China International Conference in Finance 2023 (CICF)

Online and Onsite in Shanghai, China

 

Program Notes and Index of Sessions

 

Summary of All Sessions

#Date/TimeTitle/LocationPapers
1July 6, 2023
18:00-19:30
Conference Reception (Note: All times in the program refer to Beijing Time UTC/GMT+8)

    Location: Ruby Room, 2F, Crowne Plaza

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2July 7, 2023
8:00-9:45
Opening and Keynote Speech (Christopher A. Sims, Princeton University)

    Location: Stream 9 & Room 303, 3F, SAIF

0
3July 7, 2023
10:15-12:00
Asset Pricing, Banking, and Beyond

    Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF

4
4July 7, 2023
10:15-12:00
Bank Risk and Regulation

    Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF

4
5July 7, 2023
10:15-12:00
Empirical Corporate Finance

    Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF

4
6July 7, 2023
10:15-12:00
ESG Investing

    Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF

4
7July 7, 2023
10:15-12:00
Exchange Rate Risks

    Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF

4
8July 7, 2023
10:15-12:00
Household Finance

    Location: Stream 6 & Room 903, 9F, SAIF

4
9July 7, 2023
10:15-12:00
Liquidity in Stock and Bond Markets

    Location: Stream 7 & Room 904, 9F, SAIF

4
10July 7, 2023
10:15-12:00
Real Estate and Retirement Finance

    Location: Stream 8 & Room 1006, 10F, SAIF

4
11July 7, 2023
13:30-15:15
Big Data and Market Frictions

    Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF

4
12July 7, 2023
13:30-15:15
Carbon Emission and ESG

    Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF

4
13July 7, 2023
13:30-15:15
Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Management

    Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF

4
14July 7, 2023
13:30-15:15
普惠金融与家庭金融

    Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF

4
15July 7, 2023
15:45-17:30
公司金融与技术变革

    Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF

4
16July 7, 2023
15:45-17:30
Bank Lending

    Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF

4
17July 7, 2023
15:45-17:30
New Facets of Institutional Funds

    Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF

4
18July 7, 2023
15:45-17:30
The Real Effects of Green Investment

    Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF

4
19July 7, 2023
19:00-20:30
Best Paper Awards and Conference Dinner

    Location: Stream 9 & Yinxing Ballroom, 4F, Crowne Plaza

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20July 8, 2023
8:00-9:45
Asset Pricing in a New Era

    Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF

4
21July 8, 2023
8:00-9:45
Behavioral Finance

    Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF

4
22July 8, 2023
8:00-9:45
Corporate Financing Decisions

    Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF

4
23July 8, 2023
8:00-9:45
Derivatives and Fixed Income Securities

    Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF

4
24July 8, 2023
8:00-9:45
Information and Decision Making

    Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF

4
25July 8, 2023
8:00-9:45
Sustainability and Asset Pricing

    Location: Stream 6 & Room 903, 9F, SAIF

4
26July 8, 2023
8:00-9:45
Technology, Labor, and Firm Boundary

    Location: Stream 7 & Room 904, 9F, SAIF

4
27July 8, 2023
8:00-9:45
Trading, Information, and Price Discovery

    Location: Stream 8 & Room 1006, 10F, SAIF

4
28July 8, 2023
10:15-12:00
Asset Prices and Returns

    Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF

4
29July 8, 2023
10:15-12:00
Behavioral Finance II

    Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF

4
30July 8, 2023
10:15-12:00
Fintech and Machine Learning

    Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF

4
31July 8, 2023
10:15-12:00
Frontiers in Empirical Asset Pricing

    Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF

4
32July 8, 2023
10:15-12:00
Innovation: Peers, Teams, Labor Market, and Firm Boundary

    Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF

4
33July 8, 2023
10:15-12:00
New Perspectives in Asset Pricing

    Location: Stream 6 & Room 903, 9F, SAIF

4
34July 8, 2023
10:15-12:00
The Impact of Policies and Regulations on Financial Markets and Real Estate Prices

    Location: Stream 7 & Room 904, 9F, SAIF

4
35July 8, 2023
13:30-15:15
Corporate Finance, Labor and Political Economy

    Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF

4
36July 8, 2023
13:30-15:15
International Finance and Commodity

    Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF

4
37July 8, 2023
13:30-15:15
Policies, Markets, and Innovation

    Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF

4
38July 8, 2023
13:30-15:15
Political Economic and Finance

    Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF

4
39July 8, 2023
15:45-17:30
Corporate Strategies

    Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF

4
40July 8, 2023
15:45-17:30
ESG Investment

    Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF

4
41July 8, 2023
15:45-17:30
Financial Intermediation Theory

    Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF

4
42July 8, 2023
15:45-17:30
Innovation, Skilled Labor, and Inequality

    Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF

4
43July 8, 2023
15:45-17:30
Investor Bias and Belief: New Frontier

    Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF

3
44July 9, 2023
8:00-9:45
Advances in Asset Pricing Theory

    Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF

4
45July 9, 2023
8:00-9:45
Catering and Corporate Policies

    Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF

3
46July 9, 2023
8:00-9:45
Empirical Corporate: Innovations, Connections, Financing, and CSR

    Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF

4
47July 9, 2023
8:00-9:45
Finance and Environmental Sustainability

    Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF

4
48July 9, 2023
8:00-9:45
Information and Financing

    Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF

4
49July 9, 2023
8:00-9:45
Machine Learning and Alternative Data

    Location: Stream 6 & Room 903, 9F, SAIF

4
50July 9, 2023
8:00-9:45
Machine Learning, Sentiment, and Asset Pricing

    Location: Stream 7 & Room 904, 9F, SAIF

4
51July 9, 2023
8:00-9:45
Recent Advances in Finance Theory

    Location: Stream 8 & Room 1006, 10F, SAIF

4
52July 9, 2023
10:15-12:00
Delegated Portfolio Management

    Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF

4
53July 9, 2023
10:15-12:00
FinTech Implications in Financial Markets and the Real Economy

    Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF

4
54July 9, 2023
10:15-12:00
Macro-finance Linkages

    Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF

4
55July 9, 2023
10:15-12:00
Monetary Policy and Asset Markets

    Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF

4
56July 9, 2023
10:15-12:00
Real Effects of Corporate Finance

    Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF

4
57July 9, 2023
10:15-12:00
Recent Developments in Financial Intermediation

    Location: Stream 6 & Room 903, 9F, SAIF

4
58July 9, 2023
10:15-12:00
Risk, Return, and Anomalies

    Location: Stream 7 & Room 904, 9F, SAIF

4
59July 9, 2023
10:15-12:00
Technology Spillover, Incentives, Culture, and Politics in Finance

    Location: Stream 8 & Room 1006, 10F, SAIF

4
60July 9, 2023
13:30-15:15
Asset Pricing Theory: The Cross-section of Stock Returns

    Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF

4
61July 9, 2023
13:30-15:15
Current Topics in Empirical Corporate Finance

    Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF

4
62July 9, 2023
13:30-15:15
Empirical Asset Pricing

    Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF

4
63July 9, 2023
13:30-15:15
The Cross Section of Stock Returns

    Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF

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63 sessions, 238 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers


 

China International Conference in Finance 2023 (CICF)

Detailed List of Sessions

                                                                                                                              
 
Session 1: Conference Reception (Note: All times in the program refer to Beijing Time UTC/GMT+8)
July 6, 2023 18:00 to 19:30
Location: Ruby Room, 2F, Crowne Plaza
 
For Invited Guests and Participants Registered with Meals Only.
 
Session 2: Opening and Keynote Speech (Christopher A. Sims, Princeton University)
July 7, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 9 & Room 303, 3F, SAIF
 
 
Session 3: Asset Pricing, Banking, and Beyond
July 7, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Jun Pan, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 

The Asset Pricing Implications of Financial Shocks for the Cross Section of Returns: Theory and Measurement
By Frederico Belo; INSEAD and CEPR
Xiaoji Lin; University of Minnesota
Juliana Salomao; University of Minnesota
Fan Yang; University of Connecticut
   presented by: Fan Yang, University of Connecticut
   Discussant:   Claire Yurong Hong, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 

Feedback and Contagion through Distressed Competition
By Hui Chen; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Winston Dou; The Wharton School
Hongye Guo; The University of Hong Kong
Yan Ji; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
   presented by: Yan Ji, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
   Discussant:   Zhe Geng, Fudan University
 

Will Central Bank Digital Currency Disintermediate Banks?
By Toni Whited; University of Michigan
Yufeng Wu; Ohio State University
Kairong Xiao; Columbia University
   presented by: Yufeng Wu, Ohio State University
   Discussant:   Yiyao Wang, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 

Collateral Advantage: Exchange Rates, Capital Flows, and Global Cycles
By Michael Devereux; University of British Columbia
Charles Engel; University of Wisconsin
Steve Pak Yeung Wu; University of California, San Diego
   presented by: Steve Pak Yeung Wu, University of California, San Diego
   Discussant:   Qiushi Huang, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 
Session 4: Bank Risk and Regulation
July 7, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Adi Sunderam, Harvard University
 

Financial Intermediaries and the Macroeconomy: Evidence from a High-Frequency Identification
By Pablo Ottonello; University of Michigan
Wenting Song; Bank of Canada
   presented by: Wenting Song, Bank of Canada
   Discussant:   Wenhao Li, University of Southern California
 

Stress Testing, Human Capital Investment and Risk Management
By Thomas Schneider; Old Dominion University
Philip Strahan; Boston College
Jun Yang; University of Notre Dame
   presented by: Jun Yang, University of Notre Dame
   Discussant:   Kristle Cortes, University of New South Wales
 

The Shadow Cost of Collateral
By Guangqian Pan; University of Sydney
Zheyao Pan; Macquarie University
Kairong Xiao; Columbia University
   presented by: Kairong Xiao, Columbia University
   Discussant:   Mingzhu Tai, The University of Hong Kong
 

Bank Equity Risk
By Jens Dick-Nielsen; Copenhagen Business School
Zhuolu Gao; Copenhagen Business School
David Lando; Copenhagen Business School
   presented by: Zhuolu Gao, Copenhagen Business School
   Discussant:   Stefan Lewellen, Pennsylvania State University
 
Session 5: Empirical Corporate Finance
July 7, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Liu Yang, University of Maryland
 

