Hong Kong Economic Association Biennial Conference 2023

Hong Kong

 
December 14, 2023
 
TimeLocationEvent
 
09:00 to 10:30CPD 3.28
Keynote Speech: How Access to Markets Impacts Social Networks and the Implications for Consumption and Diffusion of Information
 
 
10:30 to 11:00common area outside CPD 3.21-28
Coffee/Tea Break
 
 
11:00 to 12:30see below Parallel Session 1
 
 
12:30 to 13:30 Lunch
 
 
13:30 to 15:30see below Parallel Session 2
 
 
15:30 to 16:00common area outside CPD 3.21-28
Coffee/Tea Break
 
 
16:00 to 17:30see below Parallel Session 3
 
 
18:00 to 00:00 Dinner
 
 
 
December 15, 2023
 
TimeLocationEvent
 
09:00 to 10:30CPD 3.28
Keynote Speech: The Macroeconomics of Supply Chain Disruptions
 
 
10:30 to 11:00common area outside CPD 3.21-28
Coffee/Tea Break
 
 
11:00 to 12:30see below Parallel Session 4
 
 
12:30 to 13:30 Lunch
 
 
13:30 to 15:30see below Parallel Session 5
 
 
15:30 to 16:00common area outside CPD 3.21-28
Coffee/Tea Break
 
 
16:00 to 17:30see below Parallel Session 6
 
 

 

Program Notes and Index of Sessions

Keynote Speech: How Access to Markets Impacts Social Networks and the Implications for Consumption and Diffusion of Information
Location: CPD 3.28
December 14, 2023 09:00 to 10:30
 
Keynote speech by Professor Matthew O. Jackson

Parallel Session 1
Locations: click on each session to see location
December 14, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
 
Labor Economics 1, CPD 3.21
Industrial Economics, CPD 3.22
HKU Session: Information Economics, CPD 3.23
Banking and Financial Institutions, CPD 3.24
Macroeconomics I, CPD 2.46
Monetary Policy, CPD 2.48

Parallel Session 2
Locations: click on each session to see location
December 14, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
 
Labor, Human Capital, and Knowledge Diffusion, CPD 3.21
Empirical and Applied Industrial Organization, CPD 3.22
Lingnan University Session: Public/Labor Economics, CPD 3.23
Fiscal Policy, CPD 3.24
Bayesian Persuasion and Information Design, CPD 2.46
Social Choice and Voting, CPD 2.48

Parallel Session 3
Locations: click on each session to see location
December 14, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
 
Finance and FinTech, CPD 3.21
Econometrics, CPD 3.22
Environmental Economics, CPD 3.23
Political Economy, CPD 3.24
Central Bank Communication and Expectations, CPD 2.46
Empirical Growth and FDI, CPD 2.48

Dinner
December 14, 2023 18:00 to 00:00
 
There will be shuttle buses that take you from HKU to the Gala Dinner venue (but no return bus service). The three buses will leave campus at the bus stop outside the Haking Wong Building. They will leave campus between 5:45-6:00 pm.

Keynote Speech: The Macroeconomics of Supply Chain Disruptions
Location: CPD 3.28
December 15, 2023 09:00 to 10:30
 
Keynote Speech by Professor Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi

Parallel Session 4
Locations: click on each session to see location
December 15, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
 
International Trade, CPD 3.21
Mechanism Design and Information Design, CPD 3.22
Labor Economics 2, CPD 3.23
Education and Income Inequality, CPD 3.24
Default and Bank Run, CPD 2.46
Macroeconomics II, CPD 2.48

Parallel Session 5
Locations: click on each session to see location
December 15, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
 
Shue Yan University Session: Applied Productivity and Environmental Analysis, CPD 3.21
Applied Microeconomics, CPD 3.22
CUHK Session: Empirical Industrial Organization, CPD 3.23
Financial Frictions, CPD 3.24
Lingnan University Session: International Trade, CPD 2.46
Search and Learning, CPD 2.48

Parallel Session 6
Locations: click on each session to see location
December 15, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
 
Interplay of Money, Macro and Finance, CPD 3.21
Human Capital, CPD 3.22
Economic History, CPD 3.23
Economic Growth, CPD 3.24
Theoretical Industrial Organization, CPD 2.46

 

Summary of All Sessions

Click here for an index of all participants

#Date/TimeTypeTitle/LocationPapers
1December 14, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed Labor Economics 1

    Location: CPD 3.21

3
2December 14, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed Industrial Economics

    Location: CPD 3.22

3
3December 14, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed HKU Session: Information Economics

    Location: CPD 3.23

3
4December 14, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed Banking and Financial Institutions

    Location: CPD 3.24

3
5December 14, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed Macroeconomics I

    Location: CPD 2.46

3
6December 14, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed Monetary Policy

    Location: CPD 2.48

3
7December 14, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed Labor, Human Capital, and Knowledge Diffusion

