Business School

Dr Eric Tan

Senior Lecturer in Finance
School of Business
+61 7 344 32007
Room 336, Colin Clark Building, St. Lucia Campus
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Researcher biography

Eric is a senior lecturer in finance at the UQ Business School. He holds a PhD in finance from University of New South Wales and Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours) from Monash University. Eric is currently the postgraduate coordinator for the finance PhD program and being a member for Low and Negligible Risk (LNR) Ethics Review Panel.

Eric's research interests lie in the areas of investments and fund managements, with a particular focus on institutional investors such as mutual funds and hedge funds. In recent years, he has also developed research interests in the area of corporate finance with emphasis on the role of media coverage and political connection. His research papers have been presented in both domestic and international finance conferences such as the American Finance Association (AFA) and European Finance Association (EFA). He has also been the recipient of numerous AFAANZ, industry, and internal research grants. His research has won the "Best Paper Award" at UWA Accounting and Finance Research Forum (2018), FIRN Annual Conference (2017), and New Zealand Finance Colloquium (2016).

Eric's research has been published in internationally peer-reviewed finance journals such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, European Journal of Operational Research, and Journal of Portfolio Management. He regularly referees manuscripts submitted to leading academic and practitioner journals such as The Review of Financial Studies, The British Accounting Review, Financial Analysts Journal, and others.

Publications

Journal Articles (14)
Working Paper (1)

Journal Articles

Haq, Mamiza, Ongena, Steven, Pu, Juying and Tan, Eric K. M. (2024). Do banks engage in earnings management? The role of dividends and institutional factors. Journal of Banking and Finance, 168 107287, 107287. doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2024.107287
Tang, Lu, Tan, Eric K.M. and Low, Rand (2024). Complements or substitutes? The effect of ETFs on other managed funds. International Review of Financial Analysis, 95 103414, 103414. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103414
Hoang, Lai T., Tan, Eric K.M. and Yang, Joey W. (2024). The investment behavior of China-connected mutual funds in the pandemic: Information advantage through operational link. International Review of Financial Analysis, 95 103309, 103309. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103309
Huang, Jiexiang, Roberts, Helen and Tan, Eric K.M. (2024). Media uncertainty and risk-taking. International Review of Financial Analysis, 91 102930, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102930
Biswas, Pallab Kumar, Ranasinghe, Dinithi and Tan, Eric K. M. (2023). Impact of product market competition on real activity manipulation: moderating role of managerial ability. Accounting and Finance, 63 (1), 247-275. doi: 10.1111/acfi.13040
Nguyen, Quyen, Diaz-Rainey, Ivan, Kuruppuarachchi, Duminda, McCarten, Matthew and Tan, Eric K.M. (2023). Climate transition risk in U.S. loan portfolios: are all banks the same?. International Review of Financial Analysis, 85 102401, 1-39. doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102401
He, ZhengAi and Tan, Eric K. M. (2022). Shared experience in top management team and mutual fund performance. The Journal of Portfolio Management, 48 (7), jpm.2022.1.360-58. doi: 10.3905/jpm.2022.1.360
McCarten, Matthew, Diaz‐Rainey, Ivan, Roberts, Helen and Tan, Eric K. M. (2022). Political connections, tacit power and corporate misconduct. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 49 (9-10), 1530-1552. doi: 10.1111/jbfa.12603
Huang, Jiexiang, Roberts, Helen and Tan, Eric K. M. (2020). The media and CEO dominance. International Review of Finance, 22 (1), 5-35. doi: 10.1111/irfi.12338
Yue, Tian, Zhang, Jin E. and Tan, Eric K.M. (2020). The Chinese equity index options market. Emerging Markets Review, 45 100742, 100742. doi: 10.1016/j.ememar.2020.100742
Galagedera, Don U. A., Fukuyama, Hirofumi, Watson, John and Tan, Eric K. M. (2020). Do mutual fund managers earn their fees? New measures for performance appraisal. European Journal of Operational Research, 287 (2), 653-667. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.04.009
Faff, Robert W., Parwada, Jerry T. and Tan, Eric K.M. (2019). Did connected hedge funds benefit from bank bailouts during the financial crisis?. Journal of Banking and Finance, 107 105605, 105605. doi: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2019.08.003
Oh, Natalie Y., Parwada, Jerry T. and Tan, Eric K. M. (2017). Should indirect brokerage fees be capped? Lessons from mutual fund marketing and distribution expense. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 52 (2), 781-809. doi: 10.1017/S0022109017000060
Tan, Eric K. M. and Sen, Anindya (2017). Does educational diversity of managers matter for the performance of team-managed funds?. Accounting and Finance, 59 (S1), 801-830. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12265

Working Paper

Harvey, Campbell R., Liu, Yan, Tan, Eric K. M. and Zhu, Min (2020). Crowding: evidence from fund managerial structure. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3554636