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My research interests are in corporate governance and institutional investors. My PhD thesis title is "Corporate Governance Reform in Malaysia: Compliance, Institutional Investors and Firm Performance."

Submitted 19th July 2007

Viva 1st February 2008 (It was a long wait)

Below are links to my research work. Comments are welcome. I am hoping to publish at least two articles based on my thesis. I have included some interesting websites, especially for those whom are interested in similar studies.

PhD (submitted and completed)

Abstract

Publications (n=5, as at July 2010)

    • Abdul Wahab , E. A., How, J., & Verhoeven, P. (2007). The Impact of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance: Compliance, Institutional Investors and Stock Performance. Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, 3(2), 106-129.

    • Abdul Wahab , E. A., How, J., & Verhoeven, P. (2008). Corporate Governance and Institutional Investors: Evidence from Malaysia. Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance, 4(2), 67-90.

    • Abdul Wahab , E. A., & Abdul Rahman, R. (2009). Institutional Investors and Directors’ Remuneration: Do Political Connections Matter? In K. J. Mark Hirschey, Anil K. Makhija (Ed.), Advances in Financial Economics (Vol. 13, pp. 139-169).

    • ·Abdul Wahab , E. A., Mat Zain, M., James, K., & Haron, H. (2009). Institutional Investors, Political Connection and Audit Quality in Malaysia. Accounting Research Journal, 22(2), 167-195.

    • Zain, M. M., Effiezal Aswadi , A. W., & Foo, Y. B. (2010). Audit quality: do the audit committee and internal audit arrangements matters? Corporate Ownership and Control, Forthcoming.

Working Papers (Papers are available upon request)

*Copyrights of some published papers are held the publishers .Please do not keep copies of these files on any other computer system. You are welcome to post links.

  • "Institutional Investors, Corporate Governance and Firm Performance in Malaysia" Paper presented at 2nd Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics (JCAE) Symposium in Penang, Malaysia 2007. *Instrumental Variables tests (Partial R square, F-stats, Hansen-Sargan, Hausman tests

  • The Impact of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance: Compliance, Institutional Investors and Stock Performance ===> Click here for the abstract.

  • Political Connections, Corporate Governance and Audit Fees in Malaysia (Co-authors : Kieran James, Mazlina Mat Zain) Revised and Resubmit to International Journal of Auditing

  • Initial Audit Engagements in Malaysia : Price Differentiation and Subsequent Recovery ( Co-author: Mazlina Mat Zain)==> Abstract ==> Under review with Pacific Accounting Review

  • Political Connections: A Threat to Auditor Independence? (Co-authors: Rashidah Abdul Rahman, Mazlina Mat Zain) ==> Under review with The International Journal of Accounting

  • Political Connections, Corporate Governance and Earnings Predictability (Janice How, Peter Verhoeven and Effiezal Abdul Wahab) ==> click here Under review Journal of Banking and Finance

  • After Enron: Earnings Conservatism in Malaysia (co-author: Mazlina Mat Zain and Marziana Madah Marzuki) ==> Currently under review with Malaysian Accounting Review

The above papers (1st and 2nd) differ(slightly) in research questions, methodology and data used. For those who are interested in simultaneous equations/3SLS estimations, read the first paper.

Interesting websites (Don't worry, I received consent from them to post site. Yes, consent.)

Malaysian Websites (useful for researchers)

Journals

Working Papers Websites

A compilation of working paper websites : Download here!

PhD Survival Kit (suggestions are welcome)

Other Stuff (Free software, writing tips etc..)