    Location: CPD 3.21

3
8December 14, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed Empirical and Applied Industrial Organization

    Location: CPD 3.22

4
9December 14, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed Lingnan University Session: Public/Labor Economics

    Location: CPD 3.23

4
10December 14, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed Fiscal Policy

    Location: CPD 3.24

3
11December 14, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed Bayesian Persuasion and Information Design

    Location: CPD 2.46

4
12December 14, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed Social Choice and Voting

    Location: CPD 2.48

4
13December 14, 2023
16:00-17:30
contributed Finance and FinTech

    Location: CPD 3.21

3
14December 14, 2023
16:00-17:30
contributed Econometrics

    Location: CPD 3.22

2
15December 14, 2023
16:00-17:30
contributed Environmental Economics

    Location: CPD 3.23

2
16December 14, 2023
16:00-17:30
contributed Political Economy

    Location: CPD 3.24

3
17December 14, 2023
16:00-17:30
contributed Central Bank Communication and Expectations

    Location: CPD 2.46

2
18December 14, 2023
16:00-17:30
contributed Empirical Growth and FDI

    Location: CPD 2.48

3
19December 15, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed International Trade

    Location: CPD 3.21

3
20December 15, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed Mechanism Design and Information Design

    Location: CPD 3.22

3
21December 15, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed Labor Economics 2

    Location: CPD 3.23

3
22December 15, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed Education and Income Inequality

    Location: CPD 3.24

3
23December 15, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed Default and Bank Run

    Location: CPD 2.46

2
24December 15, 2023
11:00-12:30
contributed Macroeconomics II

    Location: CPD 2.48

3
25December 15, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed Shue Yan University Session: Applied Productivity and Environmental Analysis

    Location: CPD 3.21

4
26December 15, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed Applied Microeconomics

    Location: CPD 3.22

4
27December 15, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed CUHK Session: Empirical Industrial Organization

    Location: CPD 3.23

4
28December 15, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed Financial Frictions

    Location: CPD 3.24

4
29December 15, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed Lingnan University Session: International Trade

    Location: CPD 2.46

4
30December 15, 2023
13:30-15:30
contributed Search and Learning

    Location: CPD 2.48

4
31December 15, 2023
16:00-17:30
contributed Interplay of Money, Macro and Finance

    Location: CPD 3.21

3
32December 15, 2023
16:00-17:30
contributed Human Capital

    Location: CPD 3.22

2
33December 15, 2023
16:00-17:30
contributed Economic History

    Location: CPD 3.23

3
34December 15, 2023
16:00-17:30
contributed Economic Growth

    Location: CPD 3.24

3
35December 15, 2023
16:00-17:30
contributed Theoretical Industrial Organization

    Location: CPD 2.46

3
 

35 sessions, 110 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers


 

Hong Kong Economic Association Biennial Conference 2023

Detailed List of Sessions

 
Session 1: Labor Economics 1
December 14, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 3.21
 
Session Chair: Li Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Session type: contributed
 

1. Talent Allocation, Government Brain Drain, and Innovation: Evidence from China
By Yuheng Zhao; Renmin University of China
   presented by: Yuheng Zhao, Renmin University of China
 

2. Expansion Incentive and School Competition: a Dynamic Analysis of the Public School Market
By Faqiang Li; Pennsylvania State University
   presented by: Faqiang Li, Pennsylvania State University
 

3. Migration Restrictions and the Migrant-Native Wage Gap: The Role of Wage Setting and Sorting
By Li Zhang; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Li Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 
Session 2: Industrial Economics
December 14, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 3.22
 
Session Chair: Hongsong Zhang, University of Hong Kong
Session type: contributed
 

1. Robots as Guardians: Industrial Automation and Workplace Safety in China
By Wei Luo; Jinan University
Lixin Tang; Jinan University
Yaxin Yang; Jinan University
Xianqiang Zou; Renmin University of China
   presented by: Wei Luo, Jinan University
 

2. Does “Made in China 2025” Work for China? Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms
By Lee Branstetter; Carnegie Mellon University
Guangwei Li; ShanghaiTech University
   presented by: Guangwei Li, ShanghaiTech University
 

3. Returns to Scale, Productivity, and Markup: Revisit the Export Premium
By Xing Hu; University of Hong Kong
Yating JIANG; The University of Hong Kong
Hongsong Zhang; University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Hongsong Zhang, University of Hong Kong
 
Session 3: HKU Session: Information Economics
December 14, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 3.23
 
Session Chair: Wing Suen, The University of Hong Kong
Session type: contributed
 

1. On Democratic Representation: Citizens with Skin in the Game
By Carl Heese; University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Carl Heese, University of Hong Kong
 

2. Managing Information Production in Teams
By Shota Ichihashi; Queen's University
Fei Li; University of North Carolina
Dihan Zou; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
   presented by: Fei Li, University of North Carolina
 

