Webinar Series
Financial market development goes hand-in-hand with economic growth. The development of China's capital markets in terms of size, regulations, capability, and efficiency has been impressive. China may now even lead globally in some dimensions, notably e-payments systems. Yet, China's capital markets are still a work-in-progress facing both generic and unique challenges. Other Asian capital markets have even greater uneven development. Some in advanced Asian economies have acquired globally acclaimed reputation and capabilities while various regulatory and structural weaknesses dwarf others. Corporations and investors have been inclined to arbitrage cross-border regulatory and developmental gaps; so the very uneven status of capital markets across Asia is a policy issue for the governments in the entire region and perhaps globally. Analysing the positive and negative lessons in the functioning of Asia's capital markets, and identifying reforms and applications of technology that could further improve Asian capital markets' allocation efficiency, financial inclusion, and forewarning against reforms that might cause problems can benefit practitioners, policymakers and researchers, and can contribute significantly to overall prosperity.
The ABFER and Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance (Tsinghua PBCSF), in collaboration with the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Department of Economics and CUHK-Shenzhen, hope to provide a virtual network to benefit researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from Asia and beyond. Please register here to receive a unique Zoom link.
Upcoming Webinar
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Understanding the Valuation Gap between State-Owned and Non-State-Owned Enterprises Avanidhar SUBRAHMANYAM Distinguished Professor of Finance, Goldyne and Irwin Hearsh Chair in Money and Banking, University of California at Los Angeles 17 July 2025, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Yuanlan CAO, PhD Student, School of Management and Engineering, Nanjing University Xuewei YANG, Professor of Finance, School of Management and Engineering, Nanjing University Peng ZHU, PhD Student, School of Management and Engineering, Nanjing University Discussant: Xiaoji LIN, US Bancorp Professor in Financial Markets and Institutions Professor of Finance, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota and Fellow, ABFER |
Past Webinars
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An Overview of China's Financial System and Current Challenges Professor Wei XIONG Trumbull-Adams Professor of Finance, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton University 14 January 2021, 11:00 am (SGT) |
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Professor Darrell DUFFIE The Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Professor of Economics (by courtesy) at School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University and Senior Fellow (by courtesy) Hoover Institution 4 February 2021, 11:00 am (SGT) |
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Professor Jun PAN Professor of Finance, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University 11 March 2021, 11:00 am (SGT) Co-author: Mr Zhe GENG Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University Discussant: Professor Zhiguo HE Fuji Bank and Heller Professor of Finance and Jeuck Faculty Fellow, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago |
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Associate Professor Jacopo PONTICELLI Associate Professor of Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University 15 April 2021, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-author: Assistant Professor Bo LI Assistant Professor at PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University Discussant: Assistant Professor Yueran MA Assistant Professor of Finance and Liew Family Junior Faculty Fellow, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago |
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Professor Jun PAN Professor of Finance, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University 17 June 2021, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Assistant Professor Claire Yurong HONG Assistant Professor of Finance at Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University Assistant Professor Xiaomeng LU Assistant Professor of Finance at Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University Discussant: Professor John Y. CAMPBELL Morton L. and Carole S. Olshan Professor of Economics, Harvard University |
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Professor Sumit AGARWAL Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor, NUS Business School and Professor of Finance, Economics and Real Estate, National University of Singapore 1 July 2021, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Professor Pulak GHOSH Professor in the Decision Sciences Area, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Assistant Professor Jing LI Assistant Professor of Economics, Singapore Management University Assistant Professor Tianyue RUAN Assistant Professor of Finance, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore Discussant: Associate Professor Filippo MEZZANOTTI Associate Professor of Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University |
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Assistant Professor Tianyue RUAN Assistant Professor of Finance, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore 15 July 2021, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Assistant Professor Ben CHAROENWONG Assistant Professor of Finance, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore Assistant Professor Meng MIAO Assistant Professor, Hanqing Advanced Institute of Economics and Finance, Renmin University Discussant: Professor Chang-Tai HSIEH Phyllis and Irwin Winkelried Professor of Economics; PCL Faculty Scholar, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago |
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Professor Hanming FANG Joseph M. Cohen Term Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania 29 July 2021, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Associate Professor Yongqin WANG Associate Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Fudan University Miss Xian WU PhD Student, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison Discussant: Professor Arvind KRISHNAMURTHY The John S. Osterweis Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University |
