Friday, December 15
8:00 am
Registration
8:30 am
Opening Remarks:
Shang-Jin Wei, Columbia University and NBER
Wei Xiong, CUHK-Shenzhen, Princeton University and NBER
8:40 am

Information Discovery in a Hybrid Economy (slides)

Michael Sockin, University of Texas at Austin
Wei Xiong, Princeton University and NBER

Discussant:
Pengfei Wang, Peking University
9:40 am
Coffee/Tea Break
10:00 am

Wholesale Funding Runs, Spreads and Central Bank Interventions

Jacopo Magnani, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Yabin Wang, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Discussant:
Zongbo Huang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
11:00 am

The Regime-Switching Policy for the RMB

Sihao Chen, Fudan University
Shi Qiu, Fudan University

Discussant:
Vivian Yue, Emory University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Labor Market Integration and Entrepreneurship

Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Ming Li, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Wei Lin, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Discussant:
Zheng Michael Song, Chinese University of Hong Kong
2:30 pm

Does Digitalization Widen Labor Income Inequality?

Jilei Huang, Shandong University
Yi Sun, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liyan Yang, University of Toronto

Discussant:
Wenlan Qian, National University of Singapore
3:30 pm
Coffee/Tea Break
3:50 pm

Strategic Choices of Local Politicians in China: The Interplay of Economic, Political Activities, and Promotion Prospects

Meng Miao, Renmin University of China
Hong Ru, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shang Zeng, Renmin University of China

Discussant:
Yifan Zhou, Fudan University
4:50 pm

Tickets to the Global Market: First U.S. Patents and Chinese Firm Exports

Kaiji Gong, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Yao Amber Li, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Kalina Manova, University College London
Stephen T. Sun, City University of Hong Kong

Discussant:
Loren Brandt, University of Toronto
5:50 pm
Adjourn
6:30 pm
Reception & Dinner, CUHK-Shenzhen
Saturday, December 16
8:30 am

Government Deleveraging and Corporate Distress (slides)

Jiayin Hu, Peking University
Songrui Liu, Peking University
Yang Yao, Peking University
Zong Zhu, Peking University

Discussant:
Yi Huang, Fudan University
9:30 am
Coffee/Tea Break
10:00 am

The Cost of Capital Market Distortions: Evidence from Chinese Overseas IPOs (slides)

Qu Feng, Nanyang Technological University
Shang-Jin Wei, Columbia University and NBER
Guiying Laura Wu, Nanyang Technological University
Mengying Yuan, Nanyang Technological University

Discussant:
Yiming Qian, University of Connecticut
11:00 am

From Wall Street to Hong Kong: The Value of Dual Listing for China Concept Stocks

Zhuo Chen, Tsinghua University
Grace Xing Hu, Tsinghua University
Ziqiong Xi, Tsinghua University
Xiaoquan Zhu, University of International Business and Economics

Discussant:
Haichun Ye, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Policy Uncertainty Reduces Green Investment

Mengyu Wang, Tsinghua University
Jeffrey Wurgler, New York University and NBER
Hong Zhang, Singapore Management University

Discussant:
Wenxi Jiang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
2:30 pm
Coffee/Tea Break
3:00 pm

Transmission of Quantity-Based Monetary Policy Through Heterogeneous Banks in China

Dan Luo, CUHK Business School
Michael Weber, University of Chicago and NBER
Zhishu Yang, Tsinghua University
Jacky Zhang, Durham University

Discussant:
Kaiji Chen, Emory University
4:00 pm
Adjourn
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