3. Coarse information design
By Qianjun Lyu; University of Bonn
Wing Suen; The University of Hong Kong
Yimeng Zhang; The University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Wing Suen, The University of Hong Kong
 
Session 4: Banking and Financial Institutions
December 14, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 3.24
 
Session Chair: Bo Jiang, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Efficient or systemic banks: Can regulation strike a deal?
By Tirupam Goel; Bank for International Settlements
   presented by: Tirupam Goel, Bank for International Settlements
 

2. Credit Ratings in Sovereign Bond Markets
By Juyoung Yang; Korea Development Institute
   presented by: Juyoung Yang, Korea Development Institute
 

3. The Impact of Political Uncertainty on Bank Lending: Evidence from China's Anti-Corruption Campaign
By Bo Jiang; Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
huajin Liu
Yajun Xiao; Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Wei Zhang; Tianjin University
   presented by: Bo Jiang, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
 
Session 5: Macroeconomics I
December 14, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 2.46
 
Session Chair: Tong Liu, National University of Singapore
Session type: contributed
 

1. Nonlinear Dependence and Households’ Portfolio Decisions over the Life Cycle
By Wei Jiang; The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Shize Li; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jialu Shen; University of Missouri
   presented by: Wei Jiang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

2. Multinational Production, Intangible Capital, and Structural Change in the U.S.
By Xiaohan Zhang; University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
   presented by: Xiaohan Zhang, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
 

3. Automation and Employment in Chinese Firms
By Sanjana Goswami; National University of Singapore
Tong Liu; National University of Singapore
   presented by: Tong Liu, National University of Singapore
 
Session 6: Monetary Policy
December 14, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 2.48
 
Session Chair: Youngjin Yun, Inha University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Inflation targeting and exchange rate predictability in emerging and low-income economies
By Wenjiao Hu; University of Nottingham
   presented by: Wenjiao Hu, Hitotsubashi University
 

2. Do Foreign and Local Firms Respond to Monetary Policy Differently?
By Jiarui Zhang; University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Yingying Shi; University of Nottingham Ningbo China
   presented by: Jiarui Zhang, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
 

3. International Transmission of the U.S. Dollar Liquidity Shock: The Channel of FX Borrowing and Lending
By Youngju Kim; Bank of Korea
Hyunjoon Lim; Bank of Korea
Youngjin Yun; Inha University
   presented by: Youngjin Yun, Inha University
 
Session 7: Labor, Human Capital, and Knowledge Diffusion
December 14, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 3.21
 
Session Chair: Eunbi Ko,
Session type: contributed
 

1. Teacher Labor Market and the Dynamics of Inequality
By Anson Zhou; University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Anson Zhou, University of Hong Kong
 

2. Innovation and Endogenous Knowledge Network Dynamics
By Jie Cai; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Can Tian; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
   presented by: Can Tian, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 

3. Labor Force Participation and Job Search of Couple Households
By Eunbi Ko
   presented by: Eunbi Ko,
 
Session 8: Empirical and Applied Industrial Organization
December 14, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 3.22
 
Session Chair: Travis Ng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Session type: contributed
 

1. The Management of Knowledge Work
By Desmond (Ho-Fu) Lo; Santa Clara University
   presented by: Desmond (Ho-Fu) Lo, Santa Clara University
 

2. THE ISOLATED PASSION OF SUPER-FANS
By Chenxue Hou; University of Bristol
Pai Xu; University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Chenxue Hou, University of Bristol
 

3. PROMOTING PRIMARY CARE IN THE DISADVANTAGED
By Dan Jia
Pai Xu; University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Dan Jia,
 

4. Limited Liability and Legal Entities
By Tat-kei Lai; IÉSEG School of Management
Travis Ng; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Travis Ng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 
Session 9: Lingnan University Session: Public/Labor Economics
December 14, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 3.23
 
Session Chair: Simon Fan, Lingnan University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Racism in the Wake of COVID-19
By Neeraj Kaushal; Columbia University
   presented by: Neeraj Kaushal, Columbia University
 

2. Migrant Density and the Over-education of Migrant Workers
By Jiahang Deng; Macau University of Science and Technology
   presented by: Jiahang Deng, Macau University of Science and Technology
 

3. Happiness and Government: The Role of Public Spending and Public Governance
By Lok Sang Ho; Lingnan University
   presented by: Lok Sang Ho, Lingnan University
 

4. Anti-discrimination Law may be Toothless for Small Minorities
By Simon Fan; Lingnan University
   presented by: Simon Fan, Lingnan University
 
Session 10: Fiscal Policy
December 14, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 3.24
 
Session Chair: Fei Zhou, Hong Kong Baptist University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Demography and government debt: The effect of tax composition
By Weijie Luo; Beijing International Studies University
   presented by: Weijie Luo, Beijing International Studies University
 

2. Utility-generating government spending and macroeconomic (in)stability in a two-sector model
By Dou Jiang; Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
   presented by: Dou Jiang, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics
 

