Dr Rui Ma
Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Finance
La Trobe Business School
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Email: M.Ma@latrobe.edu.au
Work: +61 3 9479 5539
Web: scholars.latrobe.edu.au/mrma
SSRN: ssrn.com/author=2097479
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Research Interests:
Market Liquidity, Market Microstructure, Climate Risk, Return Predictability, Empirical Asset Pricing, Investor Behavior
Publications:
Ma, R., Marshall, B. R., Nguyen, H., Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2024). Insider trading and climate disasters. Global Finance Journal, 62, 101024. (ABDC A)
Ma, R., Marshall, B. R., Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2024). Estimating long-term expected returns. Financial Analysts Journal, 80(4), 134-154. (ABDC A)
Ma, R., Marshall, B. R., Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2024). New Zealand long-term equity returns and their determinants. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 85, 102363. (ABDC A)
Hegde, P., Liao, S., Ma, R., and Nguyen, N. (2023). CEO marital status and insider trading. British Journal of Management, 34 (4), 1974-1991. (ABDC A; ABS 4)
Ma, R., Marshall, B. R., Nguyen, H., Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2022). Climate events and return comovement. Journal of Financial Markets, 61, 100731. (ABDC A*)
Ma, R., Marshall, B. R., Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2022). Does bitcoin liquidity resemble the liquidity of other financial assets? Australian Journal of Management, 47(4), 729-748. (ABDC A)
Ma, R., Anderson, H. D., and Marshall, B. R. (2019). Risk perceptions and international stock market liquidity. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 62, 94-116. (ABDC A)
Ma, R., Anderson, H. D., and Marshall, B. R. (2018). Market volatility, liquidity shocks, and stock returns: Worldwide evidence. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 49, 164-199. (ABDC A)
Ma, R., Anderson, H. D., and Marshall, B. R. (2018). Stock market liquidity and trading activity: Is China different? International Review of Financial Analysis, 56, 32-51. (ABDC A)
Ma, R., Anderson, H. D., and Marshall, B. R. (2016). International stock market liquidity: A review. Managerial Finance, 42(2), 118-135. (ABDC B)
Conference Papers (Including Papers Presented by Coauthors):
Ma, R., Marshall, B.R., Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2025). What Influences New Zealand Stock Returns? New Zealand Finance Colloquium, Dunedin, February 2025.
Atawnah, N., Balachandran, B., Ma, R., and Mishra, S. (2024). Let the Performance-Related Keywords in 10-K Reports Roll for Stock Liquidity. Behavioural Finance Working Group Annual Conference, London, June 2024.
Ma, R., Marshall, B., Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2024). Estimating Long-Term Expected Returns. New Zealand Finance Colloquium, Auckland, February 2024.
Ma, R., Marshall, B., Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2024). New Zealand Equity Returns 1867-2022. New Zealand Finance Colloquium, Auckland, February 2024.
Ma, R., Marshall, B., Nguyen, H, Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2022). Climate Disasters and Insider Trading. Australian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, December 2022.
Ma, R., Marshall, B., Nguyen, H, Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2022). Climate Disasters and Insider Trading. FMA Asia Pacific Conference, Melbourne, December 2022.
Ma, R., Marshall, B., Nguyen, H, Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2022). Climate Disasters and Insider Trading. Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference, Melbourne, April 2022.
Musleh, L., Ma, R., Yin, X., and Zhao, J. (2022). Options Trading Activity and Corporate Social Responsibility. Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference, Melbourne, April 2022.
Atawnah, N., Balachandran, B., Ma, R., and Mishra, S. (2021). Does Innovative Corporate Culture Matter? Evidence from Stock Market Liquidity. Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference, Melbourne, April 2021.
Ma, R., Marshall, B., Nguyen, H, Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2020). Do Climate Events Cause Return Comovement? Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, December 2020.
Ma, R., Marshall, B., Nguyen, H, Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2020). Climate Disasters and Return Comovement. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference, Melbourne, July 2020.
Ma, R., Marshall, B., Nguyen, H, Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2020). Climate Disasters and Insider Trading. New Zealand Finance Colloquium, Auckland, February 2020.
Ma, R., Marshall, B., Nguyen, H, Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2020) Climate Disasters and Return Comovement. New Zealand Finance Colloquium, Auckland, February 2020.
Ma, R., Marshall, B.R., Nguyen, H, Nguyen, N., and Visaltanachoti, N. (2019). Climate Disasters and Insider Trading. Wellington Finance Summit, Wellington, December 2019.
Ma, R., Anderson, H., and Marshall, B. (2018). Market Volatility, Liquidity Shocks, and Stock Returns: Worldwide Evidence. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference, Auckland, July 2018.
Ma, R., Anderson, H., and Marshall, B. (2018). Market Volatility, Liquidity Shocks, and Stock Returns: Worldwide Evidence. Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference, Melbourne, April 2018.
Ma, R., Anderson, H., and Marshall, B. (2018). Market Volatility, Liquidity Shocks, and Stock Returns: Worldwide Evidence. New Zealand Finance Colloquium, Palmerston North, February 2018.
Ma, R., Anderson, H., and Marshall, B. (2017). Stock Market Liquidity and Trading Activity: Is China Different? Auckland Finance Meeting, Queenstown, December 2017.
Ma, R., Anderson, H., and Marshall, B. (2017). Stock Market Liquidity and Trading Activity in China. Behavioural Finance and Capital Markets Conference, Melbourne, September 2017.
Ma, R., Anderson, H., and Marshall, B. (2017). Stock Market Liquidity and Trading Activity in China. China Accounting and Finance Conference, Beijing, June 2017.
Ma, R., Anderson, H., and Marshall, B. (2016). Risk Perceptions and International Stock Market Liquidity. Australasian Finance & Banking Conference, Sydney, December 2016.
Ma, R., Anderson, H., and Marshall, B. (2016). Risk Perceptions and International Stock Market Liquidity. SIRCA Young Researcher Workshop, Sydney, November 2016.
Research Seminar Presentations:
La Trobe University (March 2023)
La Trobe University (August 2020)
La Trobe University (May 2019)
Massey University (November 2017)
Massey University (March 2017)
Massey University (May 2016)
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