First Meeting on MEAFA
14-15 Feb 2008, Darlington Centre, The University of Sydney
The two-day workshop consisted of seven papers, each with a 45 minute presentation followed by a 35 minute discussion.
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Invited International Speakers:
- Prof Mike Bradbury, Massey University, NZ.
- Prof Stuart McLeay, The University of Wales Bangor, UK.
MEAFA acknowledges the financial support from the following institutions:
- Faculty of Economics and Business, The University of Sydney.
- Research Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Financial Integrity Research Network (FIRN).
| Thursday 14 February 2008 | |
| 09:00 | Welcome |
| 09:20-10:40 | Stuart McLeay, 'Unit Roots, Cointegration and Bank Financial Ratios' ( 742Kb), Bangor Business School. |
| 10:40-11:00 | Morning break |
| 11:00-12:20 | Maxwell Stevenson, 'The role of time, liquidity, volume and bid-ask spread on the volatility of the Australian equity market' ( 1.32Mb), the University of Sydney. |
| 12:20-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:20 | Maurice Peat, 'Common Characteristics in Takeover Targets: A Self Organising Map Approach' ( 126Kb), the University of Sydney. |
| 15:20-15:40 | Afternoon break |
| 15:40-17:00 | Demetris Christodoulou and Vasilis Sarafidis, 'The Econometrics of Estimating Unexpected Accruals' ( 203Kb),
Tables and Graphs ( 144Kb), the University of Sydney |
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| Friday, 15 February 2008 | |
| 10:40 | Arrival |
| 11:00-12:20 | Michael Bradbury, 'Ownership Performance in a Lightly Regulated Non-Competitive Operating Environment' ( 121Kb), Massey University. |
| 12:20-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:20 | Stewart Jones and David Johnstone, 'A Latent Class Analysis of Corporate Insolvency and Bankruptcy Risk' ( 119Kb), the University of Sydney. |
| 15:20-15:40 | Afternoon break |
| 15:40-17:00 | Maxwell Stevenson, 'Resolving the Price-Earnings Puzzle and Related Econometric Issues' ( 311Kb), the University of Sydney. |
| 17:00–17:15 | Future agenda |
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