3. Discretion versus Rules without Common Knowledge
By Zhen Huo; Yale University
Fei Zhou; Hong Kong Baptist University
   presented by: Fei Zhou, Hong Kong Baptist University
 
Session 11: Bayesian Persuasion and Information Design
December 14, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 2.46
 
Session Chair: Junze Sun, Wuhan University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Buyer-optimal Learning in Optimal Public Good Provision
By Junrok Park; National Taiwan University
   presented by: Junrok Park, National Taiwan University
 

2. Receiver Inattention and Persuading to Be Persuaded
By Mengqi Zhang; University of Colorado Boulder
   presented by: Mengqi Zhang, University of Colorado Boulder
 

3. AI Persuasion, Bayesian Attribution, and Career Concerns of Doctors
By Hanzhe Li; University of Hong Kong
Jin Li; University of Hong Kong
Ye Luo; The University of Hong Kong
Xiaowei Zhang; University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Hanzhe Li, University of Hong Kong
 

4. Public Persuasion in Elections: Single-Crossing Property and the Optimality of Censorship
By Junze Sun; Wuhan University
Arthur Schram; Amsterdam School of Economics
Randolph Sloof; University of Amsterdam
   presented by: Junze Sun, Wuhan University
 
Session 12: Social Choice and Voting
December 14, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 2.48
 
Session Chair: Darong Dai, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Session type: contributed
 

1. Arrovian Social Choice and Decentralizability: An Integrated Approach
By Wonki Cho; Korea University
Biung-Ghi Ju; Seoul National University
   presented by: Biung-Ghi Ju, Seoul National University
 

2. Endogenous Institutional Stability
By Ashutosh Thakur; National University of Singapore
   presented by: Ashutosh Thakur, National University of Singapore
 

3. Information Aggregation through Informal Elections on Slippery Slope
By Zizhen Ma; Wuhan University
Zhengqing Gui; National University of Singapore
   presented by: Zizhen Ma, Wuhan University
 

4. Voting on Redistribution with Retaining Top Talent
By Darong Dai; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Guoqiang Tian; Texas A & M University
   presented by: Darong Dai, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
 
Session 13: Finance and FinTech
December 14, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
Location: CPD 3.21
 
Session Chair: Huiyu Wen, School of Finance, Renmin University of China
Session type: contributed
 

1. High-speed Internet Access and the Cost of Mortgage Credit
By Sumit Agarwal; National University of Singapore
Yonglin Wang; Lingnan University
Jian Zhang; University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Yonglin Wang, Lingnan University
 

2. Private Returns to Bureaucratic Appointments: Evidence from Financial Disclosures in India
By Amit Chaudhary; University of Warwick
Song Yuan; Zhejiang University and CAGE
   presented by: Song Yuan, Zhejiang University and CAGE
 

3. FinTech is Informative in Financial Markets: Evidence from Earnings Announcements
By Haoyu Gao; Renmin University of China
Omrane Guedhami; University of South Carolina
Xinming Li; Nankai University, School of Finance
Huiyu Wen; School of Finance, Renmin University of China
Peixuan Zhao
   presented by: Huiyu Wen, School of Finance, Renmin University of China
 
Session 14: Econometrics
December 14, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
Location: CPD 3.22
 
Session Chair: Zhenhong Huang, The University of Hong Kong
Session type: contributed
 

1. Completing the Market: Generating Shadow CDS Spreads with Machine Learning
By Nan Hu; Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research
Jian Li; Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
   presented by: Jian Li, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
 

2. Testing endogeneity with many endogenous variables
By Zhenhong Huang; The University of Hong Kong
Chen Wang; University of Hong Kong
Jeff Yao; The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen),
   presented by: Zhenhong Huang, The University of Hong Kong
 
Session 15: Environmental Economics
December 14, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
Location: CPD 3.23
 
Session Chair: Yi Fan, National University of Singapore
Session type: contributed
 

1. Feel the burn: Mental and behavioral responses to air pollution in China
By Tong Liu; National University of Singapore
   presented by: Tong Liu, National University of Singapore
 

2. The Unintended Consequences of Coal-fired Power Plant Closures: Evidence from China
By Yi Fan; National University of Singapore
Qiuxia Gao; National University of Singapore
Cheng Keat Tang; Nanyang Technological University
   presented by: Yi Fan, National University of Singapore
 
Session 16: Political Economy
December 14, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
Location: CPD 3.24
 
Session Chair: Erqi GE, Sun Yat-sen University
Session type: contributed
 

1. The Legacy of the Deceased: The Effect of Health on Democracy
By Saeed Khodaverdian; University of Hamburg
   presented by: Saeed Khodaverdian, University of Hamburg
 

2. Safeguarding Against Populist Expropriation Risk: Firm-level Evidence
By Wei-Fong Pan; Sun Yat-sen University
   presented by: Wei-Fong Pan, Sun Yat-sen University
 

