ABFER 12th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Call for papers is opened. Closing date is 15 January 2025. The conference will be held on 19-22 May 2025 in Singapore.
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CALL FOR POSTERS 2025
We now invite submission of high quality papers from PhD students for the poster sessions on 20 and 21 May 2025 at the ABFER 12th Annual Conference
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11th ASIAN MONETARY POLICY FORUM
The 11th Asian Monetary Policy Forum (AMPF) commenced on 23 May 2024 at the Pan Pacific Singapore with a joint dinner with ABFER, followed by the forum on 24 May 2024 at Conrad Centennial Singapore
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CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT: CHINA AND ASIA
Webinar series on every third Thursday of the month
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INDUSTRY OUTREACH PANEL
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  • CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT: CHINA AND ASIA
  • INDUSTRY OUTREACH PANEL

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10th Annual Conference
Academic Luncheon Keynote by Professor Shang-Jin Wei

 

Mild Government Failure

Even a relatively mild form of government failure - bureaucrats just being average and not omniscient - could have significant effects on the success or failure of an industrial policy. We will look at an example of China’s pro-innovation policy that helps to accelerate the growth of patent quantity but may have reduced the average patent quality.

23
MAY 
2023
Tuesday
Venue: Jurong Ballroom
Shangri-La Singapore, 22 Orange Grove Rd, Singapore 258350



Program is subjected to change. Updated on 31 May 2023.

Speakers

Session Format

30 minutes of keynote speech and 20 minutes for Q&A.