Entrepreneur Debt Aversion and Financing Decisions: Evidence from COVID-19 Support Programs
By Mikael Paaso; Erasmus University
Vesa Pursiainen; University of St. Gallen and Swiss Finance Institute
Sami Torstila; Aalto University
   presented by: Vesa Pursiainen, University of St. Gallen and Swiss Finance Institute
   Discussant:   Alex He, University of Maryland
 

Corporate DEI Culture Spillover
By Xiao Cen; Texas A&M University
Yue Qiu; Temple University
Tracy Wang; University of Minnesota
   presented by: Tracy Wang, University of Minnesota
   Discussant:   Geoffrey Tate, University of Maryland
 

Green Innovation and CEO Exposure to Top Scientists
By Leo Liu; University of Technology Sydney
Elvira Sojli; University of New South Wales
Wing Wah Tham; University of New South Wales
   presented by: Elvira Sojli, University of New South Wales
   Discussant:   Tao Shu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 

Corporate Finance and Firm Pollution
By Xiaoyi Lyu; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Chenyu Shan; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Dragon Yongjun Tang; The University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Chenyu Shan, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
   Discussant:   Tiantian Gu, Northeastern University
 
Session 6: ESG Investing
July 7, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Harold Zhang, The University of Texas at Dallas
 

Are All ESG Funds Created Equal? Only Some Funds Are Committed
By Michelle Lowry; Drexel University
Pingle Wang; University of Texas at Dallas
Kelsey Wei; The University of Texas at Dallas
   presented by: Kelsey Wei, The University of Texas at Dallas
   Discussant:   Byoung Uk Kang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
 

Climate Laws and Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
By Tong Li; The University of Hong Kong
Dragon Yongjun Tang; The University of Hong Kong
Fei Xie; University of Delaware
   presented by: Tong Li, The University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Zhonglan Dai, The University of Texas at Dallas
 

The Pricing of Sustainability-Linked Bonds
By Haoyue Wang; Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
   presented by: Haoyue Wang, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
   Discussant:   Xiaoneng Zhu, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
 

Externalities of Responsible Investments
By Michele Bisceglia; Toulouse School of Economics
Alessio Piccolo; Indiana University
Jan Schneemeier; Indiana University
   presented by: Jan Schneemeier, Indiana University
   Discussant:   Alejandro Rivera, University of Texas at Dallas
 
Session 7: Exchange Rate Risks
July 7, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Christian T. Lundblad, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 

Firm Foreign Activity and the Geography of Exchange Rate
By Amir Akbari; McMaster University
Francesca Carrieri; McGill University
   presented by: Amir Akbari, McMaster University
   Discussant:   Colin Ward, University of Minnesota
 

Pension Fund Flows, Exchange Rates, and Covered Interest Rate Parity
By Felipe Aldunate; Universidad de los Andes
Zhi Da; University of Notre Dame
Borja Larrain; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Clemens Sialm; University of Texas at Austin
   presented by: Clemens Sialm, University of Texas at Austin
   Discussant:   Shiyang Huang, The University of Hong Kong
 

Shorting the Dollar When Global Stock Markets Roar: The Equity Hedging Channel of Exchange Rate Determination
By Daniel Nathan; University of Pennsylvania
   presented by: Daniel Nathan, University of Pennsylvania
   Discussant:   Nelson Camahno, Queen Mary University of London
 

Dollar Reserves and U.S. Yields: Identifying the Price Impact of Official Flows
By Rashad Ahmed; University of Southern California
Alessandro Rebucci; Johns Hopkins University
   presented by: Rashad Ahmed, University of Southern California
   Discussant:   Zhengyang Jiang, Northwestern University and NBER
 
Session 8: Household Finance
July 7, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 6 & Room 903, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Rossen Valkanov, University of California, San Diego
 

Individual Investors' Housing Income and Interest Rates Fluctuations
By Antonio Gargano; University of Houston
Marco Giacoletti; University of Southern California
   presented by: Antonio Gargano, University of Houston
   Discussant:   Yang Liu, The University of Hong Kong
 

Household Decisions under Pollution-Induced Health Risk
By Hanming Fang; University of Pennsylvania
Qian Li; University of Southamption
Yapei Zhang; ShanghaiTech University
   presented by: Yapei Zhang, ShanghaiTech University
   Discussant:   Zhanhui Chen, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

Beyond Performance: The Financial Education Role of Robo-Advising
By Rubin Hao; University of Macau
Conghui Hu; Beijing Normal University
Yixuan Wang; Ant Group
Xin Xu; Guangdong University of Finance and Economics
Yu Zhang; Ant Group
   presented by: Rubin Hao, University of Macau
   Discussant:   Alberto Rossi, Georgetown University
 

Household Debt Overhang and Human Capital Investment
By Gustavo Manso; University of California, Berkeley
Alejandro Rivera; University of Texas at Dallas
Hui Wang; Bentley University
Han Xia; University of Texas at Dallas
   presented by: Hui Wang, Bentley University
   Discussant:   Yong Kyu Gam, University College Dublin
 
Session 9: Liquidity in Stock and Bond Markets
July 7, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 7 & Room 904, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Alex Zhou, Southern Methodist University
 

Liquidity Provision in the Exchange Traded Fund Market
By Chenfei Sun; University of Melbourne
Carole Comerton-Forde; University of Melbourne
Zhuo Zhong; University of Melbourne
   presented by: Chenfei Sun, University of Melbourne
   Discussant:   Jinming Xue, Southern Methodist University
 

Would Order-By-Order Auctions Be Competitive?
By Chester Spatt; Carnegie Mellon University
Jian Sun; Singapore Management University
   presented by: Jian Sun, Singapore Management University
   Discussant:   Andriy Shkilko, Wilfrid Laurier University
 

Speculation and Liquidity in Stock and Corporate Bond Markets
By Paolo Pasquariello; University of Michigan
Mirela Sandulescu; University of Michigan
   presented by: Mirela Sandulescu, University of Michigan
   Discussant:   Mahyar Kargar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 

Debt Market Illiquidity and Corporate Risk-Taking
By Jingzhi Huang; Pennsylvania State University
Zhan Shi; Tsinghua University
Rui Zhong; University of Western Australia
   presented by: Zhan Shi, Tsinghua University
   Discussant:   Yi Li, Federal Reserve Board
 
Session 10: Real Estate and Retirement Finance
July 7, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 8 & Room 1006, 10F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Tomasz Piskorski, Columbia University
 

Tobin Tax Policy, Housing Speculation, and Property Market Dynamics
By Sumit Agarwal; National University of Singapore
Kwong Wing Chau; The University of Hong Kong
Maggie Hu; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Wayne Wan; Monash University
   presented by: Maggie Hu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Charles Nathanson, Northwestern University
 

Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Grocery Store Openings
By Franklin Qian; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Qianyang Zhang; Columbia University
Xiang Zhang; Princeton University
   presented by: Franklin Qian, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
   Discussant:   Yuhei Miyauchi, Boston University
 

Missing the Target? Retirement Expectations and Target Date Funds
By Byeong-Je An; Nanyang Technological University
Kunal Sachdeva; Rice University
   presented by: Kunal Sachdeva, Rice University
   Discussant:   Jeremy Tobacman, University of Delaware
 

The Great Resignation was Caused by the Covid-19 Housing Boom
By Jack Favilukis; The University of British Columbia
Gen Li; The University of British Columbia
   presented by: Gen Li, The University of British Columbia
   Discussant:   Wenlan Qian, National University of Singapore
 
Session 11: Big Data and Market Frictions
July 7, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Semyon Malamud, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
 

An Anatomy of Crypto-Enabled Cybercrimes
By Lin William Cong; Cornell University
Campbell Harvey; Duke University
Daniel Rabetti; Tel Aviv University
   presented by: Daniel Rabetti, Tel Aviv University
   Discussant:   Luciano Somoza, Swiss Finance Institute - University of Lausanne
 

Monitoring from the Sky: Big Data and Dividend Policy
By Clark Liu; Tsinghua University
Yancheng Qiu; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Tao Shu; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Shujing Wang; Tongji University
   presented by: Shujing Wang, Tongji University
   Discussant:   Philippe van der Beck, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
 

Expected Returns and Foundation Models of Language
By Jingwen Jiang; University of Chicago
Bryan Kelly; Yale University
Dacheng Xiu; University of Chicago
   presented by: Dacheng Xiu, University of Chicago
   Discussant:   Antoine Didisheim, University of Melbourne
 

The Coming Battle of Digital Currencies
By Lin William Cong; Cornell University
Simon Mayer; HEC Paris
   presented by: Simon Mayer, HEC Paris
   Discussant:   Wenqian Huang, Bank for International Settlements
 
Session 12: Carbon Emission and ESG
July 7, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Dragon Yongjun Tang, The University of Hong Kong
 

Socially Responsible Divestment
By Alex Edmans; London Business School
Doron Levit; University of Washington
Jan Schneemeier; Indiana University
   presented by: Jan Schneemeier, Indiana University
   Discussant:   Haotian Xiang, Peking University
 

Dynamic Carbon Emission Management
By Maria-Cecilia Bustamante; University of Maryland
Francesca Zucchi; European Central Bank
   presented by: Francesca Zucchi, European Central Bank
   Discussant:   Zhenyu Gao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 

Active Fund Management when ESG Matters: An Equilibrium Perspective
By Doron Avramov; Reichman University
Si Cheng; Syracuse University
Andrea Tarelli; Catholic University of Milan
   presented by: Si Cheng, Syracuse University
   Discussant:   Yaqiong Yao, Lancaster University
 

Sustainable Finance under Regulation
By Shiyang Huang; The University of Hong Kong
Alexandr Kopytov; The University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Shiyang Huang, The University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Magdalena Rola-Janicka, Tilburg University
 
Session 13: Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Management
July 7, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Clemens Sialm, University of Texas at Austin
 

Self-Declared Benchmarks and Fund Manager Intent: Cheating or Competing?
By Huaizhi Chen; University of Notre Dame
Richard Evans; University of Virginia
Yang Sun; Brandeis University
   presented by: Yang Sun, Brandeis University
   Discussant:   Qifei Zhu, Nanyang Technological University
 

