Staff profile
Dr Hsin-I Daisy Chou
Lecturer
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
La Trobe Business SchoolDepartment of Finance
Donald Whitehead Building, Melbourne (Bundoora)
- T: +61 3 9479 3079
- F: +61 3 9479 1654
- E: h.chou@latrobe.edu.au
Qualifications
BBA, MBA, Ph.D (Queen's University of Belfast, UK)
Area of study
Finance
Brief Profile
Daisy Chou joined the Department of Economics and Finance, La Trobe University in February 2008. She gained a MBA in finance from Ming Chuan University (Taiwan) in 2001, and completed her PhD at Queen’s University Belfast in July 2008. Daisy’s research interests are in Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance and Financial Market. Her current research focuses on corporate governance mechanisms on Asian markets, and capital structure and merger and acquisition activities on American economy.
Research interests
Corporate finance and governance
- Please contact me to discuss a topic.Financial markets microstructure and information
- Please contact me to discuss a topic.Teaching Units
- Corporate Finance (FIN3CFI)
- Financial Management (FIN5FMA)
Recent Publications
Li, H., Henry, D., Chou, H. I. (2011), Stock Market Mispricing, Executive Compensation and Corporate Investment: Evidence from Australia. Journal of Behavioral Finance, 12(3), pp.131-140.
Chou, H. I., Li, H., Yin, X., (2010). "The Effects of Financial Distress and Capital Structure on the Work Effort of Outside Directors." Journal of Empirical Finance, 17 (3), pp. 300-312.
Research projects
Chou, H. I., Hamill, P. A., What Influences Independent Director Appointments When Ownership is Concentrated? Currently Revised and Resubmit
Chou, H. I., Tian, Y., Yin, X., Takeover Rumors: Returns and Pricing of the Rumored Targets. Currently under review
Chou, H. I., Chung, H. M., Yin, X., Director’s meeting attendance behaviour and company performance.


