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Heungjoo Cha

Heungjoo Cha Ph.D.

Professor, Department Chair
Global Business

About Dr. Cha

Heung-Joo Cha, Ph.D., is a Professor at the University of Redlands. He teaches courses in finance. He worked at an investment bank and taught at the University of Houston and the University of St. Thomas. As a financial economist, he conducts research and publishes on investments, international finance, and corporate finance. He has given many presentations at professional conferences. He is regularly invited to give lectures in China, Korea, Vietnam, and India.

Education

  • Ph.D., Finance, University of Houston
  • M.S., Finance, Investment and Banking, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • B.B.A., Chonnam National University, Korea.

Areas of Expertise

  • Investments

  • Corporate Finance

  • International Finance

  • Financial Markets

  • Asian Economics /Finance

  • Korean Economics / Finance

Professional Background

  • University of St. Thomas, Assistant Professor

  • University of Houston, Visiting Assistant Professor

Visiting professor

  • Thuyloi University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Thang Long University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
  • Changzhou University, Changzhou, China
  • North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China
  • Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bengaluru, India
  • Chonnam National University, Korea

Affiliations

  • American Finance Association (AFA)

  • American Economic Association (AEA)

  • Financial Management Association (FMA)

  • Korea-America Finance Association (KAFA)

  • Korea-America Economic Association (KAEA)

  • Asia Pacific Finance Association (APFA/PACAP/FMA)

  • Multinational Finance Society (MFS)

  • Global Finance Association (GFA)

  • Pan Pacific Business Research Institute (PPBRI)

Awards and service

  • Certificate of Recognition, California Legislature Assembly

  • The President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, The Office of the President of the United States and the Americorps

  • Certificate of Appreciation, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles

  • The President’s Volunteer Service Award (Gold), Corporation for National & Community Service

  • Silver Spoon Award, Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce

  • Education Leadership Award, Orange County Board of Supervisors and Orange County Korean Cultural Center

  • Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, University of Houston

  • The Clay and Lucy Carter Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Finance & Marine Insurance Seminar, University of Houston

  • Rotary Foundation Scholarship, Rotary Foundation, Evanston, IL.

Presentations

  • "On Stock Returns and Equity Mutual Fund Flows," Global Finance Association Conference.2009.

  • "Dynamic Relationship between Stock Prices and Unit Trust Flows in the U.K. Market," Multinational Finance Society Conference. 2009.

  • "On Stock Returns and Investment Trust Flows in the Japanese Market," Asian Finance Association Conference. 2009.

  • "Dynamic Relationship between Stock Prices and Unit Trust Flows in the U.K. Market," Global Finance Association Conference. 2008.

  • "Stock Returns and Equity Mutual Fund Flows in the U.K. Market," Hawaii International Conference on Business. 2007.

  • "The Short and Long term Dynamic Relationship between U.S. Stock Prices and Equity Mutual Fund Flows," Multinational Finance Society Conference. 2006.

  • "Short and Long-run Dynamic Relations between Japanese Security Returns and Investment Trust Flows: A System Approach," Global Finance Association Conference. 2005.

  • "Short and Long-run Dynamic Relations Between Security Returns and Mutual Fund Flows: A System Approach" 2005 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting. 2005. ASSA Annual Meeting. 2006.

  • "The Dynamic Relationship Among Stock Price, Equity Investment Flow, and Volume in the Korean Stock Market," PACAP/FMA Conference and Global Finance Association Conference. 2004.

  • "Aggregate Price Effects of Customer Deposits: A Study of the Korean Stock Market," Financial Management Association (FMA) Conference. 2002.

  • "The Dynamic Relationship Between Security Returns and Mutual Funds Flows," Financial Management Association (FMA) Conference. 2001.

  • "Cross-border Capital Flows and the Behavior of the Market Returns," Financial Management Association (FMA) Conference and PACAP/FMA Conference. 2001.

  • "The Market Demand Curve for Common Stocks: Evidence from Equity Mutual Fund Flows," with Bong Soo Lee, Financial Management Association (FMA) Conference. 2000.