Annual Conference
Daily Schedule
26
May
2021
2021
Wednesday - Corporate Finance
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Topics in Corporate Finance
Chair: Angie Low (Nanyang Technological University & ABFER)
8:30 am – 9:30 am (SGT)
Dividend Policy in the Era of Big Data
Tao Shu* (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
Yancheng Qiu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Shujing Wang (Tongji University)
Discussant:
Christina Zhu (University of Pennsylvania)
Yancheng Qiu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Shujing Wang (Tongji University)
Discussant:
Christina Zhu (University of Pennsylvania)
9:30 am – 9:45 am
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Capital Budgeting, Uncertainty, and Misallocation
Eugene Tan* (University of Toronto)
Ben Charoenwong (National University of Singapore)
Yosuke Kimura (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Alan Kwan (The University of Hong Kong)
Discussant:
Guojun Chen (Nanyang Technological University)
Ben Charoenwong (National University of Singapore)
Yosuke Kimura (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Alan Kwan (The University of Hong Kong)
Discussant:
Guojun Chen (Nanyang Technological University)
10.45 am – 11:00 am
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Finance Leases: A Hidden Channel of China’s Shadow Banking System
Jeffery (Jinfan) Zhang* (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
Ting Yang (North China University of Technology)
Yanping Shi (University of International Business and Economics)
Discussant:
Ru Hong (Nanyang Technological University)
Ting Yang (North China University of Technology)
Yanping Shi (University of International Business and Economics)
Discussant:
Ru Hong (Nanyang Technological University)
26
MAY
2021
2021
Wednesday - Accounting
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Information and Capital market
Chair: Sterling Huang (Singapore Management University)
8:30 am – 9:30 am (SGT)
Pattern Recognition and Anomaly Detection in Bookkeeping Data
Pierre Jinghong Liang* (Carnegie Mellon University)
Aluna Wang (Carnegie Mellon University)
Leman Akoglu (Carnegie Mellon University)
Christos Faloutsos (Carnegie Mellon University)
Discussant:
Sean Cao (Georgia State University)
Aluna Wang (Carnegie Mellon University)
Leman Akoglu (Carnegie Mellon University)
Christos Faloutsos (Carnegie Mellon University)
Discussant:
Sean Cao (Georgia State University)
9:30 am - 9:45 am
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Is Myopia Contagious? The Effect of Investor Culture on Corporate Disclosure Time Orientation
Francois Brochet (Boston University)
Heather Li* (Bentley University)
Patricia Naranjo (Rice University)
Discussant:
Michael Shen (National University of Singapore)
Heather Li* (Bentley University)
Patricia Naranjo (Rice University)
Discussant:
Michael Shen (National University of Singapore)
10:45 am - 11:00 am
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Role of External Regulators in Mergers and Acquisitions: Evidence from SEC Comment Letters
Tingting Liu* (Iowa State University)
Tao Shu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
Erin Towery (University of Georgia)
Jasmine Wang (University of Virginia)
Discussant:
Xin Zheng (University of British Columbia)
Tao Shu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
Erin Towery (University of Georgia)
Jasmine Wang (University of Virginia)
Discussant:
Xin Zheng (University of British Columbia)
26
MAY
2021
2021
Wednesday - Trade, Growth and Development
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Technology and Productivity
Chair: Michael Song (Chinese University of Hong Kong & ABFER)
8:30 am – 9:30 am (SGT)
Transport Infrastructure and Productivity: The China Experience
Steven Davis* (University of Chicago & ABFER)
Meijun Qian* (Australian National University)
Meijun Qian* (Australian National University)
9:30 am – 9:45 am
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Future Technology Hubs or Backwater? Lessons On Structural Change From Germany’s Coal Regions
Simon Janssen* (IAB Nuremberg)
Wolfgang Keller (University of Colorado)
Hale Utar (Grinnell College)
Ehsan Vallizadeh (IAB Nuremberg)
Wolfgang Keller (University of Colorado)
Hale Utar (Grinnell College)
Ehsan Vallizadeh (IAB Nuremberg)
10:45 am – 11:00 am
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Bureaucratic Bean Counting and Patent Subsidies: A Welfare Evaluation of China's Pro-innovation Program
Shang-Jin Wei (Columbia University & ABFER)
Jianhuan Xu* (Singapore Management University)
Ge Yin (Peking University)
Xiaobo Zhang (Peking University)
Jianhuan Xu* (Singapore Management University)
Ge Yin (Peking University)
Xiaobo Zhang (Peking University)
26
MAY
2021
2021
Wednesday - Corporate Finance
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Green Financing and ESG
Chair: Kasper Meisner Nielsen (Copenhagen Business School)
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (SGT)
Outsourcing Climate Change
Rui Dai (University of Pennsylvania)
Rui Duan (WU Vienna University)
Lilian Ng (York University)
Hao Liang* (Singapore Management University)
Discussant:
Lakshmi Naaraayanan (London Business School)
Rui Duan (WU Vienna University)
Lilian Ng (York University)
Hao Liang* (Singapore Management University)
Discussant:
Lakshmi Naaraayanan (London Business School)
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
Regulation-Induced CSR
Jing Xu* (University of Technology Sydney)
Vidhi Chhaochharia (University of Miami)
Rik Sen (University of New South Wales)
Discussant:
Arkodipta Sarkar (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Vidhi Chhaochharia (University of Miami)
Rik Sen (University of New South Wales)
Discussant:
Arkodipta Sarkar (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Paying Attention to ESG: Evidence from Big Data Analytics
Wendi Huang (University of Hong Kong)
Alan Kwan* (University of Hong Kong)
Andrew Karolyi (Cornell University & ABFER)
Discussant:
Philipp Krüger (University of Geneva)
Alan Kwan* (University of Hong Kong)
Andrew Karolyi (Cornell University & ABFER)
Discussant:
Philipp Krüger (University of Geneva)
26
MAY
2021
2021
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New Technologies in Accounting
Chair: Wenjie Xue (National University of Singapore)
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (SGT)
Information Acquisition and Expected Returns: Evidence from EDGAR Search Traffic
Frank Weikai Li* (Singapore Management University)
Chengzhu Sun (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Discussant:
Bohui Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
Chengzhu Sun (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Discussant:
Bohui Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Mandatory Data Breach Disclosure and Insider Trading
Xi Chen* (Bocconi University)
Gilles Hilary (Georgetown University)
Xiaoli (Shaolee) Tian (Georgetown University)
Discussant:
David Reeb (National University of Singapore & ABFER)
Gilles Hilary (Georgetown University)
Xiaoli (Shaolee) Tian (Georgetown University)
Discussant:
David Reeb (National University of Singapore & ABFER)
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
What Should Investors Care About? Mutual Fund Ratings by Analyst vs Machine Learning Technique
Si Cheng* (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Ruichang Lu (Peking University)
Xiaojun Zhang (Peking University)
Discussant:
Richard Crowley (Singapore Management University)
Ruichang Lu (Peking University)
Xiaojun Zhang (Peking University)
Discussant:
Richard Crowley (Singapore Management University)