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Collaboration among Finance Associations in the Asia-Pacific Region S. Ghon Rhee, University of Hawaii 2014 KFA Annual Meeting November 14, 2014 Seoul, Korea An Outline of My Talk A. My Past Experiences B. Local Finance Associations C.


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Collaboration among Finance Associations in the Asia-Pacific Region

  • S. Ghon Rhee, University of Hawai’i

2014 KFA Annual Meeting November 14, 2014 Seoul, Korea

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An Outline of My Talk

  • A. My Past Experiences
  • B. Local Finance Associations
  • C. Benefits of Bi-, Tri-, and

Regional Collaboration

  • D. My Personal Thoughts
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My Past Experiences (I)

  • PACAP Conferences (1989-

2001)

  • Asian Finance Association

Conferences (2002-Present)

  • Currently Serving as

President for 2-Year Term, 2014- 2016

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My Past Experiences (II):

Current Status of AsFA Annual Meetings

Active Participation

Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan

Less Active Participation

China and Korea

Little or No Participation

Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam

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Local Finance Associations (I)

Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam:

  • No Associations

Indonesia:

  • Indonesian Finance Association
  • Indonesian Financial Management

Association Malaysia: Malaysian Finance Association

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Local Finance Associations (II)

China:

  • PBOC-initiated Finance Association
  • China Finance Association

Korea:

  • Allied Conference Finance Associations of

Korea

  • Korean American Finance Association
  • Korean Derivatives Association
  • Korean Finance Association
  • Korea Securities Association
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Local Finance Associations (III)

New Zealand:

  • New Zealand Finance Colloquium

Australia/New Zealand:

  • The Accounting and Finance

Association of Australia and New Zealand

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Local Finance Associations (IV)

Australia:

  • Australian Financial Markets and

Corporate Governance Conference

  • Australasian Finance & Banking

Conference

Hong Kong and Singapore:

No Associations

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Local Finance Associations (V)

Japan:

  • Nippon Finance Association
  • Japan Finance Association
  • Japan Association of Financial Economics and

Engineering

  • Society for Economics Studies and Securities

Taiwan:

  • Taiwan Finance Association
  • Financial Engineering Association of Taiwan
  • Conference on the Theories and Practices of

Securities and Financial Markets (SFM)

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Major Benefits of Regional Collaboration

  • 1. Joint Research Work &

Research Data Sharing

  • 2. Faculty Exchange Programs
  • 3. Faculty Recruiting
  • 4. Placement of New Ph.D.s
  • 5. Recruiting of New Ph.D.

Students

  • 6. Administrative Network
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My Personal Thoughts

  • Homogeneity of Participants’

Research Interests KAFA Conference in Hawaii

  • Size Effect is Counterproductive

ASSA Annual Meetings

  • Theme-Based Small Conferences

Less Costly, More Focused, Higher Level of Interaction