VIETNAM FINANCE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL (VFAI)

VFAIS SPECIAL SESSIONSAT THE 2NDVIETNAM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN FINANCE

4 June 2015 University of Economics and LawHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Thursday morning (8.30 12:00), June 4, 2015: Workshop on Econometric Methods with Applications in Empirical Corporate Finance Research

Aims and objectives: Endogeneity is a major problem in empirical corporate finance studies, which can bias parameter estimates and makes reliable inference almost impossible. This workshop will provide an overview of the sources of endogeneity and discuss recent methods to address endogeneity in recent finance literature. The workshop would be useful for faculty, doctoral students, and other researchers who conduct empirical corporate finance research, but can also be relevant for researchers in other related areas. Participants: open to faculty and doctoral students at Vietnamese universities (by invitation). Participants are expected to be able to read materials and participate in discussion in English.8:30 am 9:45 am: Endogeneity in Empirical Corporate Finance 1Speaker: Dr. Hieu Phan, Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell (USA)10:00 am 10:45 am: Endogeneity in Empirical Corporate Finance 2 Speaker: Dr. Anh L. Tran, Cass Business School, City University London (UK)11:00 am 12:00 pm: Dynamic Panel Data Methodologies Speaker: Dr. Viet Anh Dang, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester (UK)Reading materials: see attached documents for further details.

Friday afternoon (16:00 17:30), June 4, 2015: Special Session on Writing and Publishing a Research Paper

Guest Speakers: Prof. Don Chance (Louisiana State University, USA) & Prof. Patrice Fontaine (EUROFIDAI - European Financial Data Institute & CNRS, France)

Main topics: How to Write and Publish a Research Paper in Financial Economics Hot Research Topics in General Financial Markets & International Finance

Chair/Moderator: Dr. Viet Anh Dang, Manchester Business School, UKPage 1 of 1