Webinar Series
10:00 pm – 11:10 pm, Wednesday (US Time / Eastern Time)*
9:00 pm – 10:10 pm, Wednesday (Central Time)*
8:00 pm – 9:10 pm, Wednesday (Mountain Time)*
7:00 pm – 8:10 pm, Wednesday (Pacific Time)*
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 the University of Chicago's Becker Friedman Institute China (BFI-China), in collaboration with National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Department of Economics, CUHK-Shenzhen and Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance (Tsinghua PBCSF), 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 Webinars
Discussant: Harrison HONG (Columbia University)
21 July 2022, 10:00 am (SGT)
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 |
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's web, 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 University of Chicago's Becker Friedman Institute China (BFI-China)
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, CUHK-Shenzhen and Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance (Tsinghua PBCSF)