Liquidity Picking and Fund Performance
By Feng Jiao; University of Lethbridge
Sergei Sarkissian; McGill University
David Schumacher; McGill University
   presented by: Feng Jiao, University of Lethbridge
   Discussant:   Xintong Zhan, Fudan University
 

Immigrants in Finance
By Jun Chen; Renmin University of China
Shenje Hshieh; City University of Hong Kong
Melvyn Teo; Singapore Management University
Feng Zhang; Southern Methodist University
   presented by: Shenje Hshieh, City University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Tao Shu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 

Monetary Policy and Fragility in Corporate Bond Funds
By John Chi-Fong Kuong; INSEAD
James O' Donovan; City University of Hong Kong
Jinyuan Zhang; University of California, Los Angeles
   presented by: Jinyuan Zhang, University of California, Los Angeles
   Discussant:   Claire Yurong Hong, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 
Session 14: 普惠金融与家庭金融
July 7, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Weixing Wu, University of International Business and Economics
 

农村土地经营权抵押贷款政策、农村金融可得性与农村发展:来自试点的实证证据
By Yue Fang; Zhejiang University
Qijun Wang; Zhejiang University
   presented by: Yue Fang, Zhejiang University
   Discussant:   Heng Zhang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
 

中国银行间回购市场微观结构研究
By Jinfan Zhang; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Yunhan Guo; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
   presented by: Jeffery (Jinfan) Chang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
   Discussant:   Yi Fang, Remin University of China
 

现金贷是“魔鬼”吗?——对互联网借贷平台征信机制的分析
By Guochao Yang; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Anxuan Jiang; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
   presented by: Guochao Yang, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
   Discussant:   Jingyi Wang, Peking University
 

参照点之下:迁移家庭的金融决策
By Qingping Zhang; Peking University
Ming Gao; Peking University
   presented by: Qingping Zhang, Peking University
   Discussant:   Hongyu Xiang, Beijing Normal University
 
Session 15: 公司金融与技术变革
July 7, 2023 15:45 to 17:30
Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Yao Lu, Tsinghua University
 

新药审批制度改革促进生物医药企业创新了吗? ——基于专利和上市公司的实证研究
By Haonan He; Peking University
Laura Xiaolei Liu; Peking University
Pengfei Han; Peking University
Dan Wang; Johnson & Johnson Innovation
   presented by: Haonan He, Peking University
   Discussant:   Yeqing Zhang, Central University of Finance and Economics
 

数字政府建设与中小企业融资——来自地方政府中小企业融资服务平台建立的证据
By Minggui Yu ; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Mengmeng Zhang; Wuhan University
   presented by: Minggui Yu , Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
   Discussant:   Xiang Yin, Tsinghua University
 

债券违约对评级质量的提升影响: 评级机构的声誉激励检验
By Haoyu Gao; Renmin University of China
Yuting Huang; Capital University of Economics and Business
Yi Yao; Renmin University of China
   presented by: Yuting Huang, Capital University of Economics and Business
   Discussant:   Xiaoran Ni, Xiamen University
 

促进还是抑制:宗族文化与企业数字化转型
By Xiaorong Li; Central University of Finance and Economics
Yunxiao Bi; Central University of Finance and Economics
Mengmeng Guo; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
   presented by: Xiaorong Li, Central University of Finance and Economics
   Discussant:   Haonan He, Peking University
 
Session 16: Bank Lending
July 7, 2023 15:45 to 17:30
Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Bohui Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 

Crime and Punishment? How Banks Anticipate and Propagate Global Financial Sanctions
By Mikhail Mamonov; CERGE-EI
Anna Pestova; CERGE-EI
Steven Ongena; University of Zurich, Swiss Finance Institute, KU Leuven, NTNU Business School and CEPR
   presented by: Mikhail Mamonov, CERGE-EI
   Discussant:   Yongqiang Chu, University of North Carolina at Charlott
 

Monitoring with Small Stakes
By Sheila Jiang; University of Florida
Shohini Kundu; University of California, Los Angeles
Douglas Xu; University of Florida
   presented by: Sheila Jiang, University of Florida
   Discussant:   Han Xia, University of Texas at Dallas
 

Labor Capacity Constraints in Mortgage Lending: Evidence from Loan Officers
By Pengfei Ma; Indiana University
   presented by: Pengfei Ma, Indiana University
   Discussant:   Yi Huang, Fudan University and CEPR
 

Current Expected Credit Loss Standard and Bank Lending Procyclicality: Evidence from U.S. Housing Markets
By Yi-Chun Chen; City University of Hong Kong
; Renmin University of China
   presented by: Yi-Chun Chen, City University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Guangli Lu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 
Session 17: New Facets of Institutional Funds
July 7, 2023 15:45 to 17:30
Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Lily Fang, INSEAD
 

Partisanship and Portfolio Choice: Evidence from Mutual Funds
By William Cassidy; University of Chicago
   presented by: William Cassidy, University of Chicago
   Discussant:   Mancy Luo, Erasmus University
 

Do Hedge Funds Hedge? Evidence from Risk Gap
By Yong Chen; Texas A&M University
Hanjiang Zhang; Washington State University
   presented by: Yong Chen, Texas A&M University
   Discussant:   Melvyn Teo, Singapore Management University
 

Simple (Learning) but Not Simplistic (Chasing): A Model-free Learning Approach for Fund Investors
By Jin Guo; Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Yangyi Liu; Southwest Jiaotong University
   presented by: Jin Guo, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
   Discussant:   Zhengyang Xu, City University of Hong Kong
 

How Index Funds Reshape Intraday Market Dynamics
By Wenxi Jiang; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Siyuan Wu; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chen Yao; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Siyuan Wu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Don Noh, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 
Session 18: The Real Effects of Green Investment
July 7, 2023 15:45 to 17:30
Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Kai Li, Peking University
 

Does ESG Investing Help VC Funds to Attract Startups? Experimental Evidence
By Ye Zhang; Stockholm School of Economics
   presented by: Ye Zhang, Stockholm School of Economics
   Discussant:   Yifei Zhang, Peking University
 

Green Investors and Green Transition Efforts: Talk the Talk or Walk the Walk?
By Shuang Chen; Swiss Finance Institute and Università della Svizzera italiana
   presented by: Shuang Chen, Swiss Finance Institute and Università della Svizzera italiana
   Discussant:   Jing Xie, University of Macau
 

Decarbonizing Institutional Investor Portfolios: Helping to Green the Planet or Just Greening Your Portfolio?
By Vaska Atta-Darkua; University of Virginia
Simon Glossner; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Philipp Krueger; University of Geneva
Pedro Matos; University of Virginia
   presented by: Pedro Matos, University of Virginia
   Discussant:   Darwin Choi, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 

On the Reallocation Effects of Global Coordination Failure in Decarbonization
By Cai Chen; INSEAD
Yupeng Lin; National University of Singapore
Johan Sulaeman; National University of Singapore
Wanrong Xu; National University of Singapore
   presented by: Yupeng Lin, National University of Singapore
   Discussant:   Emilio Bisetti, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 
Session 19: Best Paper Awards and Conference Dinner
July 7, 2023 19:00 to 20:30
Location: Stream 9 & Yinxing Ballroom, 4F, Crowne Plaza
 
Online participants can join the best paper awards session via Zoom. Onsite participants need to register with meals, or purchase the dinner ticket separately if registered without meals, to join this session.
 
Session 20: Asset Pricing in a New Era
July 8, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Jack Bao, University of Delaware
 

Looking Under the Hood of Data-Mining
By Mathias Hasler; Boston College
   presented by: Mathias Hasler, Boston College
   Discussant:   Mengmeng Dong, University of California, Riverside
 

The Cryptocurrency Participation Puzzle
By Ran Duchin; Boston College
David Solomon; Boston College
Jun Tu; Singapore Management University
Xi Wang; Peking University
   presented by: Jun Tu, Singapore Management University
   Discussant:   Yukun Liu, University of Rochester
 

Cybercrime News and Hedging in an ICAPM Framework
By Jiatao Liu; Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Ian Marsh; City, University of London
Yajun Xiao; Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
   presented by: Jiatao Liu, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
   Discussant:   Xiaofei Zhao, Georgetown University
 

The Rise of Reddit: How Social Media Affects Belief Formation and Price Discovery
By Danqi Hu; Peking University
Charles Jones; Columbia University
Valerie Zhang; Northwestern University
Xiaoyan Zhang; Tsinghua University
   presented by: Danqi Hu, Peking University
   Discussant:   Marina Niessner, University of Pennsylvania
 
Session 21: Behavioral Finance
July 8, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Hongjun Yan, DePaul University
 

Attention, Social Interaction, and Investor Attraction to Lottery Stocks
By Turan Bali; Georgetown University
David Hirshleifer; University of Southern California
Lin Peng; Baruch College, The City University of New York
Yi Tang; Fordham University
   presented by: Lin Peng, Baruch College, The City University of New York
   Discussant:   Frank Weikai Li, Singapore Management University
 

Priming and Stock Preferences: Evidence from IPO Lotteries
By Conghui Hu; Beijing Normal University
Yu-Jane Liu; Peking University
Xin Xu; Guangdong University of Finance and Economics
Jianfeng Yu; Tsinghua University
   presented by: Conghui Hu, Beijing Normal University
   Discussant:   Xiaomeng Lu, Fudan University
 

"Superstitious" Investors
By Hongye Guo; The University of Hong Kong
Jessica Wachter; University of Pennsylvania
   presented by: Hongye Guo, The University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Pengfei Sui, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 

Information Cherry-picking: When Confirmation Bias Met Anchoring Bias
By Shiyang Huang; The University of Hong Kong
Tse-Chun Lin; The University of Hong Kong
Yan Luo; Fudan University
Ningyu Zhou; Fudan University
   presented by: Yan Luo, Fudan University
   Discussant:   Claire Yurong Hong, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 
Session 22: Corporate Financing Decisions
July 8, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Nadya Malenko, University of Michigan
 

Debt Restructuring and Small Firm Performance: Evidence from South Africa's Informal Transit
By Christopher Eaglin; Duke University
Apoorv Gupta; Dartmouth College
   presented by: Apoorv Gupta, Dartmouth College
   Discussant:   Jialan Wang, University of Illinois
 

