Department of Economics
2016-17
Semester 1, 2016-17
| Date & Venue | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2016 14:30 – 16:00 WLB 602 |
Dr. Shuo CHEN Fudan University |
Robin Hood on the Grand Canal: Economic Shock and Rebellions in Qing China, 1650-1911 |
| 23 September 2016 14:30 – 16:00 WLB 917 |
Prof. Xiaobo ZHANG Peking University |
China’s Transition to a More Innovative Economy: Progress and Challenges |
| 27 September 2016 14:30 – 16:00 WLB 602 |
Prof. Jiahua CHE Fudan University |
What It Takes to Be `Melitz’? |
| 4 October 2016 14:30 – 16:00 WLB 602 |
Dr. Huihua XIE The Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShenZhen |
Sibling Effects on Employment and Occupational Outcomes |
| 25 October 2016 14:30 – 16:00 WLB 601 |
Dr. David ONG Peking University HSBC |
Hard to get: The scarcity of women and the competition for high-income men in Chinese cities |
| 1 November 2016 14:30 – 16:00 WLB 602 |
Dr. Yang SONG Colgate University |
Sorting, School Performance and Quality: Evidence from China |
| 8 November 2016 10:30 – 12:00 WLB 602 |
Prof. Justin Yifu LIN Peking University |
New Structural Economics:The Third Wave of Developing Thinking |
| 10 November 2016 14:30 – 16:00 WLB602 |
Dr. Jackie CHAN The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Migrant Networks and FDI: Evidence from Greenfield FDI and M&A |
| 15 November 2016 14:30 – 16:00 WLB602 |
Dr. Jin WANG Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Place-Based Policies, Creation, and Displacement:Evidence from China’s Economic Zone Program |
| 22 November 2016 14:30 – 16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Yan BAI University of Rochester |
Private Leverage and Sovereign Default |
| 28 November 2016 14:30 – 16:00 WLB602 |
Dr. Chen ZHAO Haitong International Holdings |
Forward-looking Importers under Exchange Rate Fluctuations |
| 5 December 2016 10:30 – 12:00 WLB602 |
Dr. Pei Yu LO Shanghai University of Finance and Economics |
Is Competition the Answer to Saving the Credit Rating Industry? |
| 8 December 2016 11:00 – 12:30 WLB602 |
Prof. Yew Kwang NG Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
Ten Rules for Public Economic Policy |
| 15 December 2016 14:30-16:00 WLB602 |
Dr. Fuhai HONG Nanyang Technological University |
Identity in Public Goods Contribution |
Semester 2, 2016-17
| Date & Venue | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 22 February 2017 10:30 -12:00 WLB602 |
Prof. María Sáez University of Zurich |
Observational Learning and Parental Influence |
| 28 February 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Prof. Jason SHACHAT Durham University |
The market allocation of strategic situations and the selection of egoist |
| 7 March 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Shu CAI Jinan University |
Migration under Liquidity Constraints: Evidence from Randomized Credit Access in China |
| 8 March 2017 10:30-12:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Pengfei WANG Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Asset Bubbles and Foreign Interest Rate Shocks |
| 14 March 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Prof. Qin TU Beijing Normal University |
Institutional Choices and Contribution in Public Goods Game: Evidence from a Laboratory Experiment with Chinese Farmers |
| 24 March 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Zhentao SHI The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Measuring Social Interaction Effects when Instruments are Weak |
| 28 March 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Haibo XU Fudan University |
Extorting the Unbanked: Evidence from Singapore’s Unlicensed Money Lending Market |
| 7 April 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Tianxiao ZHENG Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
Financial Reforms and Consumption Smoothing |
| 11 April 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Huiwen LAI The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
On Expected Earnings Hypothesis Explanation of Aggregate Returns-Earnings Association Puzzle |
| 26 April 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB917 |
Dr. Qiang FU National University of Singapore |
How to Sell a New Durable Good: A Signaling Rationale for Hunger Marketing and Word of Mouth |
| 2 May 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Heng CHEN The University of Hong Kong |
Competition for Attention in the News Media Market |
| 9 May 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Lei ZHANG Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
Skilled Labor and Successful Exporters: Evidence from China's Higher Education Expansion in the Late 1990s |
| 12 May 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Muyang ZHANG Shanghai University of Finance and Economics |
Capability and Opportunism: Evidence from City Officials in China |
| 15 May 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Xiaojian ZHAO Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Incentive-Compatibility in Financial Contracting with Limited Liability |
| 31 May 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Haichao FAN Fudan University |
On the Relationship Between Quality and Productivity: Evidence from China's Accession to the WTO |
| 6 June 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Hans VAN KIPPERSLUIS Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Smoking Initiation: Peers and Personality |
| 8 June 2017 14:30-16:00 WLB601 |
Dr. Mike MARIATHASAN Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
Rational Inattention and Counter-Cyclical Lending Standards |
| 22 June 2017 11:00-12:00 DLB905 |
Prof. C. K. WOO The Education University of Hong Kong |
A new online process for assessing individual contributions to a team project: will it work? |
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