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Professor Chang-Tai HSIEH Phyllis and Irwin Winkelried Professor of Economics; PCL Faculty Scholar, Booth School of Business, The University of Chicago 26 August 2021, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Professor Chong-En BAI, Mansfield Freeman Chair Professor, Department of Economics and Dean, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University Professor Zheng (Michael) SONG, Professor at the Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong Dr Xin WANG, Research Associate, Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong Discussant: Professor Randall MORCK Stephen A. Jarislowsky Distinguished Chair in Finance and Distinguished University Professor, University of Alberta |
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Yiping HUANG Sinar Mas Chair Professor of Finance of Economics, Deputy Dean of the National School of Development, and Director of the Institute of Digital Finance, Peking University 16 September 2021, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Leonardo GAMBACORTA , Head of Innovation and the Digital Economy, Monetary and Economic Department, Bank for International Settlements Zhenhua LI, Executive Director, Ant Group Research Institute Han QIU, Economist, Bank for International Settlements Shu CHEN, Algorithm Engineer, Ant Group Discussant: Wei JIANG Arthur F. Burns Professor of Free and Competitive Enterprise, Columbia Business School, Finance & Economics Division, Columbia University |
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Xiaoyan ZHANG Xinyuan Professor of Finance, Associate Dean, PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University 14 October 2021, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Charles M. JONES, Robert W. Lear Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School, Columbia University Donghui SHI, Professor of Finance (Practice-Track), Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University Xinran ZHANG, Assistant Professor, School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics Discussant: Terrance ODEAN Rudd Family Foundation Professor of Finance, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley |
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Shang-Jin WEI N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy and Professor of Finance and Economics, Graduate School of Business and School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University 28 October 2021, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Greg BUCHAK, Assistant Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University Jiayin HU, Assistant Professor of Finance, National School of Development, Peking University and Researcher, Institute of Digital Finance, Peking University Discussant: Yiping HUANG Sinar Mas Chair Professor of Finance of Economics, Deputy Dean of the National School of Development, and Director of the Institute of Digital Finance, Peking University |
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Hongjun YAN Professor of Finance, Chair and Director of Richard H. Driehaus Center for Behavioral Finance, Department of Finance & Real Estate, DePaul University 18 November 2021, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Li LIAO, Executive Associate Dean, Chair Professor of Finance of PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University Zhengwei WANG, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Associate Dean, Associate Professor of PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University Jun YANG, Co-Chair, Department of Finance; Director, the Institute for Corporate Governance; Conrad Prebys Professor of Finance, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Congyi ZHOU, Research Assistant, China Center for Financial Research, Tsinghua University Discussant: Utpal BHATTACHARYA Chair Professor, Department of Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
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Takeo HOSHI Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo 9 December 2021, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Daiji KAWAGUCHI, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo Kenichi UEDA, Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo Discussant: Yingyi QIAN Professor, Department of Economics and Distinguished Professor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University |
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Emanuele COLONNELLI Assistant Professor of Finance; Liew Family Junior Faculty Fellow and Fama Faculty Fellow, University of Chicago 13 January 2022, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Bo LI, Assistant Professor at PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University Ernest LIU, Assistant Professor of Economics, Bendheim Center for Finance, Department of Economics, Princeton University Discussant: Sabrina T. HOWELL Assistant Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business, New York University |
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Jun QIAN Professor of Finance and Executive Dean, Fanhai International School of Finance (FISF), Fudan University 17 February 2022, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Franklin ALLEN, Professor of Finance and Economics and Executive Director of the Brevan Howard Centre, Imperial College London Junhui CAI, PhD Student, University of Pennsylvania Xian GU, Associate Professor in Finance, Durham University Business School, Durham University Linda ZHAO, Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Wu ZHU, Assistant Professor of Finance, Tsinghua University Discussant: Michael SONG Professor, Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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Zhiguo HE Fuji Bank and Heller Professor of Finance and Jeuck Faculty Fellow, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago 17 March 2022, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Guanmin LIAO, Professor, School of Business, Renmin University of China Baolian WANG, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida Discussant: Kjetil STORESLETTEN Richard and Beverly Fink Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota |
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Tobias BERG Professor of Finance and Head of Finance Department, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management 16 June 2022, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Valentin BURG, Affiliated researcher, Humboldt University of Berlin Jan KEIL , Research Associate, Humboldt University of Berlin Manju PURI , J.B. Fuqua Professor of Finance, Duke University Discussant: Wenlan QIAN Professor of Finance and Real Estate, Ng Teng Fong Chair Professor of Real Estate, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore |
