For the program of International Macroeconomics, Money & Banking, we are interested in a variety of topics, including (but not limited to): central banking, exchange rates, financial crises, financial risk management, foreign direct investment, international capital flows, macroeconomic policy, monetary and fiscal policy, prudential regulation, systemic risk and other international macroeconomics and money & banking topics, particularly those of relevance to Asia.

• Antonio FATAS (INSEAD)
• Takeo HOSHI (University of Tokyo)

• Marlene AMSTAD (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
• Ippei FUJIWARA (Keio University and Australian National University)

For the program in Corporate Finance, we are interested in all topics relevant to Asian firms, markets, or regulators - even if Asian data are not used. Past years' presentation have explored behavioral corporate finance, business groups, capital investment, capital structure, comparative corporate finance, corporate governance, dividends, financial development, law and finance, mergers and acquisitions, multinationals, ownership structure, tunneling, corporate innovation, and other areas of research.

• Jun-Koo KANG (Nanyang Technological University)
• Randall MORCK (University of Alberta)

• Angie LOW (Nanyang Technological University)
• Kasper NIELSEN (Copenhagen Business School)
• Johan SULAEMAN (National University of Singapore)

For the program of Investment Finance, we are interested in a variety of topics, including, but not limited to: asset price fluctuations, asset allocation, behavioral finance, financial market microstructure, market efficiency, portfolio management, market timing, sovereign wealth funds, behavior investment finance, financial technology, and all other investment finance topics relevant to Asia. 

Program Director:

• Allaudeen HAMEED (National University of Singapore)
• Massimo MASSA (INSEAD)

• Roger LOH (Singapore Management University)
• Wenlan QIAN (National University of Singapore)
• Hong ZHANG (Tsinghua University)

For the program of Trade, Growth and Development, we will consider any paper under this general theme. In the past, we formed sessions on trade, labor, migration, housing markets, structural transformation, and development policy, which is just a partial list of topics of interest. In the 2020 annual conference, we will hold a special session on “Trade Wars” or “Growth in the Digital Age,” depending on submissions.

• Ping WANG (Washington University in St. Louis)
• Shang-Jin WEI (Columbia University)

• Pao-Li CHANG (Singapore Management University)
• Davin CHOR (Dartmouth College and National University of Singapore)
• Nancy QIAN (Northwestern University)
• Michael SONG (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

For the Accounting program, we are interested in accounting topics including but not limited to: the determinants and consequences of managers’ corporate financial reporting and disclosure decisions; the role of accounting information within organizations, including compensation; external auditing; the role of accounting in corporate governance; the effect of taxes on management decisions; the role of regulation in accounting and auditing practice. Ideally papers address these issues using data drawn from the Asia Pacific region or having direct relevance for this region.

• Bin KE (National University of Singapore)
• Douglas SKINNER (University of Chicago)

• Allen HUANG (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
• Yupeng LIN (National University of Singapore)

Real Estate is closely intertwined with the disciplines of macro-economics, finance, banking and investment. For the program on Real Estate and Urban Economics, a variety of topics will be considered, which include, but are not limited to: ‘Big data’ in real estate finance, behavioural approaches in real estate, cross-border real estate investments, real estate portfolio management, changing demographics and its impact on real estate finance & investment decisions, housing market and housing affordability, the economics of sustainable living, structure finance and capital market, REIT, real estate risk management, asset price fluctuations and real estate investment management, e-commerce and innovations in the real estate space, etc.

• Yongheng DENG (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Sheridan TITMAN (University of Texas at Austin)

• Tien Foo SING (National University of Singapore)
• Stijn Van NIEUWERBURGH (Columbia University)