3. Pressure to Progress: Peer Pressure and Reform of the Business System in China
By Erqi GE; Sun Yat-sen University
   presented by: Erqi GE, Sun Yat-sen University
 
Session 17: Central Bank Communication and Expectations
December 14, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
Location: CPD 2.46
 
Session Chair: Woong Yong Park, Seoul National University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Agree to Disagree: Measuring Hidden Dissents in FOMC Meetings
By Kwok Ping Tsang; Virginia Tech
Zichao Yang; Zhongnan Univ. of Economics and Law
   presented by: Zichao Yang, Zhongnan Univ. of Economics and Law
 

2. Heterogeneity in Household Inflation Expectations: Policy Implications
By Taeyoung Doh; Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Ji Hyung Lee; University of Illinois
Woong Yong Park; Seoul National University
   presented by: Woong Yong Park, Seoul National University
 
Session 18: Empirical Growth and FDI
December 14, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
Location: CPD 2.48
 
Session Chair: Jang Jin, George Mason University Korea
Session type: contributed
 

1. Ageing Society and FDI Flows: The Case of South Korea
By Rajarshi Mitra; Tokyo International University
Md. Thasinul Abedin; University of Chittagong
Kanon Sen; Jahangirnagar University
   presented by: Rajarshi Mitra, Tokyo International University
 

2. Banking Sector, Stock Market and Fintech Impact on Economic Growth: Some International Evidence
By Swee Liang Tan; Singapore Management University
   presented by: Swee Liang Tan, Singapore Management University
 

3. Scientific Research, Technology, and Economic Growth in a Cross Section of Countries
By Jang Jin; George Mason University Korea
Siu Hung Eden Yu; Chu Hai College of Higher Educatio
   presented by: Jang Jin, George Mason University Korea
 
Session 19: International Trade
December 15, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 3.21
 
Session Chair: Song Yuan, Zhejiang University and CAGE
Session type: contributed
 

1. Rethinking Revealed Comparative Advantage with Micro and Macro Data
By Hanwei Huang; City University of Hong Kong, CEP
Gianmarco Ottaviano; Università Bocconi Milano
   presented by: Hanwei Huang, City University of Hong Kong, CEP
 

2. Institutional Distance towards Foreign Trade: Promotion or Inhibition
By Wenjuan Ruan; Durham University
   presented by: Wenjuan Ruan, Durham University
 

3. Relocation from China (with Chinese Characteristics)
By Jason Garred; University of Ottawa
Song Yuan; Zhejiang University and CAGE
   presented by: Song Yuan, Zhejiang University and CAGE
 
Session 20: Mechanism Design and Information Design
December 15, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 3.22
 
Session Chair: Ting Liu, Stony Brook University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Information Design and Pricing for Selling Divisible Goods
By Fei Li; University of North Carolina at Chapel H
Mofei Zhao; Beihang University
   presented by: Mofei Zhao, Beihang University
 

2. Incentive Design under Network-Based Peer Monitoring
By Zhuoran Lu; School of Management, Fudan University
Yangbo Song; Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
   presented by: Yangbo Song, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhe
 

3. Consumer-optimal information design in credence goods
By David Kim; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fei Li; University of North Carolina at Chapel H
Ting Liu; Stony Brook University
   presented by: Ting Liu, Stony Brook University
 
Session 21: Labor Economics 2
December 15, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 3.23
 
Session Chair: Dongqin Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Session type: contributed
 

1. Persistent Transitory Shocks: Evidence from the First Week of School
By Justin J. Hong; Boston University
Yuzhao Yang; Boston University
Yuheng Zhao; Renmin University of China
   presented by: Yuheng Zhao, Renmin University of China
 

2. Nonparametric Tests of Dynamic Complementarity
By James Heckman; University of Chicago
Jin Zhou; City University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Jin Zhou, City University of Hong Kong
 

3. Public WASH Programs, Child Development, and Intergenerational Mobility in Rural China
By Dongqin Wang; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Weijian Zou; Institute for Fiscal Studies
   presented by: Dongqin Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 
Session 22: Education and Income Inequality
December 15, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 3.24
 
Session Chair: Alec Zuo, University of Adelaide
Session type: contributed
 

1. The Reversal of the Gender Education Gap with Economic Development
By Ying Feng; National University of Singapore
Jie Ren; Central University of Finance and Economics
Michelle Rendall; Monash University
   presented by: Jie Ren, Central University of Finance and Economics
 

2. The Impacts of Financial Inclusion on the Income of Chinese Rural Residents
By Zongxin Qian; Renmin University of China
Xingzi Ren; Durham University
Xing Wang; Durham University
Kaiqi Yao; Durham University
   presented by: Xing Wang, Durham University
 

3. High payoffs for all? How concentration of innovation direction affects top-income inequality
By Yubei Ma; Nanjing Agricultural University
Hang Xiong; Nanjing Agricultural University
Alec Zuo; University of Adelaide
Jintao Zhan; Nanjing Agricultural University
   presented by: Alec Zuo, University of Adelaide
 