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Pulak GHOSH Professor, Decision Sciences, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore 21 July 2022, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Sumit AGARWAL, Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor; Professor of Finance, Economics and Real Estate, National University of Singapore Meghana AYYAGARI, Professor of International Business; Professor of International Affairs; Professor of Finance (by courtesy), George Washington University Yuxi CHENG, PhD Student, George Washington University Discussant: Harrison HONG John R. Eckel, Jr. Professor of Financial Economics; Executive Director, Program for Economic Research, Columbia University and Senior Fellow, ABFER |
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Michael SONG Professor, Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Senior Fellow, ABFER 18 August 2022, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Jingjing CHEN, PhD Student, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University Wei CHEN, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Zhejiang University Ernest LIU, Assistant Professor of Economics, Princeton University Jie LUO, Assistant Professor, School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics Discussant: Elisa GIANNONE Assistant Professor of Economics, The Pennsylvania State University |
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Jesse SCHREGER Class of 1967 Associate Professor of Business, Economics Division, Columbia Business School, Columbia University 15 September 2022, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Christopher CLAYTON, Assistant Professor of Finance, Yale School of Management, Yale University Amanda DOS SANTOS, PhD Candidate at Columbia Business School, Columbia University Matteo MAGGIORI , The Moghadam Family Professor and Professor of Finance, Stanford University Discussant: Zhiguo HE Fuji Bank and Heller Professor of Finance and Jeuck Faculty Fellow, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Senior Fellow, ABFER |
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Wei XIONG John H. Scully '66 Professor in Finance and Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton University and Senior Fellow, ABFER 20 October 2022, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Lei LIU, Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Guangli LU, Assistant Professor in Finance, Chinese University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Discussant: Yao ZENG Assistant Professor of Finance, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
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Loren BRANDT Noranda Chair in Economics and International Trade and Professor of Economics, University of Toronto 17 November 2022, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Ruochen DAI, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics Gueorgui KAMBOUROV Professor, Department of Economics, University of Toronto Kjetil STORESLETTEN, Richard and Beverly Fink Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota Xiaobo ZHANG, Professor, Applied Economics, Peking University Discussant: Hui CHEN Nomura Professor of Finance and Professor of Finance, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Christian T. LUNDBLAD Richard Levin Distinguished Professor of Finance and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 15 December 2022, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Donghui SHI, Professor of Finance (Practice-Track), Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University Xiaoyan ZHANG, Chair Professor of Finance and Associate Dean at PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University Zijian ZHANG, PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University Discussant: Dragon TANG Professor of Finance, HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong |
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Xiaoyun YU Professor of Finance, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 19 January 2023, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Xiting WU, Assistant Professor of Finance, Shandong University Jiaxing YOU, Professor of Finance at the School of Management, Xiamen University Clara ZHOU, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Finance, Macquarie University Discussant: Laura STARKS George Kozmetsky Distinguished University Chair and Professor of Finance, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin |
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Shaoda WANG Assistant Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago 16 February 2023, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Ernest LIU, Assistant Professor in Economics, Princeton University Yi LU, CITIC Chair Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University Wenwei PENG, Ph.D. in Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Discussant: Emanuele COLONNELLI Associate Professor of Finance and MV Advisors Faculty Fellow, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago |
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Jing CAI Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland 16 March 2023, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-author: Adam SZEIDL , Professor, Department of Economics and Business, Central European University Discussant: Huanhuan ZHENG Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore |
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Vyacheslav (Slava) FOS Professor, Hillenbrand Family Faculty Fellow, Carroll School of Management, Boston College 19 October 2023, 9:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Xiao CEN , Assistant Professor, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University Wei JIANG, Vice Dean for Faculty and Research and Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Finance, Goizueta Business School, Emory University Discussant: Kai LI Associate Professor, HSBC Business School, Peking University |
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Lin William CONG Rudd Family Professor of Management & Associate Professor of Finance, SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University 16 November 2023, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Wenlong BIAN , Associate Professor of Finance, Sungkyunkwan University, NSD/CCER Yang JI, Associate Professor Business School, Sun Yat-Sen University Discussant: Deniz AYDIN Assistant Professor of Finance, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis |
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Bohui ZHANG Executive Dean, Presidential Chair Professor School of Management and Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 14 December 2023, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Xiaoqiao WANG , Assistant Professor, School of Management and Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Jing XIE , Associate Professor in Finance, Department of Finance and Business Economics, University of Macau Xiaofeng ZHAO , Associate Professor, Department of Finance and Insurance, Lingnan University Discussant: Xiumin MARTIN Professor of Accounting, Olin School of Business, Washington University in Saint Louis |
