Orchid Room)

Program Details

Friday, December 8, 2017 / 14:00~15:30

Session 1: Portfolio Management
  • Chair: Allaudeen Hameed (National Univ. of Singapore)
  • Room: Lilac
Title Author Discussant
Killing Two Birds with One Stone: Joint Timing of Market Returns and Capital Gains Taxes Yaoting Lei (Nanchang Univ.)
Ya Li (Hang Seng Management College)
Jing Xu (Renmin Univ. of China)*
Chulwoo Han
(Durham Univ.)
Rational Turnover Aversion: How Much Should a Portfolio Be Shrunk? Chulwoo Han (Durham Univ.)* Hyoung-Goo Kang
(Hanyang Univ.)
Mutual Funds and Mispriced Stocks Doron Abramov (Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem)
Si Cheng (Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong)
Allaudeen Hameed (National Univ. of Singapore)*
Hyungsuk Choi
(Ewha Womans Univ.)
Session 2: Capital Structure and CSR
  • Chair: Jong-Bom Chay (Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
  • Room: Tulip
Title Author Discussant
Does the Collapse of Internal Capital Market Change Firms’ Financial Structure? Kazuo Yamada (Nagasaki Univ.)*
Izidin El Kala (Kent Univ.)
Sung Wook Joh
(Seoul National Univ.)
Does Corporate Social Responsibility Reduce the Costs of High Leverage? Evidence from Capital Structure and Product Markets Interactions Kee-Hong Bae (York Univ.)*
Sakok El Ghoul (Univ.of Alberta)
Omrane Guedhami (Univ.of South Calrolina)
Chuck C.Y. Kwok (Univ.of South Calrolina)
Ying Zheng (Bryant Univ.)
Youngsuk Yook
(U.S. Fed-Board)
Corporate Policy when Equity and Bond Holders Price Risk Differently Hae Won (Henny)
Jung (The Univ. of Melbourne)
Robert Manolache (The Univ. of Melbourne)
Qi Zeng (The Univ. of Melbourne)*
Kyoungwon Seo
(Seoul National Univ.)
Tutorial 1 : Writing for Publishing in Corporate Finance
  • Room: Cosmos

Led by Vidhan Goyal (HKUST)

Friday, December 8, 2017 / 15:50-17:20

Session 3: Business Group and Governance
  • Chair: S. Ghon Rhee (Univ. of Hawaii)
  • Room: Lilac
Title Author Discussant
Trade Credit, Group Affiliation, and Credit Contraction:
Evidence from the 1997 Korean Financial Crisis
Junghwan Hyun*
(Kwangwoon Univ.)
Kazuo Yamada
(Nagasaki Univ.)
Ultimate Ownership, Crash Risk, and the Split-Share Structure in China Quanxi Liang (Guanxi Univ.)
Donghui Li (Jinan Univ.)*
Wenlian Gao (Dominican Univ.)
Lingxia Sun
(Nankai Univ.)
What Constitutes Too-Big-To-Jail? :Evidence From South Korea Hansoo Choi*
(Korea Institute of Public Finance)
Hyoung-Goo Kang (Hanyang Univ.)
Changmin Lee (Hanyang Univ.)
Joonghyuk Kim
(Korea Univ.)
Session 4: Institutional Ownership and Governance
  • Chair: Chang-Soo Kim (Yonsei Univ.)
  • Room: Tulip
Title Author Discussant
Geographic Clustering of Institutional Investors Donghyun Kim*
(Univ. of Wisconsin Milwaukee)
Qinghai Wang (Univ. of Central Florida)
Xiaoqiong Wang (Indiana Univ. Kokomo)
Sungju Chun
(Gachon Univ.)
Institutional Investors and Employee Wages Zhufeng Xu (Tsinghua Univ.)
Yao Lu (Tsinghua Univ.)
Shanghan Gao (Tsinghua Univ.)
Zhang Peng (Tsinghua Univ.)*
Kee-Hong Bae
(York Univ.)
Institutional Ownership and Short-Termist Pressures Kit Pong Wong (Univ. of Hong Kong)
Long Yi (Hong Kong Baptist Univ.)*
Hyun Seung Na
(Korea Univ.)
Doctoral Student Consortium 1 : Corporate Finance
  • Chair: Jun-Koo Kang (Nanyang Technological Univ.)
  • Room: Cosmos
Title Author
Transfer of Control and Ownership Structure in Family Firms Hojong Shin*
(Michigan State Univ.)
The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on CEO Relative Leverage Kyumin Cho (KAIST)*
Hyeong Joon Kim (KAIST)
Seung Hun Han (KAIST)
The Effect of Investor Horizons on Corporate Investment Horizons Hwanki Brian Kim*
(Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Political Corruption and Corporate Cash Holdings Dongwook Seo (KAIST)*
Seung Hun Han (KAIST)
Doctoral Student Consortium 2: Asset Pricing
  • Chair: Allaudeen Hameed (National Univ. of Singapore)
  • Room: Violet
Title Author
Centralized versus Over-the-Counter Markets: Trader and Asset Characteristics Ji Hee Yoon*
(Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison)
Bank Competition and Bank Liquidity Creation Seungho Choi*
(Univ. of New South Wales)
Credit Access and Household Well-being: Evidence from Payday Lending Jaeyoon Lee*
(Univ. of Chicago)

