Academics

Miranda S Lam

Professional Details

Spring Courses

Professional Biography

Ph. D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. May 1996. Major: Finance. Minor: Statistics. MBA, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. March 1988. Major: Finance. BBA, with Distinction, School of Travel Industry Management, University of Hawaii, at Manoa. December 1985. Major: Hotel and Restaurant Management. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), awarded in May 2002

Professional Interests

Primary Area of Specialization: * Mutual funds and personal financial planning * International portfolio management and asset allocation * International corporate finance Pedagogical Expertise: * Corporate Finance * Investments * Financial modeling and computer assisted decision-making * Financial Institutions and Markets * Entrepreneurial Finance

Responsibilities

FIN 322, Financial Management FIN 323A, Financial Institutions Management FIN 423A, Entrepreneurial Finance FIN 409, Intermediate Financial Management FIN 710, Applications in Financial Management

Selected Publications

"Statistical Inference of Risk Adjusted Performance Measure," Frontiers in Finance and Economics, forthcoming.

"Earnings Management and Executive Turnover in Japan" with Susan Machuga, Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, 5/3, September 2002, pages 343-371.

"The Value of Mutual Fund Rankings to the Individual Investor," Journal of Business and Economics Studies, 8/2, Fall 2002, pages 48-72.

"A Sensible Mutual Fund Selection Model," with Hakan Saraoglu, Financial Analyst's Journal, May/June 2002. Pages 60-72.

"Finance Courses on the Internet," Financial Practice and Education, 10(1), Spring-Summer 2000, pages 195-204.

"The Performance of Global Bond Mutual Funds," Journal of Banking and Finance, 23/8, July 1999, pages 1195-1217.

"The Performance of Actively Managed International Funds," with James Wiggins, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, May 1997, pages 291-313.

Selected Presentations

"Socially Responsible Mutual Funds and Portfolio Diversification" presented at the October 2006 Northeast Business and Economic Association Meeting in Long Island, NY.

"Statistical Inference of Risk Adjusted Performance Measure" presented at the January 2006 ASSA Meeting in Boston, MA.

"Using Fixed Scheduled Investments as a Portfolio Rebalance Tool" presented at the 2004 Northeast Business and Economic Association Meeting in New York, NY.

"Course websites: perspectives from Business School Students" with Isik Soel and Claudia Krocher presented at the 2003 Northeast Business and Economic Association Meeting in Parsipany, NJ.

"What Roles Do International Funds Play in Your Mutual Fund Portfolio?" presented at the 2001 Academy of Financial Services Meeting in Toronto, ON.

"Negative Cash Flow Firms: Value or Growth?" presented at the 2001 Academy of Financial Services Meeting in Toronto, ON.

"Earnings Management and Executive Turnover in Japan," presented at the 2000 Multinational Finance Society Conference in Philadelphia, PA.

"A Sensible Mutual Fund Selection Model" at the 1999 Financial Management Association Meeting, Orlando, FL.

"With Honors and Scores, Will They Be Future Winners," presented at the 1999 Eastern Finance Association Meeting, Miami Beach, FL.

"The Performance of International Bond Mutual Funds," presented at the 1997 Financial Management Association Meeting, Honolulu, HI.

"A First Look at International Bond Mutual Funds," presented at the 1997 Midwest Finance Association Meeting, Kansas City, KS.

"The Efficiency of International Mutual Funds: An Empirical Investigation," presented at the Financial Management Association Doctoral Student Seminar, St. Louis, MO., October 1994.

Personal Interests

Reading, Classical Music, Parenting, Cooking, Hiking, Contra Dancing