Session 23: Default and Bank Run
December 15, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 2.46
 
Session Chair: Siqiang Yang, Nankai University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Bank Runs and Business Depositors’ Liquidity Needs
By Yun Gao; International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Kenichi Ueda; The University of Tokyo
   presented by: Yun Gao, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 

2. Nominal Exchange Rate Volatility, Default Risk and Reserve Accumulation
By Siqiang Yang; Nankai University
   presented by: Siqiang Yang, Nankai University
 
Session 24: Macroeconomics II
December 15, 2023 11:00 to 12:30
Location: CPD 2.48
 
Session Chair: Karol Mazur, Peking University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Dynamic Production Networks with Cascading Failures
By Chunyang Fu; University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Bin Wang; Jinan University
   presented by: Bin Wang, Jinan University
 

2. Endogenous Business Cycles and Intergenerational Technology Transfer
By Atsushi Miyake; Kobe Gakuin University
Hisashi Okamoto; Kyoto Unversity
   presented by: Atsushi Miyake, Kobe Gakuin University
 

3. The Macroeconomic Impact of Agricultural Input Subsidies
By Karol Mazur; Peking University
Lazlo Tetenyi
   presented by: Karol Mazur, Peking University
 
Session 25: Shue Yan University Session: Applied Productivity and Environmental Analysis
December 15, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 3.21
 
Session Chair: Chun Kei Tsang, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Partially Convex Production Technology and Efficiency Measurement
By Shu Kam Lee; Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Sung Ko Li; Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Chun Kei Tsang; Hong Kong Shue Yan University
   presented by: Sung Ko Li, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
 

2. A Farrell-type framework of green structural efficiency
By Xinju He; Guangxi University
   presented by: Xinju He, Guangxi University
 

3. Spatial Analysis on CO2 Emissions and ESG: Geographically Weighted Regression Approach
By Rita Yi Man Li; Hong Kong Shue Yan University
   presented by: Rita Yi Man Li, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
 

4. Assessing the Structural Efficiency of Hong Kong Public Hospital Sector During COVID-19 Pandemic
By Shu Kam Lee; Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Sung Ko Li; Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Chun Kei Tsang; Hong Kong Shue Yan University
   presented by: Chun Kei Tsang, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
 
Session 26: Applied Microeconomics
December 15, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 3.22
 
Session Chair: Difang Huang, The University of Hong Kong
Session type: contributed
 

1. No Place Like Home? Same-sex Marriage Legislation and the Relocation Choice of Homosexual Partners
By Ho-Po Crystal Wong; National Tsing Hua University
   presented by: Ho-Po Crystal Wong, National Tsing Hua University
 

2. Disentagling Demand and Supply of Media Bias: Analyzing Editorial Decisions on Homepage
By Tin Cheuk Leung; Wake Forest University
   presented by: Tin Cheuk Leung, Wake Forest University
 

3. Information Disclosure and Public Participation in Environmental Management: Evidence from the River Chief System in China
By Jinlan Ni
   presented by: Jinlan Ni,
 

4. Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Gender Equality? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
By Zhengyang Bao; Xiamen University
Difang Huang; The University of Hong Kong
Chen Lin; The University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Difang Huang, The University of Hong Kong
 
Session 27: CUHK Session: Empirical Industrial Organization
December 15, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 3.23
 
Session Chair: Hao GENG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Session type: contributed
 

1. Procurement with Bid Preference & Buyer’s Switching Costs
By Filip Premik; Monash University
   presented by: Filip Premik, Monash University
 

2. Social Influence in Product Choice and Market Competition: Evidence from a Mobile Communication Network
By Qi Wu; Peking University
   presented by: Qi Wu, Peking University
 

3. Product Variety and Alcohol Purchases
By Aljoscha Janssen; Singapore Management University
   presented by: Aljoscha Janssen, Singapore Management University
 

4. Health Policy, Price Regulation, and Innovation: Evidence from China’s Vaccine Industry
By Hao GENG; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ce Shi; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Hao GENG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 
Session 28: Financial Frictions
December 15, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 3.24
 
Session Chair: Guangzhi Ye, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Session type: contributed
 

1. Overbuilding and Recession: A new Drawback of Housing Market Boom-and-Bust Cycle
By Xiang Shi; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
   presented by: Xiang Shi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
 

2. Housing Speculation and Entrepreneurship
By Xuan Tian; Tsinghua University
Yichu Wang; University of Nottingham Ningbo China
   presented by: Yichu Wang, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
 

3. Credit market frictions: collateral-based vs. earnings-based borrowing constraints
By Rahul Rao; Ahmedabad University
CHETAN SUBRAMANIAN; INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE
   presented by: Rahul Rao, Ahmedabad University
 

4. The Macro Impact of the Recovery Rate
By Guangzhi Ye; Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
   presented by: Guangzhi Ye, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 
Session 29: Lingnan University Session: International Trade
December 15, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 2.46
 