Saturday, December 9, 2017 / 9:30~11:30

Session 5: Corporate Financing
  • Chair: Beom Sik Jang (Soongsil Univ.)
  • Room: Lilac
Title Author Discussant
The Choice of SEO Method and Information Asymmetry: Rights vs. Public Offers Kyojik Song (Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
Ju Hyun Kim (Sungkyunkwan Univ.)*
Joon Ho Hwang
(Korea Univ.)
Mandatory Price Support of the Underwriter: Evidence from the Putback Option Joon Ho Hwang (Korea Univ.)*
Joohwan Kim (KB Financial Group)
Jinwoo Park (Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies
Hyeong Joon Kim
(KAIST)
Convertible Bond Issue Announcement Effect: Investment Opportunities and Market Reaction Perspective Hyeong Joon Kim (KAIST)*
Seung Hun Han (KAIST)
Ju Hyun Kim
(Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
Geographic Concentration of Venture Capital Investors, Corporate Monitoring, and Firm Performance Jun-Koo Kang (Nanyang Technological Univ.)
Yingxiang Li (Peking Univ. HSBC Business School)
Seungjoon Oh (Peking Univ. HSBC Business School)*
Jungwon Suh
(Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
Session 6: Stock Market and Pricing
  • Chair: Myung-Jig Kim (Hanyang Univ.)
  • Room: Tulip
Title Author Discussant
Short-Term Trading Skills of Individuals, Institutions, and Foreigners: A New Approach Based on Relative Performance Jong-Bom Chay (Sungkyunkwan Univ.)*
Wonse Kim (Seoul National Univ.)
Sungwon Seo
(Ajou Univ.)
Large Sample Estimators of the Stochastic Discount Factor Soohun Kim (Georgia Institute of Technology)*
Robert Korajczyk (Northwestern Univ.)
Clark Liu
(Tsinghua Univ.)
How Do Rating Agencies’ Decisions Impact Stock Markets? A Meta-Analysis Jérôme Hubler (Univ. of Lorraine)*
Patrice Laroche (Univ. of Lorraine)
Christine Louargant (Univ. of Lorraine.)
Jean-Noël Ory (Univ. of Lorraine)
Soohun Kim
(Georgia Institute of
Technology)
Demand Shock, Speculative Beta, and Asset Prices: Evidence from the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program Clark Liu (Tsinghua Univ.)*
Shujing Wang
(Shanghai Lixin Univ. of Accounting and Finance)
K.C. John Wei (The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ.)
Jérôme Hubler
(Univ. of Lorraine)
Session 7: International Finance and Credit Risk
  • Chair: Kwangwoo Park (KAIST)
  • Room: Cosmos
Title Author Discussant
Dollar-Weighted Return on Aggregate Corporate Sector: How is it Distributed Across Countries? Lingxia Sun (Nankai Univ.)
Dong Wook Lee (Korea Univ.)*
Ji Yeol Jimmy Oh
(Hanyang Univ.)
Inflation Risk Premium and Foreign Exchange Rate Daehwan Kim (Konkuk Univ.)*
Fabio Moneta (Queen's Univ.)
Yong Joo Kang
(Yonsei Univ.)
Corporate Payout Policy and Credit Risk: Evidence from CDS Markets Mingyi Hung (HKUST)
Chengzhu Sun (HKUST)
Shujing Wang (Shanghai Lixin Univ. of
Accounting and Finance)*
Chu Zhang (HKUST)
Hyeongsop Shim
(UNIST)
Do Credit Rating Agencies Value Corporate Social Responsibility? : Role of Societal Trust and Consistent Corporate Policy Kiyoung Chang
(Univ. of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee)
Ying Li (Univ. of Washington Bothell)
Hyeongsop Shim (UNIST)*
Heungju Park
(Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
Session 8: Stakeholder Economics and Finance
  • Chair: Kee-Hong Bae (York Univ.)
  • Room: Violet
Title Author Discussant
Shocks to Product Networks and Post-Earnings Announcement Drift Bok Baik (Seoul National Univ.)*
Gerard Hoberg (Univ. of Southern California)
Jungbae Kim (New York Univ.)
Peter SH. Oh (McGill Univ.)
Young Han (Andy)
Kim
(Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
Capital Structure Decisions along the Supply Chain: Evidence from Import Competition Ryoonhee Kim*
(City Univ. of Hong Kong)
Qianqian Huang (City Univ. of Hong Kong)
James L. Park
(Korea Univ.)
Do Short Sellers Exploit Information in Customer-Supplier Links? Rui Dai (WRDS)
Lilian Ng (York Univ.)*
Nataliya S. Zaiats (Suffolk Univ.)
Daejin Kim
(UNIST)
Tracking Analysts along Technological Links Hongping Tan (McGill Univ.)* Kyounghun Bae
(Hanyang Univ.)