Financing Trade Credit
By Niklas Amberg; Sveriges Riksbank
Tor Jacobson; Sveriges Riksbank
Yingjie Qi; Copenhagen Business School
   presented by: Yingjie Qi, Copenhagen Business School
   Discussant:   Thomas Flanagan, University of Michigan
 

The Roles of Transitory Stock Market Shocks in Equity Financing: Evidence from IPOs
By Jaewon Choi; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Daniel Sungyeon Kim; Chung-Ang University
Sungbin Sohn; Sogang University
   presented by: Sungbin Sohn, Sogang University
   Discussant:   Chris Yung, University of Virginia
 

Security Issuance, Institutional Investors and Quid Pro Quo: Insights from SPACs
By Gaurab Aryal; Washington University in St. Louis
Zhaohui Chen; University of Virginia
Yuchi Yao; University of Rochester
Chris Yung; University of Virginia
   presented by: Yuchi Yao, University of Rochester
   Discussant:   Kate Volkova, University of Melbourne
 
Session 23: Derivatives and Fixed Income Securities
July 8, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Jingzhi Huang, Pennsylvania State University
 

A Factor Model for Stock Options
By Turan Bali; Georgetown University
Jie Cao; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fousseni Chabi-Yo; Isenberg School of Management
Linjia Song; Xiamen University
Xintong Zhan; Fudan University
   presented by: Turan Bali, Georgetown University
   Discussant:   Grace Xing Hu, Tsinghua University
 

Asset Growth Anomaly of Corporate Bonds: A Decomposition Analysis
By Fang Chen; University of New Haven
Yifei Li; University of Nevada Reno
Wenfeng Wu; Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tong Yu; University of Cincinnati
   presented by: Wenfeng Wu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
   Discussant:   Rui Zhong, University of Western Australia
 

Relative Basis: A Better Measure of the Convenience Yield
By Ming Gu; Xiamen University
Wenjin Kang; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Dong Lou; London School of Economics
Ke Tang; Tsinghua University
   presented by: Ming Gu, Xiamen University
   Discussant:   Gurdip Bakshi, Temple University
 

The Persistent Response from Option Liquidity to GameStop Short Squeeze
By Ruixin Yang; Rutgers University
Zhaodong Zhong; Rutgers University
   presented by: Ruixin Yang, Rutgers University
   Discussant:   Han Xiao, Pennsylvania State University
 
Session 24: Information and Decision Making
July 8, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Yiming Qian, University of Connecticut
 

Insider Trading before Peers' M&A Announcements
By You Xu; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Yao Zhang; Tongji University
   presented by: You Xu, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
   Discussant:   Rik Sen, University of New South Wales
 

Stock Market and Demand for Labor Skills
By Yao Lu; Tsinghua University
Liu Yang; University of Maryland
Yeqing Zhang; Central University of Finance and Economics
   presented by: Yeqing Zhang, Central University of Finance and Economics
   Discussant:   Jie He, University of Georgia
 

COVID-19: An Illusion of Productivity and a Reality of Inequality
By Yuxiang Jiang; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Ruijie Liu; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Dominik Roesch; University at Buffalo
Cristian Tiu; University at Buffalo
   presented by: Yuxiang Jiang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
   Discussant:   Alexander Vedrashko, Simon Fraser University
 

Does Pay Transparency Among Employees Affect Product Quality?
By Jeffrey Ng; The University of Hong Kong
Xin Yang; Central University of Finance and Economics
   presented by: Jeffrey Ng, The University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Jaideep Shenoy, University of Connecticut
 
Session 25: Sustainability and Asset Pricing
July 8, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 6 & Room 903, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Po-Hsuan Hsu, National Tsing Hua University
 

Too Levered for Pigou: Carbon Pricing, Financial Constraints and Leverage Regulation
By Robin Döttling; Erasmus University
Magdalena Rola-Janicka; Tilburg University
   presented by: Robin Döttling, Erasmus University
   Discussant:   Min Fang, University of Florida
 

Environmental Regulation, Pollution, and Shareholder Wealth
By Seungho Choi; Queensland University of Technology
Raphael Jonghyeon Park; University of New South Wales
Simon Xu; University of California, Berkeley
   presented by: Simon Xu, University of California, Berkeley
   Discussant:   Chi-Yang Tsou, Alliance Manchester Business School
 

Carbon Emission and Asset Prices: New Evidence From Machine Learning
By Feng Li; Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xingjian Zheng; Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
   presented by: Xingjian Zheng, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
   Discussant:   Hui-Ching Chuang, Yuan Ze University
 

Green Portfolios
By Thomas Fischer; Lund University
Frederik Lundtofte; Aalborg University
   presented by: Frederik Lundtofte, Aalborg University
   Discussant:   Chanik Jo, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 
Session 26: Technology, Labor, and Firm Boundary
July 8, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 7 & Room 904, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Feng Zhang, Southern Methodist University
 

Technological Obsolescence
By Song Ma; Yale University
   presented by: Song Ma, Yale University
   Discussant:   Ting Xu, University of Toronto
 

The Cost of Regulatory Compliance in the United States
By Miao Ben Zhang; University of Southern California
Francesco Trebbi; University of California, Berkeley
   presented by: Miao Ben Zhang, University of Southern California
   Discussant:   Shikhar Singla, London Business School
 

Learning Production Process Heterogeneity Across Industries: Implications of Deep Learning for Corporate M&A Decisions
By Jongsub Lee; Seoul National University
Hayong Yun; Michigan State University
   presented by: Hayong Yun, Michigan State University
   Discussant:   Danqing Mei, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
 

Buy, Invent, or Both?
By Felipe Cortes; Northeastern University
Tiantian Gu; Northeastern University
Toni Whited; University of Michigan
   presented by: Tiantian Gu, Northeastern University
   Discussant:   Wenyu Wang, Indiana University
 
Session 27: Trading, Information, and Price Discovery
July 8, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 8 & Room 1006, 10F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Liyan Yang, University of Toronto
 

Trades, Quotes, and Information Shares
By Björn Hagströmer; Stockholm University
Albert Menkveld; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
   presented by: Albert Menkveld, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
   Discussant:   Bart Yueshen, INSEAD
 

The Retail Execution Quality Landscape
By Anne Haubo Dyhrberg; Wilfrid Laurier University
Andriy Shkilko; Wilfrid Laurier University
Ingrid Werner; The Ohio State University
   presented by: Andriy Shkilko, Wilfrid Laurier University
   Discussant:   Chen Yao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 

Price Discovery on Decentralized Exchanges
By Agostino Capponi; Columbia University
Ruizhe Jia; Columbia University
Shihao Yu; Columbia University
   presented by: Agostino Capponi, Columbia University
   Discussant:   Shiyang Huang, The University of Hong Kong
 

Quantitative Investing and Price Informativeness
By Xuezhong( Tony) He; Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Junqing Kang; Sun Yat-sen University
Xuan Zhou; Beijing Normal University
   presented by: Junqing Kang, Sun Yat-sen University
   Discussant:   Xiaoqi Xu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
 
Session 28: Asset Prices and Returns
July 8, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: David McLean, Georgetown University
 

Superstition Everywhere
By Jinfan Zhang; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
   presented by: Jeffery (Jinfan) Chang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
   Discussant:   Wei Huang, University of Hawaii
 

Pricing Technological Innovators: Patent Intensity and Life-Cycle Dynamics
By Jan Bena; University of British Columbia
Adlai Fisher; University of British Columbia
Jiri Knesl; University of Oxford
Julian Vahl; University of British Columbia
   presented by: Adlai Fisher, University of British Columbia
   Discussant:   Bohui Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 

Timing the Factor Zoo
By Christoph Reschenhofer; Vienna University of Economics and Business
   presented by: Christoph Reschenhofer, Vienna University of Economics and Business
   Discussant:   Xi Dong, Baruch College, The City University of New York
 

Mispricing and Firm Investment
By Yong Chen; Texas A&M University
Dora Horstman; Texas A&M University
   presented by: Dora Horstman, Texas A&M University
   Discussant:   Chen Xue, University of Cincinnati
 
Session 29: Behavioral Finance II
July 8, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Justin Birru, The Ohio State University
 

Retail Option Traders and the Implied Volatility Surface
By Gregory Eaton; Oklahoma State University
Clifton Green; Emory University
Brian Roseman; Oklahoma State University
Yanbin Wu; University of Florida
   presented by: Yanbin Wu, University of Florida
   Discussant:   Haitao Mo, Louisiana State University
 

Distracted from Work: Stock Market Overnight Returns and Worker Productivity
By Xiqian Cai; Xiamen University
Dongxu Li; Xiamen University
   presented by: Dongxu Li, Xiamen University
   Discussant:   Alessandro Melone, The Ohio State University
 

In Your Face We Trust? Trust and Information Production in Financial Markets
By Kejing Chen; Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
Jianxin Chi; University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Wenqi Guo; University of Leeds
Stephan Siegel; University of Washington
   presented by: Jianxin Chi, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
   Discussant:   Chi Zhang, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
 

Expectations and Attention to Experience
By Heiner Beckmeyer; University of Münster
Ahmed Guecioueur; INSEAD
   presented by: Ahmed Guecioueur, INSEAD
   Discussant:   Trevor Young, Tulane University
 
Session 30: Fintech and Machine Learning
July 8, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Mao Ye, Cornell University and NBER
 

Technology and Cryptocurrency Valuation
By Yukun Liu; University of Rochester
Jinfei Sheng; University of California, Irvine
Wanyi Wang; University of California, Irvine
   presented by: Wanyi Wang, University of California, Irvine
   Discussant:   Michael Sockin, University of Texas at Austin
 

Market Efficiency When Machines Access Information
By Leonidas Barbopoulos; University of Edinburgh
Rui Dai; University of Pennsylvania
Talis Putnins; University of Technology Sydney
Anthony Saunders; New York University
   presented by: Rui Dai, University of Pennsylvania
   Discussant:   Baozhong Yang, Georgia State University
 

Teaching Economics to the Machine
By Hui Chen; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yuhan Cheng; Tsinghua University
Yanchu Liu; Sun Yat-sen University
Ke Tang; Tsinghua University
   presented by: Hui Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
   Discussant:   Guofu Zhou, Washington University in St. Louis
 

