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24
May
2021
Monday - International Macroeconomics, Money & Banking
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International Financial Flows and Exchange Rates
Chair: Christopher M. Meissner (University of California, Davis)

8:30 am – 9:15 am (SGT)
The Original Sin Redux: A Model Based Evaluation
Boris Hofmann (Bank for International Settlements)
Nikhil Patel (Bank for International Settlements)
Steve Pak Yeung Wu* (University of British Columbia)

Discussant:
Linda Tesar (University of Michigan & ABFER)
9:15 am – 10:00 am
Scrambling for Dollars: International Liquidity, Banks and Exchange Rates
Javier Bianchi (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
Saki Bigio (University of California)
Charles Engel* (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Discussant:
Ernest Liu (Princeton University)
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Break

International Capital Flows
Chair: Alessandro Rebucci (John Hopkins University)

10:30 am – 11:15 am
Capital Controls and Income Inequality
Zheng Liu (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
Mark M. Spiegel* (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
Jingyi Zhang (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)

Discussant:
Kosuke Aoki (University of Tokyo)
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
International Equity and Debt Flows to Emerging Market Economies: Composition, Crises, and Controls
Chang Ma* (Fudan University)
Shang-Jin Wei (Columbia University & ABFER)

Discussant:
Anton Korinek (University of Virginia)

24
May
2021
Monday - Real Estate and Urban Economics
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Climate Risk and Real Estate
Chair: Stijn Van Niewerburgh (Columbia University & ABFER)

8:30 am – 9:20 am (SGT)
Climate Risk Perceptions and Demand for Flood Insurance
Buvaneshwaran Venugopal* (University of Central Florida)
Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara (Louisiana State University)

Discussant:
Carlos Garriga (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
9:20 am - 10:10 am
Pricing of Climate Risk Insurance: Regulatory Frictions and Cross-Subsidies
Ishita Sen (Harvard University)
Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva* (Federal Reserve Board)

Discussant:
Shan Ge (New York University)
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Break
10:20 am - 11:10 am
Credit Risk Transfer and the Pricing of Mortgage Default Risk
Edward Golding (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Deborah Lucas* (Massachusetts Institute of Technology & ABFER)

Discussant:
Brent Ambrose (Pennsylvania State University)
11:10 am – 12:00 pm
Cool Cities: The Value of Green Infrastructure
Lu Han* (University of Wisconsin – Madison & ABFER)
Stephan Heblich (University of Toronto)
Christopher Timmins (Duke University)
Yanos Zylberberg (University of Bristol)

Discussant:
Yu Qin (National University of Singapore)

24
MAY
2021
Monday - Academic Keynote
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12:00 pm (SGT)
Admission of participants
12:10 pm – 12:50 pm
Academic Keynote by Professor Amit Seru
The Steven and Roberta Denning Professor of Finance, Senior Fellow of Hoover Institution, Senior Fellow of Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford University and Senior Fellow of ABFER

"Modern Banking System: Implications for Stabilization Policies"
12:50 pm – 1:10 pm
Q&A moderated by Professor Andrew K. Rose
Dean of NUS Business School, National University of Singapore and Senior Fellow of ABFER
1:10 pm
Adjourn
24
May
2021
Monday - International Macroeconomics, Money & Banking
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Asset Pricing
Chair: Ilhyock Shim (Bank of International Settlements)

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm (SGT)
Local Currency Bond Returns, Foreign Investors and Portfolio Flows in Emerging Markets
Giorgio Valente* (Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research & ABFER)
Inhwan So (The Bank of Korea)
Jason Wu (Federal Reserve Board)

Discussant:
Anella Munro (Asia School of Business)
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm
Parallel Digital Currencies and Sticky Prices
Harald Uhlig (University of Chicago)
Taojun Xie* (National University of Singapore)

Discussant:
Pierpaolo Benigno (University of Bern)
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Break

Lending in China
Chair: Haichun Ye (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Corporate Foreign Bond Issuance and Interfirm Loans in China
Yi Huang* (The Graduate Institute Geneva)
Ugo Panizza (The Graduate Institute Geneva)
Richard Portes (London Business School)

Discussant:
Marlene Amstad (Harvard University & ABFER)
5:45 pm – 6:30 pm
Hidden Non-Performing Loans In China
Ben Charoenwong (National University of Singapore)
Meng Miao (Renmin University)
Tianyue Ruan* (National University of Singapore)

Discussant:
Takeo Hoshi (University of Tokyo & ABFER)

24
MAY
2021
Monday - Real Estate and Urban Economics
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Mortgage Markets and Credit Risks
Chair: Wenlan Qian (National University of Singapore & ABFER)

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm (SGT)
Lending Next to the Courthouse: Exposure to Adverse Events and Mortgage Lending Decisions
Da Huo (The University of Hong Kong)
Mingzhu Tai* (The University of Hong Kong)
Yuhai Xuan (University of California, Irvine)

Discussant:
Arkodipta Sarkar (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
3:50 pm – 4:40 pm
Climate Change Concerns and Mortgage Lending
Tinghua Duan* (IESEG School of Management)
Frank Weikai Li (Singapore Management University)

Discussant:
Zoe Yang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
4:40 pm - 4:50 pm
Break
4:50 pm - 5:40 pm
Know Thyself: Free Credit Reports and the Retail Mortgage Market
Amit Kumar* (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Discussant:
Shashwat Alok (Indian School of Business)
5:40 pm - 6:30 pm
The Missing Home Buyers: Regional Heterogeneity and Credit Contractions
Pierre Mabille* (INSEAD)

Discussant:
Yu Zhang (Peking University)

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