Saturday, December 9, 2017 / 14:00~15:30

Session 9: Alternative Investment and Return Smoothing
  • Chair: Vidhan Goyal (HKUST)
  • Room: Lilac
Title Author Discussant
Does Your Hedge Fund Manager Smooth Returns Intentionally or Inadvertently? Tae Yoon Kim (Keimyung Univ.)
Hee Soo Lee (Sejong Univ.)*
Cheol-Won Yang
(Dankook Univ.)
Media on Short-Term House Price Dynamics Yeon Sik Eric Cho (KIS Pricing)* Daehwan Kim
(Konkuk Univ.)
CO₂ Emissions and the Pricing of Climate Risk Jongmoo Jay Choi (Temple Univ.)
Hoje Jo (Santa Clara Univ.)
Hyehyun Park (SWUFE)*
Eric Cho
(KIS Pricing)
Session 10: Investment Strategy
  • Chair: Jinwoo Park (Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies)
  • Room: Tulip
Title Author Discussant
Nonparametric Momentum Strategies Tsung-Yu Chen (National Central Univ.)
Pin-Huang Chou (National Central Univ.)
Kuan-Cheng Ko (National Chi Nan Univ.)
S. Ghon Rhee (Univ. of Hawaii)*
Kun Ho Kim
(Hanyang Univ.)
Loss Aversion around the World: Empirical Evidence from Pension Funds Yuxin Xie
(Southwestern Univ. of Finance and Economics)
Soosung Hwang (Sungkyunkwan Univ.)*
Athanasios A. Pantelous
(Univ. of Liverpool)
Jun Kyung Auh
(Yonsei Univ.)
Filtered Momentum Strategy Sangwon Suh (Chung-Ang Univ.)* Hee Soo Lee
(Sejong Univ.)
Tutorial 2 : Nascent Trends in Derivatives Markets Research
  • Room: Cosmos