Artificial Intelligence and Information Production in Selection Markets: Experimental Evidence from Insurance Intermediation
By Xing Liu; The University of British Columbia
   presented by: Xing Liu, The University of British Columbia
   Discussant:   Zhongchen Hu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 
Session 31: Frontiers in Empirical Asset Pricing
July 8, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Jianfeng Yu, Tsinghua University
 

Spreading Pressure and the Commodity Futures Risk Premium
By Yujing Gong; London School of Economics
Arie Gozluklu; University of Warwick
Gi Kim; University of Warwick
   presented by: Yujing Gong, London School of Economics
   Discussant:   Fan Yang, University of Connecticut
 

Near Is Dear: Remoteness, Soft Information, and Stock Returns
By Chao Gao; The Australian National University
   presented by: Chao Gao, The Australian National University
   Discussant:   Xin Chen, Shenzhen University
 

Daily Momentum and New Investors in an Emerging Stock Market
By Zhenyu Gao; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Wenxi Jiang; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Wei Xiong; Princeton University
Wei Xiong; Shenzhen Stock Exchange
   presented by: Zhenyu Gao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Li An, Tsinghua University
 

Slope Beta and Cross-sectional Stock Returns
By Tao Li; City University of Hong Kong
Di Wu; City University of Hong Kong
Lihai Yang; City University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Lihai Yang, City University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Zhiyao Nicholas Chen, Lingnan University
 
Session 32: Innovation: Peers, Teams, Labor Market, and Firm Boundary
July 8, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Yuhai Xuan, University of California, Irvine
 

Proximity to Stars, Peer Pressure, and Innovation
By Yolanda Yulong Wang; Shenzhen University
Long Yi; Hong Kong Baptist University
   presented by: Long Yi, Hong Kong Baptist University
   Discussant:   Yifei Mao, Cornell University
 

Entrepreneurial Teams: Prior Industry Experience and Early-Stage Growth
By Francesco D'Acunto; Georgetown University
Geoffrey Tate; University of Maryland
Liu Yang; University of Maryland
   presented by: Liu Yang, University of Maryland
   Discussant:   Ting Xu, University of Toronto
 

Human Capital Reallocation and Agglomeration of Innovation: Evidence from Technological Breakthroughs
By Jing Xue; University of Maryland
   presented by: Jing Xue, University of Maryland
   Discussant:   Yue Qiu, Temple University
 

Dusting Off the Old Ones: Drug Licensing to Startups, Innovation Success and Efficiency
By Mosab Hammoudeh; California State University - Fullerton
Joshua Krieger; Harvard Business School
Jiajie Xu; University of Iowa
   presented by: Jiajie Xu, University of Iowa
   Discussant:   S. Katie Moon, University of Colorado Boulder
 
Session 33: New Perspectives in Asset Pricing
July 8, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 6 & Room 903, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Roger Loh, Singapore Management University
 

Inside and Outside Informed Trading
By Zhi Da; University of Notre Dame
Xi Dong; Baruch College, The City University of New York
Ke Wu; Renmin University of China
Dexin Zhou; Baruch College, The City University of New York
   presented by: Ke Wu, Renmin University of China
   Discussant:   Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri
 

The Factor Multiverse: The Role of Interest Rates in Factor Discovery
By Jules Van Binsbergen; University of Pennsylvania
Liang Ma; University of South Carolina
Michael Schwert; AQR Arbitrage
   presented by: Liang Ma, University of South Carolina
   Discussant:   Andrew Chen, Federal Reserve Board
 

Skilled Foreign Labor, Urban Agglomeration, and Value Creation
By Hao Jiang; Michigan State University
Christopher Parsons; University of Southern California
Lin Sun; George Mason University
Sheridan Titman; University of Texas at Austin
   presented by: Lin Sun, George Mason University
   Discussant:   Feng Zhang, Southern Methodist University
 

Anomaly Return during FOMC
By Lin Tan; Tsinghua University
Xiaoyan Zhang; Tsinghua University
Guofu Zhou; Washington University in St. Louis
   presented by: Lin Tan, Tsinghua University
   Discussant:   Zhanhui Chen, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 
Session 34: The Impact of Policies and Regulations on Financial Markets and Real Estate Prices
July 8, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 7 & Room 904, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Tao Zha, Emory University
 

Meet Markets: Investor Meetings and Expected Returns
By Eric So; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rongfei Wang; China Investment Corporation
Ran Zhang; Renmin University of China
   presented by: Ran Zhang, Renmin University of China
   Discussant:   Chi Wan, University of Massachusetts, Boston
 

From Wall Street to Hong Kong: The Value of Dual Listing for China Concept Stocks
By Zhuo Chen; Tsinghua University
Grace Xing Hu; Tsinghua University
Ziqiong Xi; Tsinghua University
Xiaoquan Zhu; University of International Business and Economics
   presented by: Zhuo Chen, Tsinghua University
   Discussant:   Chang Ma, Fudan University
 

The Premium for Being Ordinary: A Study of the Shanghai Housing Market
By Haopeng Shen; Nanjing University
Hang Zhou; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Zhengyi Zhou; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
   presented by: Zhengyi Zhou, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
   Discussant:   Tong Xu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
 

Economic Policy Uncertainty and Price Gaps of A-H Shares Evidence from Dual-Listed Stocks in China
By Jin Peng; University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Haofei Zhang; Nankai University
Shantaram Hegde; University of Connecticut
Kose John; New York University
   presented by: Jin Peng, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
   Discussant:   Grace Xing Hu, Tsinghua University
 
Session 35: Corporate Finance, Labor and Political Economy
July 8, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Yongxiang Wang, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 

Immigration-Induced Labor Mobility and Firm Skill Downgrading: Evidence From DACA
By Yuxi Cheng; George Washington University
   presented by: Yuxi Cheng, George Washington University
   Discussant:   Mingmei Liu, Jinan University
 

Shadow Banking: An Expedient Solution to Government Short-Termism
By Jeffery Chang; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Zehao Liu; Renmin University of China
Ting Yang; North China University of Technology
   presented by: Zehao Liu, Renmin University of China
   Discussant:   Yiyao Wang, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 

Fales Hopes: The Impact of National Leaders' Firm Visits on Industry Peers
By Linxiang Ma; University of Melbourne
   presented by: Linxiang Ma, University of Melbourne
   Discussant:   Rui Dong, Nanjing University
 

Industrial Policy and State Ownership: Where Does Credit Go?
By Ying Xu; International Monetary Fund
   presented by: Ying Xu, International Monetary Fund
   Discussant:   Yi Huang, Fudan University and CEPR
 
Session 36: International Finance and Commodity
July 8, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Kalok Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 

Dollar and Carry Redux
By Sining Liu; The University of Hong Kong
Thomas Maurer; The University of Hong Kong
Andrea Vedolin; Boston University
Yaoyuan Zhang; The University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Sining Liu, The University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Chanik Jo, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 

Term Premia Co-movement and Global Trade Network
By Ai Jun Hou; Stockholm University
Caihong Xu; Stockholm University
Xiaoxia Ye; University of Liverpool
   presented by: Caihong Xu, Stockholm University
   Discussant:   Jiangze Bian, University of International Business and Economics
 

A 'Bad Beta, Good Beta' Anatomy of Currency Risk Premiums and Trading Strategies
By I-Hsuan Ethan Chiang; University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Xi Nancy Mo; University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
   presented by: Xi Nancy Mo, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
   Discussant:   Jing Xie, University of Macau
 

Hedging Macro Risks of Commodity-Dependent Economies
By Yifan Ma; Erasmus University Rotterdam
Marta Szymanowska; Erasmus University Rotterdam
   presented by: Yifan Ma, Erasmus University Rotterdam
   Discussant:   Yang Liu, The University of Hong Kong
 
Session 37: Policies, Markets, and Innovation
July 8, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Hong Yan, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 

Nationalistic Labor Policies Hinder Innovation
By Francesco D'Acunto; Georgetown University
Hengyi Huang; Tilburg University
Michael Weber; University of Chicago
Jin Xie; Peking University
Liu Yang; University of Maryland
   presented by: Jin Xie, Peking University
   Discussant:   Xiao Ren, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 

Social Priorities, Institutional Quality, and Investment: Theory and Evidence
By Amar Gande; Southern Methodist University
Kose John; New York University
Guanmin Liao; Renmin University of China
Lemma Senbet; University of Maryland
Xiaoyun Yu; Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
   presented by: Xiaoyun Yu, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
   Discussant:   Alminas Zaldokas, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

Where Do Brown Companies Borrow From?
By Irina Luneva; University of Pennsylvania
Sergey Sarkisyan; University of Pennsylvania
   presented by: Sergey Sarkisyan, University of Pennsylvania
   Discussant:   Hongyu Shan, China Europe International Business School
 

Share Pledging in China: Funding Listed Firms or Funding Entrepreneurship?
By Zhiguo He; University of Chicago
Bibo Liu; Tsinghua University
Feifei Zhu; Central University of Finance and Economics
   presented by: Bibo Liu, Tsinghua University
   Discussant:   Meijun Qian, Australian National University
 
Session 38: Political Economic and Finance
July 8, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Laura Xiaolei Liu, Peking University
 

Reluctant Entrepreneurs
By Hanming Fang; University of Pennsylvania
Ming Li; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Zenan Wu; Peking University
Yapei Zhang; ShanghaiTech University
   presented by: Ming Li, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
   Discussant:   Yu Zhang, Peking University
 

Does Unchecked Police Power Threaten Long-term Investment? Evidence from a Power Consolidation Campaign in China
By Meng Miao; Renmin University of China
Dayin Zhang; University of Wisconsin-Madison
Shang Zhang; Renmin University of China
   presented by: Meng Miao, Renmin University of China
   Discussant:   Bo Li, Tsinghua University
 

The Implementation of Central Bank Policy in China: The Roles of Commercial Bank Ownership and CEO Faction Membership
By Michel Habib; University of Zurich
Yushi Peng; London School of Economics
Yanjie Wang; University of Zurich
Zexi Wang; Lancaster University
   presented by: Zexi Wang, Lancaster University
   Discussant:   Songnan Li, Peking University
 

