Outputs (5)

Coronavirus lockdown and virus suppression: An international analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Hwang, T. (2021). Coronavirus lockdown and virus suppression: An international analysis. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 170, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120861

This paper analyses the effect of lockdown against the coronavirus which is one of the fastest growing threats in the world. We focus on three categories of lockdown and group four continents, Asia, America, Europe, and Africa together to assess the... Read More about Coronavirus lockdown and virus suppression: An international analysis.

Markowitz efficiency and size effect: evidence from the UK stock market (2013)
Journal Article
Hwang, T., Gao, S. S., & Owen, H. (2013). Markowitz efficiency and size effect: evidence from the UK stock market. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-013-0390-8

Academics and practitioners have frequently debated the relationship between market capitalization and expected return. We apply the Markowitz efficient frontier approach to develop a portfolio performance measure that compares the return of a portfo... Read More about Markowitz efficiency and size effect: evidence from the UK stock market.

A two-pass model study of the CAPM: evidence from the UK stock market. (2012)
Journal Article
Hwang, T., Gao, S. S., & Owen, H. (2012). A two-pass model study of the CAPM: evidence from the UK stock market. Studies in economics and finance, 29, 89-104. https://doi.org/10.1108/10867371211229118

Purpose – There has been considerable debate on the linear relationship between systematic risk and return. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether security return can be explained by systematic risk. Design/methodology/approach – Thi... Read More about A two-pass model study of the CAPM: evidence from the UK stock market..

An empirical study of cost efficiency in the Irish life insurance industry. (2005)
Journal Article
Hwang, T., & Gao, S. S. (2005). An empirical study of cost efficiency in the Irish life insurance industry. International journal of accounting, auditing and performance evaluation, 2, 264-280. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAAPE.2005.007675

Contemporary studies of cost efficiency in the insurance industry have predominantly focused on large economies. This paper investigates scale economies and cost efficiency in the Irish life insurance industry by using the translog cost function and... Read More about An empirical study of cost efficiency in the Irish life insurance industry..

The determinants of the demand for life insurance in an emerging economy – the case of China (2003)
Journal Article
Hwang, T., & Gao, S. S. (2003). The determinants of the demand for life insurance in an emerging economy – the case of China. Managerial Finance, 29(5/6), 82-96. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074350310768779

In the past two decades, many emerging economies have been witnessed the strong growth of their life insurance industry. While research in the demand for life insurance has attracted much attention since the 1960s, most studies have focused on cross-... Read More about The determinants of the demand for life insurance in an emerging economy – the case of China.