Led by Robert Webb (Univ.of Virginia)

Saturday, December 9, 2017 / 15:45–17:45

Session 11: Fund Flow, Fund Management, and Global Integration
  • Chair: Lilian Ng (York Univ.)
  • Room: Lilac
Title Author Discussant
Fund Flow Diversification: Implications for Fee-Setting and Performance Lorenzo Casavecchia (Macquarie Univ.)*
Byoung Uk Kang
(The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ.)
Ashish Tiwari (Univ. of Iowa)
Jaewon Choi
(Univ. of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign)
Mutual Fund Flows and Fluctuations in Credit and Business Cycles Azi Ben-Rephael (Indiana Univ.)
Jaewon Choi (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)*
Itay Goldstein (Univ. of Pennsylvania
Da-Hea Kim
(Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
Leading the Way? External Lead Managers and Institutional Equity Fund Performance in Korea Hyoung-Goo Kang (Hanyang Univ.)
Minyeon Han (Hanyang Univ.)
Sang-Gyung Jun (Hanyang Univ.)
Ji Yeol Jimmy Oh (Hanyang Univ.)*
In Jung Song
(Hankuk Univ. of
Foreign Studies)
Integrated Markets: Economic or Financial Integration? Amir Akbari
(Univ. of Ontario Institute of Technology)
Lilian Ng (York Univ.)*
Bruno Solnik (HKUST)
Jun Sik Kim
(Incheon National Univ.)
Session 12: Corporate Managers
  • Chair: Jun-Koo Kang (Nanyang Technological Univ.)
  • Room: Tulip
Title Author Discussant
Generalists versus Specialists: The Board’s Revealed Perception of CEO General Skill and CEO Pay Zhongyuan Liu*
(Univ. of New South Wales)
Lixiong Guo (Univ. of Alabama)
Junyoup Lee
(UNIST)
The Real Costs of CEO Compensation - The Effect Of Behindness Aversion of Employees Ingolf Dittmann (Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam)
Christoph Schneider (Tilburg Univ.)
Yuhao Zhu (Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam)*
Ryoonhee Kim
(City Univ. of Hong Kong)
The Holy Grail of Teamwork: Management Team Synergies and Firm Innovation Ning Jia (Tsinghua Univ.)*
Xuan Tian (Tsinghua Univ.)
Weining Zhang (Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business)
Syung Jin Han
(Hongik Univ.)
Economic Uncertainty, Overconfident Managers, and Firm Value Jingoo Kang (Nanyang Technological Univ.)
Jun-Koo Kang (Nanyang Technological Univ.)
Minwook Kang (Nanyang Technological Univ.)
Jungmin Kim (The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ.)*
Ning Jia
(Tsinghua Univ.)
Session 13: Equity Valuation
  • Chair: Hongping Tan (McGill Univ.)
  • Room: Cosmos
Title Author Discussant
Real Options and The Term Structure of Equity Wah Yip Chu*
(BI Norwegian Business School)
Pan-Do Sohn
(Donga Univ.)
Disagreement and the Cross-Section of Expected Returns Namhee Matheson*
(BI Norwegian Business School)
Paul Moonsub Choi
(Ewha Womans Univ.)
Dispersion of Beliefs, Ambiguity, and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns Deok-Hyeon Lee (Korea Development Bank)*
Byoung-Kyu Min (Univ. of Sydney)
Tong Suk Kim (KAIST)
Bong-Gyu Jang
(POSTECH)
The World Price of Tail Risk Kuan-Hui Lee (Seoul National Univ.)
Cheol-Won Yang (Dankook Univ.)*
Jinsoo Lee
(KDI School)
Session 14: Macro and Government Factors
  • Chair: Joon Ahn (Sungkyunkwan Univ.)
  • Room: Violet
Title Author Discussant
Economic Policy Uncertainty and Peer Effects in Corporate Investment Policy: Evidence from China Hyun Joong Im (Peking Univ.)*
Ya Kang (National Univ. of Singapore)
Young Joon Park (Peking Univ.)
Yi Huang
(IHEID)
Rise of Bank Competition: Evidence from Banking Deregulation in China Haoyu Gao (Central Univ. of Finance and Economics)
Hong Ru (Nanyang Technological Univ.)*
Robert M. Townsend
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Xiaoguang Yang (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Kee-Youn Kang
(Yonsei Univ.)
Firm Response to Competitive Shocks: Evidence from China’s Minimum Wage Policy Harald Hau (Univ. of Geneva)
Yi Huang (IHEID)*
Gewei Wang (IHEID)
Yongjun Kim
(Univ. of Seoul)
Financial Development, Macro Uncertainty and Saving-Cash Flow Sensitivity Alexander Vadilyev*
(Australian National Univ.)
Byung Jin Kang
(Soongsil Univ.)