Navigating Political Risks: The Role of Firm Political Alignment
By Ping Jiang; University of International Business and Economics
Jing Li; Simon Fraser University
Minjia Li; The University of British Columbia
Jenny Li Zhang; The University of British Columbia
   presented by: Minjia Li, The University of British Columbia
   Discussant:   Haibing Shu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 
Session 39: Corporate Strategies
July 8, 2023 15:45 to 17:30
Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Xiaoyun Yu, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 

Market Power and Political Connections
By Yameng Fan; Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Feng Zhou; Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   presented by: Feng Zhou, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Discussant:   Frank Yu, China Europe International Business School
 

Market-Based Innovation Policy: Evidence from High-Tech Incubators in China
By Pengdong Zhang; Sun Yat-sen University
   presented by: Pengdong Zhang, Sun Yat-sen University
   Discussant:   Merih Sevilir, ESMT Berlin & IWH
 

Why Do Non-financial Firms Hold Financial Assets?
By Hans Degryse; KU Leuven and CEPR
Tong Zhao; KU Leuven
   presented by: Tong Zhao, KU Leuven
   Discussant:   Qiping Xu, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
 

Balance Sheet Financial Flexibility
By Sudipto Dasgupta; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Erica Li; Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Siyuan Wu; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Erica Li, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
   Discussant:   Manpreet Singh, Georgia Institute of Technology
 
Session 40: ESG Investment
July 8, 2023 15:45 to 17:30
Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Huasheng Gao, Fudan University
 

Investors in Green Bonds
By Moqi Xu; Queen Mary University of London
Malgorzata Ryduchowska; BI Norwegian Business School
   presented by: Moqi Xu, Queen Mary University of London
   Discussant:   Frank Weikai Li, Singapore Management University
 

Regulation Induced CSR
By Vidhi Chhaochharia; University of Miami
Rik Sen; University of New South Wales
Jing Xu; University of Technology Sydney
   presented by: Jing Xu, University of Technology Sydney
   Discussant:   Yiqing Lu, New York University Shanghai
 

ESG-linked Pay Around the World —Trends, Determinants, and Outcomes
By Sonali Hazarika; Baruch College, The City University of New York
Aditya Kashikar; Baruch College, The City University of New York
Lin Peng; Baruch College, The City University of New York
Ailsa Roell; Columbia University
Yao Shen; Baruch College, The City University of New York
   presented by: Sonali Hazarika, Baruch College, The City University of New York
   Discussant:   Ruishen Zhang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
 

ESG Investing in Emerging Markets: Betting on Firm Fundamentals or Riding Investor Preferences?
By Renxuan Wang; China Europe International Business School
   presented by: Renxuan Wang, China Europe International Business School
   Discussant:   Xiaomeng Lu, Fudan University
 
Session 41: Financial Intermediation Theory
July 8, 2023 15:45 to 17:30
Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Kathy Yuan, London School of Economics
 

Market Structure of Intermediation
By Hongda Zhong; London School of Economics
   presented by: Hongda Zhong, London School of Economics
   Discussant:   Ming Yang, University College London
 

In the Shadow of Shadow Banking: A Liquidity View
By Ping He; Tsinghua University
Zehao Liu; Renmin University of China
Chengbo Xie; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
   presented by: Zehao Liu, Renmin University of China
   Discussant:   Ansgar Walther, Imperial College London
 

Passive Investing and the Rise of Mega-Firms
By Hao Jiang; Michigan State University
Dimitri Vayanos; London School of Economics
Lu Zheng; University of California, Irvine
   presented by: Hao Jiang, Michigan State University
   Discussant:   Savitar Sundaresan, Imperial College London
 

Borrowing From A Bigtech Platform
By Jian Li; Columbia University
Stefano Pegoraro; University of Notre Dame
   presented by: Jian Li, Columbia University
   Discussant:   Jing Huang, Texas A&M University
 
Session 42: Innovation, Skilled Labor, and Inequality
July 8, 2023 15:45 to 17:30
Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Tao Shu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 

Research and/or Development? Financial Frictions and Innovation Investment
By Filippo Mezzanotti; Northwestern University
Timothy Simcoe; Boston University
   presented by: Filippo Mezzanotti, Northwestern University
   Discussant:   Po-Hsuan Hsu, National Tsing Hua University
 

Measuring the Impact of Remote [Knowledge] Work Using Big Data
By Alan Kwan; The University of Hong Kong
Ben Matthies; University of Notre Dame
   presented by: Alan Kwan, The University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Zhongchen Hu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 

Access to Financing and Within Firm Racial Pay Gap
By Janet Gao; Georgetown University
Wenting Ma; University of Massachusetts Amherst
Qiping Xu; University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
   presented by: Janet Gao, Georgetown University
   Discussant:   Xiao Ren, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 

Minority CEOs, Discrimination, and IPO Underpricing
By Jun-Koo Kang; Nanyang Technological University
Angie Low; Nanyang Technological University
Quan Zhang; Nanyang Technological University
   presented by: Quan Zhang, Nanyang Technological University
   Discussant:   Rong Wang, Singapore Management University
 
Session 43: Investor Bias and Belief: New Frontier
July 8, 2023 15:45 to 17:30
Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Bing Han, University of Toronto
 

Artificially Intelligent Analyst Sentiment and Aggregate Market Behavior
By Vidhi Chhaochharia; University of Miami
Alok Kumar; University of Miami
Ville Rantala; University of Miami
Alan Zhang; Florida International University
   presented by: Alan Zhang, Florida International University
   Discussant:   Xiao Han, City, University of London
 

Investor Memory and Biased Beliefs: Evidence from the Field
By Zhengyang Jiang; Northwestern University
Hongqi Liu; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Cameron Peng; London School of Economics
Hongjun Yan; DePaul University
   presented by: Hongqi Liu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
   Discussant:   Peiran Jiao, Maastricht University
 

The Influence of Media Slant on Short Sellers
By April Knill; Florida State University
Baixiao Liu; Peking University
John McConnell; Purdue University
Glades McKenzie; Florida State University
   presented by: Baixiao Liu, Peking University
   Discussant:   Tianyu Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 
Session 44: Advances in Asset Pricing Theory
July 9, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Hui Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 

Identifying Preference for Early Resolution from Asset Prices
By Hengjie Ai; University of Wisconsin
Ravi Bansal; Duke University
Hongye Guo; The University of Hong Kong
Amir Yaron; The Wharton School
   presented by: Hongye Guo, The University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Jaroslav Borovicka, New York University
 

Market Power in the Securities Lending Market
By Shuaiyu Chen; Purdue University
Ron Kaniel; University of Rochester
Christian Opp; University of Rochester
   presented by: Christian Opp, University of Rochester
   Discussant:   Wenxi Jiang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 

Asset Pricing with "Buy Now, Pay Later"
By Semyon Malamud; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Neng Wang; Columbia University
Yuan Zhang; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
   presented by: Yuan Zhang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
   Discussant:   Yan Ji, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

Whence LASSO? A Rational Interpretation
By Wen Chen; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Bo Hu; George Mason University
Liyan Yang; University of Toronto
   presented by: Wen Chen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
   Discussant:   Semyon Malamud, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
 
Session 45: Catering and Corporate Policies
July 9, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Yufeng Wu, Ohio State University
 

The Politics of Corporate Investment: Evidence from Political Turnovers and IPO Proceeds
By Matthew Denes; Carnegie Mellon University
Ran Duchin; Boston College
Hongbo Pan; Wuhan University
Wei Shi; Deakin University
   presented by: Matthew Denes, Carnegie Mellon University
   Discussant:   Janet Gao, Georgetown University
 

The Supply and Demand for Data Privacy: Evidence from Mobile Apps
By Bo Bian; University of British Columbia
Xinchen Ma; London School of Economics
Huan Tang; London School of Economics
   presented by: Huan Tang, London School of Economics
   Discussant:   Anthony Lee Zhang, University of Chicago
 

Using 'Mood Images' in an Annual Report to Influence Shareholder Say-on-pay Votes
By Pawel Bilinski; City, University of London
Jay Jung; City, University of London
Zan Li; City, University of London
   presented by: Zan Li, City, University of London
   Discussant:   Daisy Wang, The Ohio State University
 
Session 46: Empirical Corporate: Innovations, Connections, Financing, and CSR
July 9, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Lin Peng, Baruch College, The City University of New York
 

Do Startup Patent Acquisitions Affect Inventor Productivity?
By Joan Farre-Mensa; University of Illinois at Chicago
Zack Liu; University of Houston
Jordan Nickerson; University of Washington
   presented by: Zack Liu, University of Houston
   Discussant:   Linyi Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 

The Golden Revolving Door: Hedging through Hiring Government Officials
By Ling Cen; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lauren Cohen; Harvard Business School
Jing Wu; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Fan Zhang; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Ling Cen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Dexin Zhou, Baruch College, The City University of New York
 

Risk Perceptions and Corporate Financing Behaviors
By Youngmin Choi; Baruch College, The City University of New York
Armen Hovakimian; Baruch College, The City University of New York
Joonsung Won; Baruch College, The City University of New York
   presented by: Joonsung Won, Baruch College, The City University of New York
   Discussant:   Irena Hutton, Florida State University
 

Do Consumers Care About Corporate Social Responsibility? Evidence from Retail Markets
By Jiaying Wei; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Steven Chong Xiao; The University of Texas at Dallas
   presented by: Steven Chong Xiao, The University of Texas at Dallas
   Discussant:   Hao Liang, Singapore Management University
 
Session 47: Finance and Environmental Sustainability
July 9, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Zhi Da, University of Notre Dame
 

Incentivizing Investors for a Greener Economy
By Nam Nguyen; The University of Texas at Dallas
Alejandro Rivera; University of Texas at Dallas
Harold Zhang; The University of Texas at Dallas
   presented by: Harold Zhang, The University of Texas at Dallas
   Discussant:   Shiyang Huang, The University of Hong Kong
 

Who Benefits from Sustainability-linked Loans?
By Kai Du; Pennsylvania State University
Jarrad Harford; University of Washington
David Shin; Indiana University
   presented by: David Shin, Indiana University
   Discussant:   Hanyi Yi, Boston College
 

