Second Meeting on MEAFA, 29-30 Jan 2009

Announcements

• 16 Jan 2009: There has been a change in the program. Prof David Peel from Lancaster University has cancelled his visit due to personal circumstances. However, we are pleased to announce that Prof Paul Dunmore from Massey University has agreed to take his place and present a paper on the Time-Series Properties of Financial Directions and Ratios. We thank Prof Dunmore for being so responsive in such a short notice.
• 22 Jan 2009: You can now download the papers that will be presented by the four international keynote speakers. Please do NOT cite without written permission from MEAFA. The rest of the papers will be uploaded shortly.
• 27 Jan 2009: You can now download most papers and the rest will be handed out at the workshop.

Description

This is a free, fully-sponsored workshop that aims to bring together a multi-disciplinary audience for discussing methodological advances in applied financial analysis. The workshop will be set in a relaxed environment and it is designed to maximise the level of interaction amongst participants. Presenters include MEAFA members from the University of Sydney and four international keynote speakers.

International Keynote Speakers

• Prof Stephen Penman, Columbia University, US
• Prof Paul Dunmore, Massey University, NZ
• Prof Mark Tippett, Loughborough University, UK
• Prof Stuart McLeay, The University of Wales Bangor, UK

Other International Visitors

• Prof Michael Bradbury, Massey University, NZ

Venue

The meeting will take place at Darlington Centre, City Road, The University of Sydney. Note that there is limited pay-and-display parking space.

MEAFA acknowledges the financial support from the following funding schemes:

• Research Group Support, Faculty of Economics and Business
• International Program Development Fund (IPDF), the University of Sydney

Programme

Do not cite without written permission from MEAFA.

Do not cite without written permission from MEAFA.