Session Chair: Larry Qiu, Lingnan University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Colocation of Innovation and Production: Evidence from the United States
By Teresa Fort; Dartmouth University
Wolfgang Keller; University of Colorado
Peter Schott; Yale School of Management
Stephen Yeaple; Pennsylvania State University
Nikolas Zolas; U.S. Census Bureau
   presented by: Stephen Yeaple, Pennsylvania State University
 

2. Upstream Capital Exports and Firm Productivity
By Qing Liu; Renmin University of China
Larry Qiu; Lingnan University
CHAOQUN ZHAN; Hong Kong Baptist University
   presented by: Qing Liu, Renmin University of China
 

3. Omnia Juncta in Uno: Foreign Powers and Trademark Protection in Shanghai’s Concession Era
By Laura Alfaro; Harvard Business School
Ge Bao; University of International Business and Economics, School of International
Maggie Chen; George Washington University
Junjie Hong; Uni. of International Busi. and econ.
Claudia Steinwender; Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
   presented by: Maggie Chen, George Washington University
 

4. Does pollution affect exports: evidence from China
By Jie BAI; The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Larry Qiu; Lingnan University
Junji Xiao; Lingnan University
   presented by: Larry Qiu, Lingnan University
 
Session 30: Search and Learning
December 15, 2023 13:30 to 15:30
Location: CPD 2.48
 
Session Chair: Isaac Swift, Hong Kong Baptist University
Session type: contributed
 

1. Spatial Search
By Xiaoming Cai; Peking University HSBC Business School
Pieter Gautier; VU University Amsterdam
Ronald Wolthoff; University of Toronto
   presented by: Xiaoming Cai, Peking University HSBC Business School
 

2. Authority-respect and Grassroots Dissent: Degree-Weighted Learning and Convergence Speed
By Chen Cheng; Johns Hopkins University
xiao han
Xin Tong; University of Southern California
Yusheng Wu; USC
Yiqing Xing; Peking University
   presented by: Chen Cheng, Johns Hopkins University
 

3. Risk Attitude and Belief Updating
By Evelyn Y.H. Huang; Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Benson Tsz Kin Leung; Hong Kong Baptist University
   presented by: Benson Tsz Kin Leung, Hong Kong Baptist University
 

4. Rational Confidence and Unknown Unknowns
By Isaac Swift; Hong Kong Baptist University
   presented by: Isaac Swift, Hong Kong Baptist University
 
Session 31: Interplay of Money, Macro and Finance
December 15, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
Location: CPD 3.21
 
Session Chair: Xuan Wang, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute
Session type: contributed
 

1. The Market for Inflation Risk
By Saleem Bahaj; University College London
Robert Czech; Bank of England
Sitong Ding; London School of Economics
Ricardo Reis; London School of Economics
   presented by: Sitong Ding, London School of Economics
 

2. Monetary Policy and Endogenous Financial Crisis
By Frederic Boissay; Bank for International Settlements
Fabrice Collard; Toulouse School of Economics
Cristina Manea; Bank for International Settlements
   presented by: Cristina Manea, Bank for International Settlements
 

3. Bankruptcy Codes and Risk Sharing of Currency Unions
By Xuan Wang; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute
   presented by: Xuan Wang, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute
 
Session 32: Human Capital
December 15, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
Location: CPD 3.22
 
Session Chair: Sam Tang, University of Western Australia
Session type: contributed
 

1. Education Policy, Human Capital, and Structural Transformation
By T. Terry Cheung; Academia Sinica
Yao Yao; Victoria University of Wellington
   presented by: T. Terry Cheung, Academia Sinica
 

2. Curse of Low-skilled Emigration on Human Capital Formation: Evidence from the Migration Surge of the 2000s
By Sam Tang; University of Western Australia
   presented by: Sam Tang, University of Western Australia
 
Session 33: Economic History
December 15, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
Location: CPD 3.23
 
Session Chair: Xinhao Li, University of Hong Kong
Session type: contributed
 

1. Foreign-educated Elite, Ideology, and the Fall of Imperial China
By Alina Wang; Northwestern University
   presented by: Alina Wang, Northwestern University
 

2. Historical Climatic Risk and Long-Run Economic Growth: Evidence from China
By Shuang SHI
   presented by: Shuang SHI,
 

3. Christian Missionaries and Foreign Trade, 1580-1936
By Zhiwu Chen; University of Hong Kong
Xinhao Li; University of Hong Kong
Chicheng Ma; The University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Xinhao Li, University of Hong Kong
 
Session 34: Economic Growth
December 15, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
Location: CPD 3.24
 
Session Chair: Xianqiang Zou, Renmin University of China
Session type: contributed
 

1. Blocking Patents, Rent Protection and Economic Growth
By Michael Klein; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Yibai Yang; University of Macau
   presented by: Yibai Yang, University of Macau
 

