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Lecture Materials
► FIN 311 (Spring 2008)

    
S. Ghon Rhee, Ph.D.

on Leave from

K. J. Luke Distinguished Professor of Finance
Executive Director of Asia-Pacific Financial Markets Research Center Managing Editor of the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal
Shidler College of Business, University of Hawai’i
E-Mail: rheesg@hawaii.edu
Web Site: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rheesg
 

  Dr. Rhee received his BA from Seoul National University Law School, MBA from Rutgers University, and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He is the dean of the SKKU Business School in Seoul, Korea while he is on leave from Shidler College of Business, University of Hawai’i. While he is on leave, he is holding the K. J. Luke Distinguished Professor of Finance and serves as Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Financial Markets (FIMA) Research Center at the University of Hawai’i. The overall objective of the FIMA Research Center is to spearhead both academic and policy research on financial markets in the Asia-Pacific region, integrating academic and practitioner viewpoints. The FIMA Research Center is globally recognized as a leading research institute in the area of Asian financial markets and banking systems and it is the home of the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, a premier academic journal focusing on Asia-Pacific capital markets and financial systems. Dr. Rhee is managing editor of the Journal.

  He is a member of the U.S. National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation. He served as the chairman of the Asian Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee (ASFRC) in 2004-2007. The ASFRC is a part of the Global Shadow Financial Regulatory Committees which include the committees of United States, Europe, Japan, Latin America, and Asia. The ASFRC is charged to identify and analyze developing trends and ongoing events in Asia that may affect the efficiency and safe operation of financial markets and the financial services industry; to explore the spectrum of short- and long-term implications of emerging problems and policy changes; to help develop private, regulatory and legislative responses to problems that hinder efficiency; and to assess and respond to proposed and actual public policy initiatives with respect to the impact on the public interest.

  He was Resident Scholar (1997-1999) of the Asian Development Bank. As Resident Scholar of the Bank, he spearheaded research programs on Asian financial crisis, mortgage-backed securities markets, and government bond markets. He was also involved with financial sector reform programs for Thailand, Indonesia, and Korea as part of the International Monetary Fund’s support packages. He was a key member of the Bank team which created a regional economic monitoring program and this program eventually led to the creation of the Office of Economic Integration. He was a Professor of Finance and Director of the Sandra Ann Morsilli Pacific-Basin Capital Markets Research Center of the University of Rhode Island. He also taught at University of Pittsburgh as an assistant professor of finance. He did teaching at Carnegie-Mellon University, Ohio State University, University of Zagreb, Hanoi School of Business, Renmin University of China. He also served as a visiting research professor at the Hitotsubashi University (Japan) and was the Tun Ismail Mohamed Ali Distinguished Chair in Investment and Finance of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia). He was a distinguished visiting research professor for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in October-November 2007 and Monash University in April 2008. He also served in the same capacity for the National University of Malaysia in June 2008.

  He serves as Managing Editor of Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. His research has been published or forthcoming in numerous academic journals, including: Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Financial Services Research, Journal of International Business Studies, Decision Sciences, Financial Management, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, etc. He has published over 80 academic papers and edited or authored 18 books on Asian financial markets.

  He is a board member of the Asian Finance Association, an association of academic researchers with research interests in Asian finance. He was the founding president of the Pacific-Basin Financial Management Society, an academic association created to promote academic research on the region’s financial and capital markets. He also served as a board member of the U.S. Financial Management Association. He served as Program Chair of the Annual Pacific-Basin Finance Conferences, 1989-1997.

  Dr. Rhee is a founding member and board member of the Ohana Pacific Bank, which is a state-chartered bank and serves ethnic minority business communities (Korean, Chinese, Philippine, Viet Nam, and Indonesian) in Hawaii. The Bank has been in business since June 2006. He consulted for a number of international institutions such as Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank Institute, International Chamber of Commerce, International Monetary Fund, Mexican Ministry of Finance and Public Credits, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, United Nations Industrial Organization, U.S. Agency for International Development, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Jakarta Stock Exchange and a number of financial institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region. He received the 2001 Archimedes Award from University of Catania (Sicily) and Erasmus University (Netherlands) for his contribution to academic research on Asian capital markets.