2017 CAFM Program Members

Kook-Hyun Chang(Chair) Konkuk University
Hyung-Suk Choi Ewha Womans University
Jay M. Chung Soongsil University
Ji-Woong Chung Korea University
Jaehoon Hahn Yonsei University
Min-Goo Hong Konkuk University
Joon Ho Hwang Korea University
Jin Q Jeon Dongguk University
Byung Jin Kang Soongsil University
Hyoung-Goo Kang Hanyang University
Hyung Cheol Kang University of Seoul
Noolee Kim Hanyang University
Daehwan Kim Konkuk University
Jung-Wook Kim Seoul National University
Sol Kim Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Young Han (Andy) Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Kyoung-min Kwon Hongik University
Dong Wook Lee Korea University
Eun Jung Lee Hanyang University
Kaun Y. Lee Chung-Ang University
Sang Whi Lee Kyung Hee University
Ji Yeol Jimmy Oh Hanyang University
Rae Soo Park Sookmyung Women’s University
Junghoon Seon Konkuk University
Jungsoon Shin Ewha Womans University
Jungwon Suh Sungkyunkwan University
Sun-Joong Yoon Dongguk University
Jeongsun Yun Kookmin University

2017 CAFM Review Committee

Kook-Hyun Chang(Chair) Konkuk University
Hee-Joon Ahn Sungkyunkwan University
Kee-Hong Bae York University
Joon Chae Seoul National University
Hyung-Suk Choi Ewha Womans University
Jaewon Choi University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai
Jay M. Chung Soongsil University
Ji-Woong Chung Korea University
Kee H. Chung State University of New York at Buffalo
Vidhan Goyal Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Omrane Guedhami University of South Carolina
Jaehoon Hahn Yonsei University
Allaudeen Hameed National University of Singapore
Kewei Hou Ohio State University
Jingzhi Huang Pennsylvania State University
Sahn-Wook Huh State University of New York at Buffalo
Byoung-Hyoun Hwang Cornell University
Jin Q Jeon Dongguk univ.
Byung Jin Kang Soongsil University
Hyoung-Goo Kang Hanyang University
Jun-Koo Kang Nanyang Technological University
Daehwan Kim Konkuk University
Hyunseob Kim Cornell University
Jung-Wook Kim Seoul National University
Noolee Kim Hanyang University
Sol Kim Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Kyoung-Min Kwon Hongik University
Changjun Lee Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Dong Wook Lee Korea University Business School
Eun Jung Lee Hanyang University
Sangwhi Lee Kyung Hee University
Suzanne S. Lee Georgia Institute of Technology
Ji Yeol Jimmy Oh Hanyang University
Jung Chul Park University of South Florida
Yiming Qian University of Iowa
Junghoon Seon Konkuk University
Jungsoon Shin Ewha Womans University
Kyojik Song Sungkyunkwan University
Jungwon Suh Sungkyunkwan University
Takeshi Yamada Australian National University
Junesuh Yi Dongguk University
Sun-Joong Yoon Dongguk University
Jeongsun Yun Kookmin University

