Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (PBFJ) Special Issue Conference
Conference
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Date
18 - 19 May 2023
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Organiser
School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Time
09:00 - 18:00
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Venue
M1603, 16/F, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Enquiry
Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (PBFJ) Special Issue Conference pbfj.conference@polyu.edu.hk
Conference Overview
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the landmark seminal paper “Returns to Buying Winners and Selling Losers: Implications for Stock Market Efficiency” by Prof. Sheridan Titman and Prof. Narasimhan Jegadeesh, the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (PBFJ) Special Issue Conference will be held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) on 18 and 19 May 2023.
Professors Titman and Jegadeesh will deliver a keynote speech that offers participants a retrospective look at their 1993 paper as well as new insights thereafter. Distinguished speakers from the Asia-Pacific and the US will be invited to present papers that focus on empirical asset pricing in their own countries/regions. Presented papers will be published in the PBFJ’s special issue after the conference.
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Narasimhan Jegadeesh, Dean's Distinguished Chair of Finance, Emory University
Prof. Sheridan Titman, Walter W. McAllister Centennial Chair in Financial Services, The University of Texas at Austin
Keynote title: Momentum: Evidence and Insights
Organising Committee
Prof. Sheridan Titman, The University of Texas at Austin
Prof. John Wei, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr Andy Chui, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
1. Conference Venue
The PBFJ Special Issue Conference will be held at the Senate Room (M1603) on 16F of Li Ka Shing Tower (Block M) in the middle of the PolyU campus. Please click the Campus Map for more information.
2. Getting to PolyU
MTR
Get off at Hung Hom station on the East Rail Line or West Rail Line, and take the footbridge at Exit A1 to PolyU main campus.
Buses
For public buses, get off at the "Cross Harbour Tunnel Toll Plaza" stop (entrance/exit of the Tunnel on the Kowloon side).
Taxis
Drop-off at the entrance on Cheong Wan Road.
Three types of taxis are operating in Hong Kong: Urban red taxi, New Territories green taxi, and Lantau Island blue taxi. All three types of taxis serve Hong Kong International Airport, but ONLY Urban red taxis go to PolyU. First 2 kilometres or any part thereof of hiring a red taxi costs HK$27. For details, please read Taxi Fare. Additional charges occur for large baggage. The toll and return toll are both payable by a passenger for cross-harbour hiring.
3. Weather
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