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Bo LI Assistant Professor, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University 18 January 2024, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Mai LI, Assistant Professor, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University Songnan LI , Assistant Professor, University of International Business and Economics Laura Xiaolei LIU , Boya Distinguished Professor, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University Discussant: Wei JIANG Vice Dean for Faculty and Research and Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Finance, Goizueta Business School, Emory University and Senior Fellow, ABFER |
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Shaoda WANG Assistant Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago 22 February 2024, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: John Zhuang LIU , Assistant Professor, Department of Law, University of Hong Kong Wenwei PENG , Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, Harvard University Daniel Yi XU ,Professor of Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, Duke University Discussant: Jonah GELBACH Herman F. Selvin Professor of Law, School of Law, University of California, Berkeley |
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Poorya KABIR Assistant Professor of Finance, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore 21 March 2024, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Adrien MATRAY, Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University Karsten MULLER, Assistant Professor of Finance, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore Chenzi XU, Assistant Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University Discussant: Réka JUHASZ Assistant Professor of Economics, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia |
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Zheng (Michael) SONG Wei Lun Professor of Economics, Head of the Department of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Senior Fellow, ABFER 18 April 2024, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-author: Wei XIONG , Professor in Finance, Professor of Economics Department of Economics and Bendheim Center for Finance; Princeton University and Senior Fellow, ABFER Discussant: Loren BRANDT Professor of Economics, Noranda Chair in Economics and International Trade, Economic Development of China, University of Toronto |
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Yang SU Assistant Professor of Finance, Chinese University of Hong Kong 19 September 2024, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Jiayin HU, Assistant Professor of Finance, National School of Development, Peking University Wenwei PENG, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, Harvard University Discussant: Jacopo PONTICELLI, Associate Professor of Finance, Northwestern University
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Shashwat ALOK Associate Professor, Finance, Indian School of Business 17 October 2024, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Pulak GHOSH, Professor, Decision Sciences, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and Fellow, ABFER Nirupama KULKANI, Senior Research Director, CAFRAL Manju PURI, J.B. Fuqua Professor of Finance, Duke University and Senior Fellow, ABFER Discussant: Ben CHAROENWONG, Associate Professor of Finance, INSEAD
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Lin TAN Ph.D. Candidate, PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University 21 November 2024, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Huihang WU, Research Associate, PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University Xiaoyan ZHANG, Xinyuan Chair Professor of Finance, Associate Dean, PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University and Senior Fellow, ABFER Discussant: Yinan SU, Assistant Professor of Finance, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University
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Bibo LIU Assistant Dean and Associate Professor (with tenure), PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University 19 December 2024, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Zhiguo HE, James Irvin Miller Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and Senior Fellow, ABFER Feifei ZHU, Assistant Professor, School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics Discussant: Jun QIAN, Professor of Finance and Executive Dean, International School of Finance (FISF), Fudan University and Senior Fellow, ABFER |
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Wei XIONG John H. Scully '66 Professor in Finance and Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton University and Senior Fellow, ABFER 16 January 2025, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Zhenyu GAO, Associate Professor of Department of Finance, CUHK Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong Jian YUAN, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Discussant: Zhen HUO, Associate Professor on Term of Economics, Yale Department of Economics, Yale University |
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Digital Technology, Legal Reforms, and Bank Lending Bernard YEUNG Chair Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology; Emeritus Professor, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore and Emeritus President, ABFER 20 March 2025, 10:00 am (SGT) Co-authors: Yi HUANG, Special Adviser, Bank for International Settlements and Fellow, ABFER Yuchao PENG, Professor, School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics Yangfan SUN, Associate Professor, Wenlan School of Business, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Nanxuan WANG, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics Discussant: Vikrant VIG, William R. Timken Professor and Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and Senior Fellow, ABFER |
Session Format
Each session lasts for an hour (25 minutes for the author, 25 minutes for the discussant and 15 minutes for participants' Q&A). Sessions will be recorded and posted on ABFER website, except in cases where speakers or discussants request us not to.
Registration
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Organising Committee
Zhiguo HE, Jun PAN, Michael SONG, Bernard YEUNG, Bohui ZHANG, Xiaoyan ZHANG
Hosting Organizers
ABFER and Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance (Tsinghua PBCSF)
Collaborating Organizers
National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Department of Economics and CUHK-Shenzhen