Professor in Accounting and Finance

Christopher Gan

Professor in Accounting and Finance

Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce

Department of Financial and Business Systems

Telephone: +64 3 423 0227

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• Professional
• Research Expertise
• Research Outputs
• Supervision
• Teaching

Professional

Qualifications

BA (NCarolina) MS (Indiana State) PhD (Louisiana State)

Background

Professional Memberships
• Gamma Sigma Delta, Honour Society of Agriculture Economics
• Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Honour Society in Economics
• Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges
Editorial Board Member
• Chief Editor, Review of Applied Economics (RAE)
• Regional Editor, American Journal of Applied Sciences
• Associate Editor, International Economic Finance Journal
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Education Economics and Development
• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Happiness and Development
• Board Advisor, Single Global Currency Association, • Newcastle, Maine, USA
Awards
• Lincoln University Excellence in Teaching Award (Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision) (2014)
• Lincoln University Students' Association Green Awards for Teaching and Support Excellence (Supreme Green, Top Award) (2013.)
• Lincoln University Excellence in Teaching Award (2008)
• Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award (2003)
• Lincoln University Excellence in Teaching Award (Category: Sustained Excellence) (2002)
• Lincoln University Special Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching (1997)
• Louisiana State University Outstanding International Alumnus (1999).

Expertise

Commercial banking, micro-finance, rural finance, development economics, financial economics, and Asian economy

Publications

Book Chapters
Chen, Dawei, Christopher Gan and Baiding Hu, “An Empirical Study on Mutual Funds Performance Persistence in China,” In Mohamed El HediArouri, SabriBoubaker and Duc Khuong Nguyen (Eds.), Emerging Markets and the Global Economy: A Handbook, Elsevier Academic Press, San Diego, CA, Chapter 13, 2014, pp. 309-326.
Sriwaranun, Yaowarat, Christopher Gan, Minsoo Lee, David A. Cohen, “ Consumer Purchasing Behaviour towards Organic Products in Thailand,” in Bryan Christiansen, SalihYıldız and EmelYıldız edition, Transcultural Marketing for Incremental and Radical Innovation, IGI Global, Chapter 21, November, 2013, pp. 411-433. Available @
Aditto, Satit, Christopher Gan and Gilbert Nartea, "Sources of Risk and Risk Management Strategies: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in a Developing Economy (Chapter 20)" in NerijaBanaitiene (ed) Risk Management - Current Issues and Challenges, Publisher: InTech, September 2012, pp. 449-473 (
Gan, Christopher, Shi Zhao Wang and Zhaohua Li. "Large Decline in Output Volatility: Evidence from China (Chapter 5)," in YasuoNishiyama (ed.) Monetary Ploicy: Roles, Forecasting and Effects, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., California, US, 2012, pp. 139-160.
Sun, Shuzhang, Christopher Gan and Baiding Hu, "The Role of Short-Term Interest Rates in China's Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism," in YasuoNishiyama (ed.) Interest Rates: Term Structure Models, Monetary Policy, and Prediction, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., California, US, 2012, pp. 87- 126.
Journal Articles
Phan, Dinh Khoi, Christopher Gan, Gilbert V. Nartea and David A. Cohen, “The Impact of Microcredit on Rural Households in the Mekong River Delta of Vietnam, “ Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Vol. 19, No. 4, 2014, pp. 558-578, available @
Aditto, Satit, Christopher Gan and Gilbert Nartea,” Economic Risk Analysis of Alternative Farming Systems for Smallholder Farmers in Central and North-East Thailand,” International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 41 No. 4, 2014, pp. 294-320, available DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-11-2012-0223.
Clemes, M.D., Xin Shu, Christopher Gan, (2014) "Mobile Communications: A Comprehensive Hierarchical Modelling Approach", Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, Vol. 26 Iss: 1, pp.114 – 146, DOI: 10.1108/APJML-04-2013-0040
Gan, Christopher, Yuan Zhang, Zhaohua Li and David A. Cohen, "The Evolution of China's Banking System: Bank Loan Announcements 1996-2009", Accounting and Finance, (available @ forthcoming 2013).
Gan, Christopher, Zhaohua Li, Weizhuo Wang, Betty Kao, "Credit Scoring in Mortgage Lending: Evidence from China", International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Vol. 5 Iss: 4, 2012, pp. 334-350 (
Yu, Hao, Gilbert V. Nartea, Christopher Gan, Lee J. Yao, "Predictive Ability and Profitability of Simple Technical Trading Rules: Recent Evidence from Southeast Asian Stock Markets", International Review of Economics and Finance, No. 25, 2013, pp. 356-371 (
Sun, Shuzhang, Christopher Gan and Baiding Hu, "Evaluating McCallum rule as a policy guideline for China," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Vol. 17, No. 3, August 2012, pp. 527-545.
Zhang, Yuan, Christopher Gan and Zhaohua Li, "Effects of Borrowers' Quality on the Size of Market Response to Bank Loan Announcements in China," Management Research Review 35 (5), 2012, pp. 379-404
Li, Xia, Christopher Gan and Baiding Hu, “Accessibility to Microcredit by Chinese Rural Households,” Journal of Asian Economics, 22, 2011, pp. 235–246.
Li, Xia, Christopher Gan and Baiding Hu, "The Impact of Microcredit on Women's Empowerment: Evidence from China," Journal of Chinese Economic & Business Studies, Volume 9, No 3, 2011, pp. 239-261.
Li, Xia, Christopher Gan and Baiding Hu, “The Welfare Impact of Microcredit on Rural Households in China,” Journal of Socio-Economics, No 40, 2011, pp. 404–411.
Karim, Shahnawaz, Minsoo Lee and Christopher Gan, "Price Effects of Monetary Policy: The Case of a Small Open Economy of New Zealand," Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 41 No.3, December 2011, pp. 253-271.
Chen, Carol Qing, Christopher Gan and Li Zhaohua, “An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Market Response to Bank Loan Announcements in Hong Kong Stock Market,” Journal of Bank Regulation, Vol. 12, Issue 3, June 2011, pp. 210-226.
Clemes, Michael D, Christopher Gan, and Dongmei Zhang, "Customer Switching Behaviour in the Chinese Retail Banking Industry,” International Journal of Bank Marketing, Vol. 28 Issue No. 7, 2010, pp.519 – 546.
Sun, Shuzhang, Christopher Gan and Baiding Hu, “Bank lending Channel in China’s Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism: A VECM Approach” Investment Management and Financial Innovation, Volume 7, Issue 2, 2010, pp. 59-71
Guozhao, Li, Christopher Gan and SirimonTreeponkaruna, "The Impact of Hedging Pressure on Implied Volatility in Financial Times and London Stock Exchange (FTSE) Market", International Journal of Business and Finance Research, Volume 3, No. 1, 2009, pp. 103-118.
Hue Hwa Au Yong, Gan, Christopher EC and SirimonTreeponkaruna, "Cointegration and Causality in the Asian and Emerging Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from the 1990s Financial Crisis". International Review of Financial Analysis, Vol. 13, No. 4, January 2004, pp. 479-515.
Chan Kam Fong, Christopher Gan and Patricia A. McGraw. "A Hedging Strategy for New Zealand s Exporters in Transaction Exposure to Currency Risk." Multinational Finance Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1 & 2, 2003, pp. 25-54.