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Dr Mia Pham PhD. Finance

Senior Lecturer in Finance

Doctoral Supervisor
School of Economics and Finance

Dr. Mia Pham joined Massey Business School in 2020 as a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor). Prior to joining Massey, Mia was previously affiliated with the University of Otago, Monash University, Saint Mary's University, National Economics University, and a local investment bank in Vietnam. She received a Ph.D. in Finance from Monash University, Australia, and was awarded the Monash Postgraduate Publication Award for research excellence.

Her research interests are corporate governance, financial accounting, corporate finance, and capital markets, with recent work focusing on executives' characteristics and corporate behavior, culture and finance, climate change and capital markets, credit risk, corporate disclosure, and financial accounting. Mia has published in internationally respected journals such as The Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Markets, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, The European Accounting Review, and Journal of Business Ethics (Financial Times Top 50 Journals or A* Journals according to ABDC Journal Rank). Mia has won several Best Paper Awards (such as CFA Institute ARX Best Paper Awards at New Zealand Finance Colloquiums in 2022 and 2023) and competitive research grants (such as AFAANZ Research Grants, Strategic Research Excellence Funds, Massey University REaDI Funds, or MURF Grants). Mia is the winner of the Top Research Output Awards (School of Economics and Finance) in 2021 and 2023, Massey Business School Star Award- Excellence in Research Impact in 2022, and MSA Charitable Trust MBS Research Excellence Award in 2023.

Mia is a passionate and engaged educator and has taught a wide range of finance and accounting units in both postgraduate and undergraduate programs. Her teaching quality has been demonstrated by consistently high evaluation scores (generally, 100% of students are satisfied with teaching quality). She is the winner of the 2023 Massey Business School’s Special Achievement in Teaching Award.

Mia is the Director of the Master of Finance (M.FIN) Program (Auckland campus). She serves as the Associate Editor/ Guest Editor of several journals. She has reviewed manuscripts for a number of journals and conferences, such as Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Economic Behavior and OrganizationJournal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, and MoneyInternational Business ReviewInternational Review of Financial AnalysisSmall Business Economics, American Business ReviewEFA Annual MeetingsFMA Annual Conferences, among others.

Dr. Mia Pham joined Massey in 2020 as a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor). Mia was previously affiliated with the University of Otago, Monash University, and Saint Mary's University. Her research interests are corporate governance, corporate finance, and capital markets, with recent works focusing on executives' attributes and corporate outcomes, culture and accounting/finance, climate change and capital markets, corporate disclosure, and financial accounting. Mia has published in internationally respected journals such as The Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Markets, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, The European Accounting Review, and Journal of Business Ethics.

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Professional

Qualifications

  • PhD. Finance - Monash University (2019)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Supervisor, Massey University

Prizes and Awards

  • 2023 MBS Special Achievement in Teaching Award - Massey Business School (2023)
  • Massey University Academic Board's Commendation for Excellence in Research and Teaching - Chair of Academic Board, Massey University (2023)
  • CFA Institute Asia-Pacific Research Exchange (ARX) Best Paper Award (2023) (join with co-authors) - The 27th New Zealand Finance Colloquium (2023) (2023)
  • MSA Charitable Trust MBS Research Excellence Award - Massey University (2023)
  • Faculty Grant, Advanced Risk and Portfolio Management Bootcamp - Global Association of Risk Professionals and New York University. (2023)
  • Strategic Research Excellence Fund (SREF) - Massey University (2023)
  • CFA Institute ARX Best Paper Award (2022) (join with co-authors) - The 26th New Zealand Finance Colloquium (2022)
  • Massey Business School Star Award- Excellence in Research Impact - Massey University (2022)
  • New Zealand Universities Business Research Translation Award, Second Place - New Zealand Universities (2022)
  • MBS Star Award- High Performance Research Group (Highly Commended) 2022 - Massey Business School, Massey University (2022)
  • Top Research Output Award- Overall, 2021, School of Economics and Finance - Massey University (2022)
  • Top Research Output Award- Emerging Researcher, 2021, School of Economics and Finance - Massey University (2022)
  • Semi-finalist for Best Paper Award, the 2019 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting. - FMA Annual Conference, USA (2019)
  • Postgraduate Publication Award - Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University, Australia (2019)
  • Nominated for the Mollie Holman Medal for Thesis Excellence, Monash University, Australia. - Monash University (2019)
  • International Merit Scholarship for Academic Excellence - Monash University, Australia (2015)
  • Dean’s Honours List - Monash University, Australia (2015)
  • First Prize, Bob Shaw MBA Case Competition Awards - Saint Mary’s University, Canada (2013)
  • Graduate Awards for Excellent Academic Achievements - Saint Mary’s University, Canada (2012)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

  • Corporate Finance
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Culture and Finance
  • Financial Accounting

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Banking, Finance and Investment (150200): Business and Management (150300): Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services (150000): Corporate Governance and Stakeholder Engagement (150303): Finance (150201): Financial Institutions (incl. Banking) (150203): Investment and Risk Management (150205): Organisational Behaviour (150311)

Keywords

  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Capital Markets
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Financial Accounting

