Areas of Specialization

I welcome inquiries from prospective postgraduate students. My own PhD research focuses on stock market efficiency, which covers: (1) measuring the degree of informational efficiency (relative market efficiency); (2) tracking the evolution of market efficiency over time (evolving/time-varying market efficiency); (3) exploring the determinants of informational efficiency. There are still many issues to be explored in these areas (both at the firm- and country-levels), and I am ready to supervise any interested students.

Apart from the above topics, my research interests also include stock liquidity, corporate ownership, stock volatility, institutional quality and financial liberalization.

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  • Chia Yee Ee (UM, Sep 2015−, In Progress)

    Chia Yee Ee (UM, Sep 2015−, In Progress)

    Stock Liquidity, Analyst Coverage and Firm Value

    Her thesis is supervised by Dr. Kian-Ping Lim (P) and Prof. Dr. Kim-Leng Goh.

Master and Bachelor Degrees

Master by Research

  • 2011−2014 Completed

    Thian Tze Chung

    ``Foreign Ownership and the Liquidity of Malaysian Stocks``, Master of Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Supervisors: Dr. Kian-Ping Lim* and Mr. Tai-Hu Ling)

  • 2011−2014 Completed

    Cheah Wai Loon

    ``Institutional Quality and Priviate Capital Flows``, Master of Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Supervisors: Dr. Kian-Ping Lim* and Mr. Tai-Hu Ling)

  • 2011−2012 Completed

    Chang Kwok Boon

    ``Foreign Ownership and the Informational Efficiency of Malaysian Stocks``, Master of Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Supervisors: Dr. Kian-Ping Lim* and Mr. Tai-Hu Ling)

(L to R) Thian, KP, Chang, Cheah & Ling
(L to R) Thian, KP, Chang, Cheah & Ling

Master by Coursework

  • 2015 Completed

    Cho Mah Vin

    ``Stock Preferences of Foreign Investors in Malaysian Public Listed Firms``, Master of Economics, Universiti Malaya (Supervisor: Dr. Kian-Ping Lim)

  • 2015 Completed

    Liew Ping Xin

    ``An Empirical Analysis of the Liquidity of the Malaysian Stock Market``, Master of Economics, Universiti Malaya (Supervisor: Dr. Kian-Ping Lim)

  • 2015 Completed

    Loh Mun Seong

    ``Malaysian Monetary Policy and Macroeconomic Dynamics``, Master of Economics, Universiti Malaya (Supervisors: Dr. Wee-Yeap Lau* and Dr. Kian-Ping Lim)

Bachelor Degree

  • 2004 Completed

    Methew Vun Kien Chung

    ``The Random Walk Behaviour of Malaysian Stock Market: Evidence from Individual Stocks``, Bachelor of Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Supervisor: Mr. Kian-Ping Lim)

  • 2004 Completed

    Phuan Sew Ming

    ``Financial Liberalization and Stock Markets Integration: Evidence from ASEAN-5``, Bachelor of Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Supervisors: Mr. Kian-Ping Lim and Mr. Hock-Ann Lee)

  • 2004 Completed

    Loi Fong Kian

    ``Testing Purchasing Power Parity Hypothesis in Middle Eastern Economies``, Bachelor of Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Supervisors: Mr. Kian-Ping Lim and Mr. Hock-Ann Lee)

Master of Finance

Readings

A PhD Thesis without Tears

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It's a PhD, not a Nobel Prize

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Being a good course‐taker is not enough

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Examiner comment on the literature review in Ph.D. theses

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