Department of Economics
Brownbag Seminars
Seminars | Brownbag Seminars | Study Group | Workshops
Semester 1, 2018-19
| Date & Venue | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2018 10:30-12:00 WLB917 |
Prof. Kai ZHAO University of Connecticut |
Household Saving, Financial Constraints, and the Current Account in China |
| 6 September 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Zhiwei XU Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
Bubbly Bitcoin |
| 13 September 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Maoliang YE Xiamen University |
Does Gradualism Build Cooperation? Evidence from A Finitely Repeated Investment Experiment |
| 20 September 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Wei HE The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Dynamic Project Assignment |
| 24 September 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Zhuoqiong CHEN Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen |
Information Disclosure in Contests: Private vs. Public Signals |
| 2 October 2018 10:30-12:00 DLB908 |
Prof. Chungsang Tom LAM Clemson University |
Identifying Strategic Weather Forecast Bias: Case of Typhoon in Southeast Asia |
| 3 October 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Cheng CHEN The University of Hong Kong |
Uncertainty, Imperfect Information and Learning in the International Market |
| 26 October 2018 16:00-17:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Joshua MILLER University of Alicante |
Surprised by the Gambler's and Hot Hand Fallacies? A Truth in the Law of Small Numbers |
| 1 November 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Chicheng MA The University of Hong Kong |
The Jesuits and Chinese Science |
| 9 November 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Guojun HE Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Law Enforcement and Illegal Activities |
| 13 November 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB905 |
Prof. Chang SUN The University of Hong Kong |
Factor-Biased Multinational Production and the Labor Share |
| 14 November 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Dun JIA Renmin University |
Monetary Announcement Premium in China |
| 15 November 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB905 |
Prof. Xiaoping CHEN Nanyang Technological University |
A Model of Trade with Endogenous Product Design |
| 20 November 2018 12:00-13:30 WLB601 |
Prof. Peng ZHANG Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
The Effect of Air Pollution on Migration: Evidence from China |
| 21 November 2018 12:15-13:45 DLB908 |
Prof. Dongkyu CHANG City University of Hong Kong |
Equilibrium Delay in Bargaining with Buyer's Outside Option |
| 22 November 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Shuo YAN Southern University of Science and Technology |
Corporate Political Connections and the Finance-Growth Nexus: Evidence from China |
| 5 December 2018 12:00-13:30 DLB905 |
Prof. Paul S.K. LUK Hong Kong Baptist University |
Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty in China |
| 11 December 2018 10:30-12:00 WLB917 |
Mr. Sichuang XU Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Debt Overhang and Inefficient Capital Reallocation |
| 19 December 2018 12:00-13:30 WLB917 |
Prof. Liuchun DENG Friedrich Schiller University Jena |
Specialization Dynamics, Convergence, and Idea Flows |
| 27 December 2018 10:30-12:00 WLB917 |
Mr. Wing Yin CHUNG Clemson University |
Peers' Parents and Educational Attainment |
| 4 January 2019 12:00-13:30 WLB917 |
Prof. Jingcheng FU University of Nottingham |
Social Comparison in Job Search |
Semester 2, 2018-19
| Date & Venue | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 11 January 2019 12:00-13:30 DLB905 |
Prof. Naijia GUO The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur? The Effects of Elite Colleges and Intergenerational Transfers |
| 16 January 2019 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Dr. Pei-Cheng YU University of New South Wales |
Optimal Policies for Present-Biased Agents Over the Life-Cycle |
| 22 January 2019 10:30-12:00 WLB602 |
Ms. Xiaoxiao HU Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Verifiability and Fraud in a Dynamic Credence Goods Market |
| 19 February 2019 10:30-12:00 WLB602 |
Dr. Tong LIU Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Straw Burning, PM2.5 and Death: Evidence from China |
| 21 February 2019 14:30-16:00 DLB908 |
Prof. Qu TANG Jinan University |
Behind the Flames: Unintended Impacts of Straw Burning on Human Capital |
| 22 February 2019 11:00-12:30 WLB602 |
Mr. Weijie ZHONG Columbia University |
Optimal Dynamic Information Acquisition |
| 7 March 2019 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Kohei KAWAGUCHI Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
When Will Workers Follow an Algorithm?:A Field Experiment with a Retail Business |
| 8 March 2019 10:30-12:00 DLB908 |
Mr. Justin LEUNG University of Chicago |
How Do Government Transfer Payments Affect Retail Prices and Welfare? Evidence from SNAP |
| 13 March 2019 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Ying BAI The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
When History Matters Little: Political Hierarchy and Regional Development in China, AD1000- 2000 |
| 14 March 2019 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Lingwei WU University of Bonn |
The Economic Motives for Foot-binding |
| 3 April 2019 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Andres ZAMBRANO Universidad de los Andes |
Motivating Public Information Acquisition |
| 9 April 2019 12:00-13:30 WLB602 |
Prof. Yikai WANG University of Oslo |
Search Frictions and Wage Dispersion |
| 17 April 2019 12:00-13:30 WLB602 |
Prof. Deniz OKAT Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Compromising Welfare |
| 23 April 2019 14:30-16:00 WLB917 |
Prof. Danqing WANG The University of Hong Kong |
Political Turnover, Leaders’ Career Concerns and FDI Inflows in China |
| 26 April 2019 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Chaoqun ZHAN Sun Yat-Sen University |
Trade Liberalization and Domestic Vertical Integration: Evidence from China |
| 30 April 2019 11:00-12:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Daniel SPIRO Uppsala University |
Non-Confrontational Extremists |
| 6 May 2019 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Dr. Ilaf ELARD Shanghai University of International Business and Economics |
The Real Effects of Financial Technology: Marketplace Lending and Personal Bankruptcy |
| 7 May 2019 12:30-14:00 WLB602 Joint with MGNT |
Dr. Rongzhu KE Hong Kong Baptist University |
Managing Career in Organizations |
| 2 July 2019 12:00-13:30 DLB905 Joint with CBADE |
Ms. Ivy DANG The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Preference for Privacy in Internet Lending |
| 25 July 2019 12:00-13:30 WLB602 |
Prof. Zhifeng CAI Rutgers University |
Public Communication, Private Information Acquisition, and Complementarity: A Global-Games Approach |
| 30 July 2019 12:00-13:30 WLB917 Joint with CBADE |
Prof. Bei QIN The University of Hong Kong |
Social Media, Information Networks, and Protests in China |
| 9 September 2019 12:00-13:30 DLB908 |
Prof. Shitong QIAO The University of Hong Kong |
TBC |
| 8 November 2019 12:00-13:30 TBC |
Prof. Xiaoyu XIA The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
TBC |
| 14 January 2020 12:00-13:30 TBC |
Prof. Halis SAK The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
TBC |
| 14 February 2020 12:00-13:30 TBC |
Prof. Lixing LI Peking University |
TBC |
| 28 April 2020 12:00-13:30 TBC |
Prof. Francesco SOBBRIO The Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali |
TBC |
| TBC 12:00-13:30 TBC |
Prof. Jinzhao DU The University of Hong Kong |
TBC |
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