Carbon Emissions and Shareholder Value: Causal Evidence from the U.S. Power Utilities
By Mayank Kumar; University of Michigan
Amiyatosh Purnanandam; University of Michigan
   presented by: Mayank Kumar, University of Michigan
   Discussant:   Hayong Yun, Michigan State University
 

What is the Impact of Mutual Funds' ESG Preferences on Portfolio Firms?
By Maxime Couvert; The University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Maxime Couvert, The University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Yao Shen, Baruch College, The City University of New York
 
Session 48: Information and Financing
July 9, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Russell Wermers, University of Maryland
 

Information Synergy in Loan Markets: How Do Banks Finance Innovation?
By Shuhua Zhang; University of Kansas
   presented by: Shuhua Zhang, University of Kansas
   Discussant:   Alex Zhou, Southern Methodist University
 

The Spillover Effect of Politicians' Networks on Corporate Investments
By Gary Tian; Macquarie University
   presented by: Gary Tian, Macquarie University
   Discussant:   Alan Huang, University of Waterloo
 

The Broader Impact of Venture Capital on Innovation: Reducing Information Frictions Through Due-diligence
By Juanita Gonzalez-uribe; London School of Economics
Robyn Klingler-Vidra; King's College of London
Su Wang; ShanghaiTech University
Xiang Yin; Tsinghua University
   presented by: Su Wang, ShanghaiTech University
   Discussant:   Xuan Tian, Tsinghua University
 

When Bondholders Are Lenders: Incentive Alignment or Information Spillover?
By Kai Li; University of British Columbia
Luca Xianran Lin; HEC Montreal
Xinyan Yan; University of Dayton
   presented by: Luca Xianran Lin, HEC Montreal
   Discussant:   Bingkuan Cao, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
 
Session 49: Machine Learning and Alternative Data
July 9, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 6 & Room 903, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Dacheng Xiu, University of Chicago
 

Visual Information in the Age of AI: Evidence from Corporate Executive Presentations
By Meng Wang; Georgia State University
   presented by: Meng Wang, Georgia State University
   Discussant:   Kuntara Pukthuanthong, University of Missouri
 

The Dark Side of Decentralized Finance: Evidence from Meme Tokens
By Tao Li; University of Florida
Donghwa Shin; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chuyi Sun; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Baolian Wang; University of Florida
   presented by: Tao Li, University of Florida
   Discussant:   Yukun Liu, University of Rochester
 

What Drives Trading in Financial Markets? A Big Data Perspective
By Shikun Ke; Yale University
Anton Lines; Columbia University
   presented by: Anton Lines, Columbia University
   Discussant:   Lingxiao Zhao, Peking University
 

Granular Information and Sectoral Movements
By Hao Jiang; Michigan State University
Sophia Zhengzi Li; Rutgers Business School
Peixuan Yuan; Renmin University of China
   presented by: Peixuan Yuan, Renmin University of China
   Discussant:   Junye Li, Fudan University
 
Session 50: Machine Learning, Sentiment, and Asset Pricing
July 9, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 7 & Room 904, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Dongmei Li, University of South Carolina
 

Wisdom of the Institutional Crowd: Implications for Anomaly Returns
By AJ Yuan Chen; University of Southern California
Gerard Hoberg; University of Southern California
Miao Ben Zhang; University of Southern California
   presented by: Miao Ben Zhang, University of Southern California
   Discussant:   Hao Jiang, Michigan State University
 

Betting Against the Crowd: Option Trading and Market Risk Premium
By Jie Cao; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Gang Li; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Xintong Zhan; Fudan University
Guofu Zhou; Washington University in St. Louis
   presented by: Gang Li, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Sophie Ni, Hong Kong Baptist University
 

Textual Analysis of Short-seller Research Reports
By Xiao Han; City, University of London
Jules van Binsbergen; The Wharton School
Alejandro Lopez-Lira; University of Florida
   presented by: Xiao Han, City, University of London
   Discussant:   Xiaoxia Lou, University of Delaware
 

There is a Positive Risk Premium for Idiosyncratic Volatility After All
By Yufeng Han; University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Weike Xu; Clemson University
   presented by: Weike Xu, Clemson University
   Discussant:   Jie Cao, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
 
Session 51: Recent Advances in Finance Theory
July 9, 2023 8:00 to 9:45
Location: Stream 8 & Room 1006, 10F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Andrey Malenko, University of Michigan
 

Asymmetric Information, Disagreement, and the Valuation of Debt and Equity
By Snehal Banerjee; University of California, San Diego
Bradyn Breon-Drish; University of California, San Diego
Kevin Smith; Stanford University
   presented by: Kevin Smith, Stanford University
   Discussant:   Jungsuk Han, Seoul National University
 

Confidentiality and Competition in Concurrent Bargaining
By Jangwoo Lee; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Jangwoo Lee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Jian Sun, Singapore Management University
 

Strategic Investment under Uncertainty with First- and Second-mover Advantages
By Min Dai; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Zhaoli Jiang; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Neng Wang; Columbia University
   presented by: Neng Wang, Columbia University
   Discussant:   Winston Dou, The Wharton School
 

Optimal Managerial Authority
By Joanne Juan Chen; Boston University
   presented by: Joanne Juan Chen, Boston University
   Discussant:   Deniz Okat, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 
Session 52: Delegated Portfolio Management
July 9, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Andrei Simonov, Michigan State University
 

Why Have Actively Managed Bond Funds Remained Popular?
By Jaewon Choi; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Martijn Cremers; University of Notre Dame
Timothy Riley; University of Arkansas
   presented by: Jaewon Choi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
   Discussant:   Zhanhui Chen, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

Social Interactions and Mutual Fund Herding
By Yi Dong; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Lin Peng; Baruch College, The City University of New York
Lu Qiu; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Xinrong Xiao; University of International Business and Economics
   presented by: Yi Dong, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
   Discussant:   Zhongjin Lu, University of Georgia
 

Investor Overconfidence, Over-extrapolation Bias, Mutual Fund Flow and Performance
By Jie Gao; Bentley University
David Hirshleifer; University of Southern California
   presented by: Jie Gao, Bentley University
   Discussant:   Rachel Li, University of Alabama
 

Flow Diversification
By Sunil Wahal; Arizona State University
Albert Wang; Auburn University
   presented by: Albert Wang, Auburn University
   Discussant:   Elena Pikulina, The University of British Columbia
 
Session 53: FinTech Implications in Financial Markets and the Real Economy
July 9, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Lin William Cong, Cornell University
 

PeerMeta: A Framework of Financial Statement Fraud Detection Based on Peer Effects and Meta Learning
By Jianqing Fan; Princeton University
Qingfu Liu; Fudan University
   presented by: Jianqing Fan, Princeton University
   Discussant:   Amin Shams, The Ohio State University
 

Can Blockchain Technology Help Overcome Contractual Incompleteness? Evidence from State Laws
By Mark Chen; Georgia State University
Sophia Hu; Baylor University
Joanna Wang; Georgia State University
Qinxi Wu; Baylor University
   presented by: Joanna Wang, Georgia State University
   Discussant:   Jinfei Sheng, University of California, Irvine
 

Does Mobile Payment Adoption Reduce Corruption? Cross-Country Evidence
By Lin Tang; The University of Hong Kong
Yuhai Xuan; University of California, Irvine
Hong Zou; The University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Lin Tang, The University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Bo Li, Tsinghua University
 

Does Digitalization Widen Labor Income Inequality?
By Jilei Huang; Shandong University
Xinrui Li; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yi Sun; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liyan Yang; University of Toronto
   presented by: Yi Sun, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
   Discussant:   Ehsan Azarmsa, University of Oklahoma
 
Session 54: Macro-finance Linkages
July 9, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Stavros Panageas, University of California, Los Angeles
 

Information-Driven Volatility
By Hengjie Ai; University of Wisconsin
Leyla Han; Boston University
Lai Xu; Syracuse University
   presented by: Leyla Han, Boston University
   Discussant:   Jun Li, The University of Texas at Dallas
 

Intermediary Balance Sheets and the Treasury Yield Curve
By Wenxin Du; University of Chicago
Benjamin Hebert; Stanford University
Wenhao Li; University of Southern California
   presented by: Wenhao Li, University of Southern California
   Discussant:   Tyler Muir, University of California, Los Angeles
 

Turbulent Business Cycles
By Ding Dong; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zheng Liu; Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Pengfei Wang; Peking University
   presented by: Ding Dong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
   Discussant:   Erik Loualiche, University of Minnesota
 

Trade Barriers and Sovereign Default Risk
By George Alessandria; University of Rochester
Yan Bai; University of Rochester
Minjie Deng; Simon Fraser University
Chang Liu; University of Rochester
   presented by: Chang Liu, University of Rochester
   Discussant:   Vivian Yue, Emory University
 
Session 55: Monetary Policy and Asset Markets
July 9, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Hengjie Ai, University of Wisconsin
 

Signaling with Debt Currency Choice
By Egemen Eren; Bank for International Settlements
Semyon Malamud; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Haonan Zhou; Princeton University
   presented by: Haonan Zhou, Princeton University
   Discussant:   Dmitry Orlov, University of Wisconsin
 

Redistributive Inflation and Optimal Monetary Policy
By Yucheng Yang; Princeton University
   presented by: Yucheng Yang, Princeton University
   Discussant:   Eduardo Davila, Yale University
 

Monetary Policy and Financial Stability
By Joao Gomes; University of Pennsylvania
Sergey Sarkisyan; University of Pennsylvania
   presented by: Sergey Sarkisyan, University of Pennsylvania
   Discussant:   Kai Li, Peking University
 

Downward Nominal Rigidities and Bond Premia
By Francois Gourio; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Bob Ngo; Cleveland State University
   presented by: Bob Ngo, Cleveland State University
   Discussant:   Jincheng Tong, University of Toronto
 
Session 56: Real Effects of Corporate Finance
July 9, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 5 & Room 901, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Xavier Giroud, Columbia University
 

The Effect of Childcare Access on Women's Careers and Firm Performance
By Elena Simintzi; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Sheng-Jun Xu; University of Alberta
Ting Xu; University of Toronto
   presented by: Ting Xu, University of Toronto
   Discussant:   Marina Gertsberg, University of Melbourne
 