Research Outputs

Journal

Pham, MH., Merkoulova, Y., & Veld, C. (2024). Award-winning CEOs and corporate innovation. Journal of Banking and Finance. 159, Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378426623002704
[Journal article]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, MH., Nguyen, H., Young, M., & Dao, A. (2024). Who Keeps Company with the Wolf will Learn to Howl: Does Local Corruption Culture Affect Financial Adviser Misconduct?. Journal of Business Ethics. 194(1), 185-210
[Journal article]Authored by: Nguyen, T., Pham, V., Young, M.
Nguyen, H., Pham, MH., & Truong, C. (2023). Work from Home Suitability and Credit Risk Assessment. European Accounting Review.
[Journal article]Authored by: Nguyen, T., Pham, V.
Nguyen, H., Pham, AV., Pham, MD., & Pham, MH. (2023). Business resilience: Lessons from government responses to the global COVID-19 crisis. International Business Review. 32(5)
[Journal article]Authored by: Nguyen, T., Pham, V.
Pham, AV., Pham, MH., & Truong, C. (2023). Audit Quality: An Analysis of Audit Partner Cultural Proximity to Client Executives. European Accounting Review. 32(4), 841-873
[Journal article]Authored by: Pham, V.
Nguyen, HT., Pham, MH., & Truong, C. (2023). Leadership in a pandemic: Do more able managers keep firms out of trouble?. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 37
[Journal article]Authored by: Nguyen, T., Pham, V.
Pham, MH., Merkoulova, Y., & Veld, C. (2023). Credit risk assessment and executives’ legal expertise. Review of Accounting Studies. 28(4), 2361-2400 Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11142-022-09699-9
[Journal article]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, AV., Pham, MH., & Truong, C. (2022). CEO cultural heritage and the pricing of audit services. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. 49(1-2), 181-214
[Journal article]Authored by: Pham, V.
Nguyen, HT., & Pham, MH. (2021). Does investor attention matter for market anomalies?. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 29
[Journal article]Authored by: Nguyen, T., Pham, V.
Nguyen, HT., & Pham, MH. (2021). Does investor attention matter for market anomalies?. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 29, Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214635020303804
[Journal article]Authored by: Nguyen, T., Pham, V.
Nguyen, LT., Nguyen, HT., & Pham, MH. (2021). Bribe or die: gender differences in entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Applied Economics. 53(19), 2170-2191
[Journal article]Authored by: Nguyen, T., Pham, V.
Nguyen, HT., & Pham, MH. (2021). Air pollution and behavioral biases: Evidence from stock market anomalies. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 29
[Journal article]Authored by: Nguyen, T., Pham, V.
Pham, MH. (2020). In law we trust: Lawyer CEOs and stock liquidity. Journal of Financial Markets. 50
[Journal article]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, MH. (2020). In law we trust: Lawyer CEOs and stock liquidity. Journal of Financial Markets. 50, Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1386418120300173
[Journal article]Authored by: Pham, V.

Conference

Pham, MH., Merkoulova, Y., & Veld, C.(2023). Credit risk assessment and executives’ legal expertise. Paper presented at the meeting of Review of Accounting Studies
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, V., Pham, AV., & Truong, C.Audit Quality: An Analysis of Audit Partner Cultural Proximity to Client Executives. . Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, V., Nguyen, H., Vu, V., & Duong, HN.Military CEOs and Bank Loan Contracts.. . Vietnam
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, V., Nguyen, H., Vu, V., & Duong, HN.Military CEOs and Bank Loan Contracts. . Vietnam
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, V., Merkoulova, Y., & Veld, C.Award-winning CEOs and corporate innovation. . New Orleans, USA
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, V., Pham, AV., & Truong, C.Audit Quality: An Analysis of Audit Partner Cultural Proximity to Client Executives. . USA
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, V., Merkoulova, Y., & Veld, C.Award-winning CEOs and corporate innovation. . Queenstown, New Zealand
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, V., Merkoulova, Y., & Veld, C.Award-winning CEOs and corporate innovation. . Melbourne, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, V., Merkoulova, Y., & Veld, C.Award-winning CEOs and corporate innovation. . Melbourne, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, V., Merkoulova, Y., & Veld, C.Award-winning CEOs and corporate innovation. . Melbourne, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Pham, V.
Pham, MH., Merkoulova, Y., & Veld, C.(2024). Award-winning CEOs and corporate innovation. Paper presented at the meeting of Journal of Banking and Finance
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Pham, V.

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

Teaching experience includes Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Financial Modelling, Studies in Capital Markets, Case Studies in Corporate Finance and Risk Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting and Statement Analysis, Research Methods and Specific Topics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Mia's teaching quality has been demonstrated by consistently high evaluation scores (generally, 100% of students are satisfied with teaching quality) and teaching awards such as the 2023 Massey Business School’s Special Achievement in Teaching Award.

Graduate Supervision Statement

Accepting Ph.D. and Master students


Dr Mia Pham is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Co-supervisor 5 0

Current Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • Yining Tian - Doctor of Philosophy
    Three Essays in Corporate Sustainability Performance
  • Yunzhe Zhu - Doctor of Philosophy
    Essays on Financial Market
  • Thanh Tran - Doctor of Philosophy
    Essays on Financial Markets
  • Quynh Pham - Doctor of Philosophy
    Essays on Corporate Finance
  • Tony Zhang - Doctor of Philosophy
    Essays in Corporate Social Responsibility