2. Financial Development, Firm Growth and Aggregate Productivity Divergence in Europe
By Xiaomei Sui; University of Hong Kong
   presented by: Xiaomei Sui, University of Hong Kong
 

3. Free The Ranch? Growing TFP from Urban Integration
By Weizhe Wang; Northwestern
Zhong Zhao; Renmin University of China
Xianqiang Zou; Renmin University of China
   presented by: Xianqiang Zou, Renmin University of China
 
Session 35: Theoretical Industrial Organization
December 15, 2023 16:00 to 17:30
Location: CPD 2.46
 
Session Chair: Michael Wong, HKU
Session type: contributed
 

1. Relational Contracts in Usage-Based Insurance
By Jiajia Cong; Fudan University
Zhuoran Lu; School of Management, Fudan University
   presented by: Zhuoran Lu, School of Management, Fudan University
 

2. Dynamic diminishing marginal utility and tacit collusion
By Ke Liu; Jinan University
Yuk-fai Fong; HKUST
   presented by: Ke Liu, Jinan University
 

3. The Firm as a Nexus of Relational Contracts
By Duoxi Li; Boston University
Michael Wong; HKU
   presented by: Michael Wong, HKU
 

35 sessions, 110 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers
 
Index of Participants

Legend: C=chair, P=Presenter, D=Discussant
#ParticipantRoles in Conference
1Cai, XiaomingP30
2Chen, MaggieP29
3Cheng, ChenP30
4Cheung, T. TerryP32
5Dai, DarongP12, C12
6Deng, JiahangP9
7Ding, SitongP31
8Fan, YiP15, C15
9Fan, SimonP9, C9
10Gao, YunP23
11GE, ErqiP16, C16
12GENG, HaoP27, C27
13Goel, TirupamP4
14He, XinjuP25
15Heese, CarlP3
16Ho, Lok SangP9
17Hou, ChenxueP8
18Hu, WenjiaoP6
19Huang, HanweiP19
20Huang, ZhenhongP14, C14
21Huang, DifangP26, C26
22Janssen, AljoschaP27
23Jia, DanP8
24Jiang, BoP4, C4
25Jiang, WeiP5
26Jiang, DouP10
27Jin, JangP18, C18
28Ju, Biung-GhiP12
29Kaushal, NeerajP9
30Khodaverdian, SaeedP16
31Ko, EunbiP7, C7
32Leung, Tin CheukP26
33Leung, Benson Tsz KinP30
34Li, Sung KoP25
35Li, HanzheP11
36Li, JianP14
37Li, Rita Yi ManP25
38Li, FaqiangP1
39Li, XinhaoP33, C33
40Li, GuangweiP2
41Li, FeiP3
42Liu, QingP29
43Liu, TongP5, C5, P15
44Liu, TingP20, C20
45Liu, KeP35
46Lo, Desmond (Ho-Fu)P8
47Lu, ZhuoranP35
48Luo, WeiP2
49Luo, WeijieP10
50Ma, ZizhenP12
51Manea, CristinaP31
52Mazur, KarolP24, C24
53Mitra, RajarshiP18
54Miyake, AtsushiP24
55Ng, TravisP8, C8
56Ni, JinlanP26
57Pan, Wei-FongP16
58Park, Woong YongP17, C17
59Park, JunrokP11
60Premik, FilipP27
61Qiu, LarryP29, C29
62Rao, RahulP28
63Ren, JieP22
64Ruan, WenjuanP19
65SHI, ShuangP33
66Shi, XiangP28
67Song, YangboP20
68Suen, WingP3, C3
69Sui, XiaomeiP34
70Sun, JunzeP11, C11
71Swift, IsaacP30, C30
72Tan, Swee LiangP18
73Tang, SamP32, C32
74Thakur, AshutoshP12
75Tian, CanP7
76Tsang, Chun KeiP25, C25
77Wang, AlinaP33
78Wang, BinP24
79Wang, XuanP31, C31
80Wang, YonglinP13
81Wang, YichuP28
82Wang, DongqinP21, C21
83Wang, XingP22
84Wen, HuiyuP13, C13
85Wong, MichaelP35, C35
86Wong, Ho-Po CrystalP26
87Wu, QiP27
88Yang, JuyoungP4
89Yang, SiqiangP23, C23
90Yang, YibaiP34
91Yang, ZichaoP17
92Ye, GuangzhiP28, C28
93Yeaple, StephenP29
94Yuan, SongP13, P19, C19
95Yun, YoungjinP6, C6
96Zhang, LiP1, C1
97Zhang, XiaohanP5
98Zhang, HongsongP2, C2
99Zhang, JiaruiP6
100Zhang, MengqiP11
101Zhao, YuhengP1, P21
102Zhao, MofeiP20
103Zhou, JinP21
104Zhou, FeiP10, C10
105Zhou, AnsonP7
106Zou, XianqiangP34, C34
107Zuo, AlecP22, C22

 

This program was last updated on 2023-12-03 06:58:28 EDT