Konan Chan

Associate Professor of Finance
Department of Finance
National Taiwan University
kchan@management.ntu.edu.tw
Room 714, Management Hall II
Dept. of Finance, National Taiwan University
Tel: 886-2-33661093
Fax: 886-2-23660764

AREAS OF INTEREST

Research: Corporate Finance, Earnings Management, Investment
Teaching: Corporate Finance (Undergraduate, MBA), Investments (Undergraduate, PhD)

EDUCATION

1995 - 1999

Ph.D., Finance , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

1992 - 1994

M.S., Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

1985 - 1989

B.S., Management Science (graduated with cum laude) National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

EXPERIENCE

2004 - present

Associate Professor of Finance, Department of Finance, National Taiwan University

2000 - 2004

Assistant Professor of Finance, Department of Finance, National Taiwan University

1999 - 2000

Assistant Professor of Finance, Weatherhead School of Mangement, Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)

1997 - 1998

Teaching Assistant, Department of Finance, University of Illinois
Taught undergraduate corporate finance, received ratings of 4.9, 4.8, and 4.8 on a 5.0 scale in three sections (all in top 10% of campus-wide TAs), and awarded two teaching awards for teaching excellence

1995 - 1998

Research Assistant, Department of Finance, University of Illinois

1994 - 1995

Assistant Manager, Underwriting Department, Yuanta Securities Co., Taiwan

1991 - 1992

Research Assistant, Department of Management Science & Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

1989 - 1991

Second Lieutenant, Army Infantry Command, Taiwan

PUBLICATIONS

WORK IN PROGRESS

  • The Process from IPOs to SEOs
  • The Long-run Performance of Carveouts
  • Accrual effect in stock returns: International evidence
  • Earnings management and stock repurchases
  • Repurchases and SEOs/Repurchases and M&A
  • M&A and earnings management/M&A and turnover

HONORS and AWARDS

2004

Best paper award, Securities and Futures Institute, Taiwan (第四屆證券暨期貨金椽獎優等獎(首獎))

2004

Research award, College of Management, National Taiwan University

2003

Best paper award, Contemporary Issues on Finance Conference, Taichung, Taiwan

2002

Best paper award, 2002 NTU international Conference on Finance, Taipei, Taiwan

2001

Research award, 10th Conference on the Theories and Practices of Securities and Financial Markets, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

1998 - 99

Irwin Fellowship, College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Illinois

1999

Paul M. Van Arsdell Senior Award in Finance, University of Illinois

1998

Top Teaching Assistant Award in Finance, elected by undergraduate students in the College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Illinois

1998

Santow Award for Teaching Excellence, Finance Department, University of Illinois

1998

Named as an Outstanding Instructor (top 10% across campus), University of Illinois

1997 - 99

Graduate Program Enhancement Award, Finance Department, University of Illinois

1985 - 89

Book Coupon Awards (award to top 5% students in each class) and other Fellowships, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

1985 - 89

Fellowship, Hu-Nan Association, Taiwan

ACADEMIC SERVICE

1999 - 2000

Recruiting, Department of Banking and Finance, Case Western Reserve University

1997 - 99

Graduate Standards Committee, Finanice Department, University of Illinois
Recruited PhD and Master students

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

  • Chartered Futures Associate Professional, Taiwan, 1995
  • Chartered Securities Associate Professional, Taiwan, 1995
  • Certificate of Professional Underwriting Program, Taiwan, 1995