Professor FIRTH Michael Hong Kong Economic Journal Chair Professor
	Academic Qualification:	BS (Metro State); MA, MBS (Colorado); MPhil (Warwick); MSc, PhD (Bradford); FCA; FCPA; CTA; CFA; CIIA; CertCII; SFHKSI
	Office Location:	SEK 203/11
	Telephone:	(852) 2616 8950
	Fax:	(852) 2462 1073
	E-mail:	[email protected]
	Research Interests:	Auditing; Financial Accounting; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance and Organization; Investments; Law and Finance; Risk and Insurance

Professor Firth started his career as an accountant with Poulsom & Co, a firm of chartered accountants. Subsequently he worked as an auditor for Whinney Murray (Ernst and Young) and as an investment analyst at Phillips and Drew (UBS Phillips and Drew). He has professional qualifications in accounting and finance and earned his PhD at Bradford University. Professor Firth's first academic post was at the University of Stirling. Subsequent professional appointments were at Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Colorado, Lingnan University, and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He rejoined Lingnan University as Chair Professor of Finance in 2007. He has held visiting positions at University of British Columbia, University of California at Los Angeles, China-Europe Management Institute (Beijing), China-Europe International Business School (Shanghai), Norges Handelshoyskole, Helsinki School of Economics, and Nanyang Technological University. Professor Firth is a director of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute, and serves on the Continuing Education Committee of the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts. He has previously served on committees of the HKICPA and is a current council member of the HKAAA. Professor Firth's research interests cover issues in accounting, auditing, economics, and finance. He has published more than 200 articles, books, and monographs.