2017 CAFM Conference
December 8~9, 2017
Westin Chosun Hotel, Seoul, Korea

With the 2017 CAFM Conference less than several weeks away, don’t miss the last chance to save $150 by pre-registering before November 10, Friday, and join this two-day conference to be held on December 8~9, 2017 in Seoul, Korea.

Click here to Pre-Register

Pre-registration before November 10 will be charged with an early bird fee of US$150, while post-registration including on-sight registration will be subject to regular fee of US$300. Student registration fee is US$50 regardless of the time of registration. Registered participants can secure their spot to the welcome reception, the luncheon with keynote address, the farewell dinner with award ceremony, and several coffee breaks. You will find ample opportunities during the conference for networking with prominent scholars coming from many countries.

This year, the CAFM conference features

  • ■ Keynote address:
    “Connections and Context in Finance Research” by Jarrad Harford
  • ■ Tutorial session 1:
    “Writing for Publishing in Corporate Finance” by Vidhan Goyal
  • ■ Tutorial session 2:
    “Nascent Trends in Derivative Markets Research” by Robert Webb

The conference also features two Doctoral Student Consortiums and high-quality research presentations on topics such as:

  • ■ Capital Structure
  • ■ Macro and Government Factors
  • ■ Alternative Investment
  • ■ Fund Management
  • ■ Governance and Chaebol Issue
  • ■ Equity Valuation
  • ■ Investment Strategy
  • ■ And, many more

More detailed information on the conference program is available online at the following session overview site, where only registered participants can have access to the papers:

https://www.conftool.net/cafm2017/sessions.php

If you are not a registered user, you will be asked to create your account by completing your personal information, and then go to “Registration” menu to pre-register before November 10.

For more information, please contact us at 2017cafm@gmail.com.

Thank you very much, and we will look forward to seeing you here in Seoul!

Sincererly,

Bong-Chan Kho, President of the KSA
Kook-Hyun Chang, Program Chair

Transportation from Incheon International Airport to
The Westion Chosun, Seoul

Travel Time

Typical: 1 hour 10 min. / Rush Hour: Over 2 hours

KAL Limousine Bus

  • - Bus Stop: No 4A on the first floor of the Airport Building (outdoor bus arrival area)
  • - You can buy tickets at the airport limousine counters or directly from limousine drivers upon boarding.
  • - Fare 16,000
    1. 1) Incheon International Airport to The Westin Chosun
      First Bus 04:50/Last Bus 22:49(4A)
    2. 2) The Westin Chosun to Incheon International Airport
      First Bus 05:03 / Last Bus 18:38 / Interval: 20 min.

Subway Train

  • - Fare : 3,800 from Incheon International Airport to City Hall Station
  • - Direction
    • • Take AREX at Incheon International Airport Station bound for Hong Ik University
    • • At Hong Ik Univ Station, Transfer to Transit Line Number 2 toward City hall
    • • Get off at City Hall Station
    • • Walking distance to the Westin Chosun Hotel
  • - Travel Time: 90 minutes
Reservation Go

Contact

· For additional information, Please contact one of us

Bong-Chan Kho, Ph.D.,
President of the KSA (bkho@snu.ac.kr),
Seoul National University

Kook-Hyun Chang, Ph.D.,
Program Chair and Review Committee Chair (khchang@konkuk.ac.kr),
Konkuk University

· Korean Securities Association

143 Uisadang-daero, Yongdeoung po-Gu, Seoul, Korea
Fax : 82-2-783-6359
E-mail : 2017cafm@gmail.com
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