On a Spending Spree: The Real Effects of Heuristics in Managerial Budgets
By Paul Decaire; Arizona State University
Denis Sosyura; Arizona State University
   presented by: Paul Decaire, Arizona State University
   Discussant:   John (Jianqiu) Bai, Northeastern University
 

Do Board Connections Between Product Market Peers Impede Competition?
By Radhakrishnan Gopalan; Washington University in St. Louis
Renping Li; Washington University in St. Louis
Alminas Zaldokas; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
   presented by: Renping Li, Washington University in St. Louis
   Discussant:   Thomas Schmid, The University of Hong Kong
 

What do Unions do? Wages, Incentives, and Investments
By Vojislav Maksimovic; University of Maryland
Liu Yang; University of Maryland
   presented by: Liu Yang, University of Maryland
   Discussant:   Irene Yi, University of Toronto
 
Session 57: Recent Developments in Financial Intermediation
July 9, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 6 & Room 903, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Wenxin Du, University of Chicago
 

Monitoring with Small Stakes: Evidence from Leveraged Loans
By Sheila Jiang; University of Florida
   presented by: Sheila Jiang, University of Florida
   Discussant:   Bo Sun, University of Virginia
 

The Liquidity Premium of Digital Payment Vehicle
By Zefeng Chen; Peking University
Zhengyang Jiang; Northwestern University
   presented by: Zefeng Chen, Peking University
   Discussant:   Xiaomeng Lu, Fudan University
 

Does Product-Market Concentration Affect Portfolio Allocation? Evidence from Life Insurers
By Will Liu; City University of Hong Kong
Chenyu Xiong; City University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Chenyu Xiong, City University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Xing Liu, The University of British Columbia
 

Learning from Prospectuses
By Simona Abis; Columbia University
Andrea Buffa; University of Colorado Boulder
Apoorva Javadekar; Indian School of Business
Anton Lines; Columbia University
   presented by: Simona Abis, Columbia University
   Discussant:   Erica Li, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
 
Session 58: Risk, Return, and Anomalies
July 9, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 7 & Room 904, 9F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Yan Liu, Purdue University
 

Inflation and the Relative Price Premium
By Yun Joo An; Indiana University
Fotis Grigoris; Indiana University
Christian Heyerdahl-Larsen; Indiana University
Preetesh Kantak; Indiana University
   presented by: Fotis Grigoris, Indiana University
   Discussant:   Xiang Fang, The University of Hong Kong
 

Forecasting and Managing Correlation Risks
By Tim Bollerslev; Duke University
Sophia Zhengzi Li; Rutgers Business School
Yushan Tang; Rutgers Business School
   presented by: Sophia Zhengzi Li, Rutgers Business School
   Discussant:   Junbo Wang, Louisiana State University
 

Liquidity Characteristics of Market Anomalies and Institutional Trading
By Charles Cao; Pennsylvania State University
Bing Liang; University of Massachusetts Amherst
Tong Yao; University of Iowa
Andrew (Jianzhong) Zhang; University of Nevada, Las Vegas
   presented by: Tong Yao, University of Iowa
   Discussant:   Dashan Huang, Singapore Management University
 

Idiosyncratic Financial Risk and a Reevaluation of the Market Risk-return Tradeoff
By Johnathan Loudis; University of Notre Dame
   presented by: Johnathan Loudis, University of Notre Dame
   Discussant:   Jun Tu, Singapore Management University
 
Session 59: Technology Spillover, Incentives, Culture, and Politics in Finance
July 9, 2023 10:15 to 12:00
Location: Stream 8 & Room 1006, 10F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Jun Yang, Indiana University
 

Diffused Errors along Technology Spillovers: Evidence from the 510(k) Medical Device Market
By Po-Hsuan Hsu; National Tsing Hua University
Kyungran Lee; University of Hong Kong
S. Katie Moon; University of Colorado Boulder
Seungjoon Oh; Peking University
   presented by: Seungjoon Oh, Peking University
   Discussant:   Xuelin Li, University of South Carolina
 

The Value of Openness
By Joshua Della Vedova; University of San Diego
Stephan Siegel; University of Washington
Mitch Warachka; Chapman University
   presented by: Mitch Warachka, Chapman University
   Discussant:   Jiajie Xu, University of Iowa
 

The Incentives of SPAC Sponsors
By Felix Feng; University of Washington
Tom Nohel; Loyola University Chicago
Xuan Tian; Tsinghua University
Wenyu Wang; Indiana University
Yufeng Wu; Ohio State University
   presented by: Wenyu Wang, Indiana University
   Discussant:   Chris Yung, University of Virginia
 

Does Democracy Shape International Merger Activity?
By M. Farooq Ahmad; SKEMA Business School – Université Côte d'Azur
Thomas Lambert; Rotterdam School of Management
Jose M. Martin-Flores; CUNEF Universidad
Arthur Petit-Romec; Toulouse Business School
   presented by: Thomas Lambert, Rotterdam School of Management
   Discussant:   Luca Xianran Lin, HEC Montreal
 
Session 60: Asset Pricing Theory: The Cross-section of Stock Returns
July 9, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 1 & Room 203, 2F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Erica Li, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
 

A Real Investment-based Model of Asset Pricing
By Frederico Belo; INSEAD and CEPR
Xinwei Li; INSEAD
   presented by: Xinwei Li, INSEAD
   Discussant:   Xiang Fang, The University of Hong Kong
 

A Unified Explanation for the Decline of the Value Premium and the Rise of the Markup
By Xiaoji Lin; University of Minnesota
Chao Ying; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Terry Zhang; Australian National University
   presented by: Chao Ying, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Jun Li, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
 

Asset Pricing Implications of Heterogeneous Investment Horizons
By Idan Hodor; Monash University
Fernando Zapatero; Boston University
   presented by: Idan Hodor, Monash University
   Discussant:   Chenjie Xu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

Operating Leverage and Asset Pricing Anomalies
By Leonid Kogan; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jun Li; The University of Texas at Dallas
Harold Zhang; The University of Texas at Dallas
Yifan Zhu; BI Norwegian Business School
   presented by: Jun Li, The University of Texas at Dallas
   Discussant:   Ding Luo, City University of Hong Kong
 
Session 61: Current Topics in Empirical Corporate Finance
July 9, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 2 & Room 304, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Xuan Tian, Tsinghua University
 

(Don't) Feed the Mouth that Bites: Trade Credit Strategies Among Rival Customers Sharing Suppliers
By Kayla Freeman; University of Georgia
Jie He; University of Georgia
Han Xia; University of Texas at Dallas
Liyan Yang; University of Toronto
   presented by: Kayla Freeman, University of Georgia
   Discussant:   Ling Cen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 

Winner's Curse in Takeovers? Evidence from Investment Bank Valuation Disagreement
By Tingting Liu; Iowa State University
Tao Shu; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Jasmine Wang; University of Virginia
   presented by: Tao Shu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
   Discussant:   Alminas Zaldokas, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

The Market for CEOs
By Peter Cziraki; University of Toronto
Dirk Jenter; London School of Economics and Political Science
   presented by: Peter Cziraki, University of Toronto
   Discussant:   Nan Yang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
 

All Clear for Takeoff: Evidence from Airports on the Effects of Infrastructure Privatization
By Sabrina Howell; New York University
Yeejin Jang; University of New South Wales
Hyeik Kim; University of Alberta
Michael Weisbach; The Ohio State University
   presented by: Yeejin Jang, University of New South Wales
   Discussant:   Eyub Yegen, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 
Session 62: Empirical Asset Pricing
July 9, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 3 & Room 305, 3F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Xiaoyan Zhang, Tsinghua University
 

Asset-Pricing Factors with Economic Targets
By Svetlana Bryzgalova; London Business School
Victor DeMiguel; London Business School
Sicong Li; London Business School
Markus Pelger; Stanford University
   presented by: Sicong Li, London Business School
   Discussant:   Xinran Zhang, Central University of Finance and Economics
 

Asset Pricing with Daily Shopper Spending
By Kuntara Pukthuanthong; University of Missouri
Jialu Shen; University of Missouri
Ruixiang Wang; Clark University
   presented by: Jialu Shen, University of Missouri
   Discussant:   Xue Wang, Tsinghua University
 

Corporate Events and Asset Pricing Anomalies
By Jintao Du; City University of Hong Kong
Yan Liu; Purdue University
Feng Zhang; Southern Methodist University
   presented by: Jintao Du, City University of Hong Kong
   Discussant:   Fang Qiao, University of International Business and Economics
 

Dealer Disagreement and Asset Prices in FX Markets
By Brandon Yueyang Han; University of Maryland
Sophia Zhengzi Li; Rutgers Business School
Zhaogang Song; Johns Hopkins University
   presented by: Brandon Yueyang Han, University of Maryland
   Discussant:   Dun Jia, Peking University
 
Session 63: The Cross Section of Stock Returns
July 9, 2023 13:30 to 15:15
Location: Stream 4 & Room 403, 4F, SAIF
 
Session Chair: Dong Lou, London School of Economics
 

Inflation Forecasting from Cross-Sectional Stocks
By Claire Yurong Hong; Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jun Pan; Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shiwen Tian; Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
   presented by: Claire Yurong Hong, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
   Discussant:   Pengfei Sui, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 

Price Impact: Continuous Trading, Closing Auctions, and Opening Auctions
By Amit Goyal; University of Lausanne
Narasimhan Jegadeesh; Emory University
Yanbin Wu; University of Florida
   presented by: Yanbin Wu, University of Florida
   Discussant:   Hong Xiang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
 

Flow-Based Asset Pricing: A Factor Framework of Cross-Sectional Price Impacts
By Yu An; Johns Hopkins University
Yinan Su; Johns Hopkins University
Chen Wang; University of Notre Dame
   presented by: Yu An, Johns Hopkins University
   Discussant:   Xin Liu, Renmin University of China
 

The Return of Return Dominance: Decomposing the Cross-Section of Prices
By Ricardo De la O; University of Southern California
Xiao Han; City, University of London
Sean Myers; The Wharton School
   presented by: Xiao Han, City, University of London
   Discussant:   Jiantao Huang, The University of Hong Kong

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