Annual Conference
Daily Schedule
02
JUNE
2021
2021
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New Perspectives in Investing
Chair: Hong Zhang (Tsinghua University & ABFER)
8:30 am – 9:15 am (SGT)
Taming the Bias Zoo
Hongqi Liu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)
Cameron Peng* (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Wei A. Xiong (Shenzhen Stock Exchange)
Wei Xiong (Princeton University & ABFER)
Discussant:
Frank Weikai Li (Singapore Management University)
Cameron Peng* (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Wei A. Xiong (Shenzhen Stock Exchange)
Wei Xiong (Princeton University & ABFER)
Discussant:
Frank Weikai Li (Singapore Management University)
9:15 am – 10:00 am
Smart(Phone) Investing? A within investor-time analysis of new technologies and trading behavior
Ankit Kalda* (Indiana University)
Benjamin Loos (Technical University of Munich)
Alessandro Previtero (Indiana University)
Andreas Hackethal (Goethe University)
Discussant:
Stephen Dimmock (National University of Singapore & ABFER)
Benjamin Loos (Technical University of Munich)
Alessandro Previtero (Indiana University)
Andreas Hackethal (Goethe University)
Discussant:
Stephen Dimmock (National University of Singapore & ABFER)
10:00 am - 10:15 am
10:15 am – 11:00 am
Is Carbon Risk Priced in the Cross-Section of Corporate Bond Returns?
Tinghua Duan (IESEG School of Management)
Frank Weikai Li (Singapore Management University)
Quan Wen* (Georgetown University)
Discussant:
Hong Zhang (Tsinghua University & ABFER)
Frank Weikai Li (Singapore Management University)
Quan Wen* (Georgetown University)
Discussant:
Hong Zhang (Tsinghua University & ABFER)
11:00 am – 11:45 am
FinTech Platforms and Mutual Fund Distribution
Claire Yurong Hong* (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Xiaomeng Lu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Jun Pan (Shanghai Jiao Tong University & ABFER)
Discussant:
Griffin Wenxi Jiang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Xiaomeng Lu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Jun Pan (Shanghai Jiao Tong University & ABFER)
Discussant:
Griffin Wenxi Jiang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
02
JUNE
2021
2021
Wednesday - Trade, Growth and Development
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Labor and Development
Chair: Nancy Qian (Northwestern University & ABFER)
8:30 am – 9:30 am (SGT)
Supporting Seniors: How Low-Income Elderly Individuals Respond to a Retirement Support Program
Sumit Agarwal (National University of Singapore & ABFER)
Wenlan Qian (National University of Singapore & ABFER)
Tianyue Ruan* (National University of Singapore)
Bernard Yeung (National University of Singapore & ABFER)
Wenlan Qian (National University of Singapore & ABFER)
Tianyue Ruan* (National University of Singapore)
Bernard Yeung (National University of Singapore & ABFER)
9:30 am – 9:45 am
9:45 am – 10:45 am
“Golden Ages”: A Tale of Two Labor Markets
Hanming Fang (University of Pennsylvania & ABFER)
Xincheng Qiu* (University of Pennsylvania)
Xincheng Qiu* (University of Pennsylvania)
10:45 am – 11:00 am
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Growing through Competition: The Reduction of Entry Barriers among Chinese Manufacturing Firms
Helu Jiang* (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
Yu Zheng (Queen Mary University of London)
Lijun Zhu (Peking University)
Yu Zheng (Queen Mary University of London)
Lijun Zhu (Peking University)
02
June
2021
2021
Wednesday - International Macroeconomics, Money & Banking (Joint with CEBRA)
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ABFER and Central Bank Research Association (CEBRA) Session
Chair: Frank Packer (Bank of International Settlements)
10:00 pm - 10:45 pm (SGT)
Digital Money as a Unit of Account and Monetary Policy in Open Economies
Daisuke Ikeda* (Bank of Japan)
Discussant:
Arnaud Mehl (European Central Bank)
Discussant:
Arnaud Mehl (European Central Bank)
10:45 pm - 11:30 pm
Inflation Targeting in India: An Interim Assessment
Barry Eichengreen (University of California, Berkeley)
Poonam Gupta (World Bank Group)
Rishabh Choudhary* (World Bank Group)
Discussant:
Chetan Ghate (Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre)
Poonam Gupta (World Bank Group)
Rishabh Choudhary* (World Bank Group)
Discussant:
Chetan Ghate (Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre)
11:30 pm - 12:00 am
12:00 am - 12:45 am
(3 June)
(3 June)
Bank Risk-Taking and Monetary Policy Transmission: Evidence from China
Xiaoming Li (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Zheng Liu* (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
Yuchao Peng (Central University of Finance and Economics)
Zhiwei Xu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Discussant:
Catherine Koch (Bank for International Settlements)
Zheng Liu* (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
Yuchao Peng (Central University of Finance and Economics)
Zhiwei Xu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Discussant:
Catherine Koch (Bank for International Settlements)
12:45 am - 1:30 am
Is a Macroprudential Reaction Function Emerging and is it Sensible?
David Aikman* (King’s College London)
Jonathan Bridges (Bank of England)
Anil Kashyap (University of Chicago)
Caspar Siegert (Bank of England)
Discussant:
Linda Goldberg (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Jonathan Bridges (Bank of England)
Anil Kashyap (University of Chicago)
Caspar Siegert (Bank of England)
Discussant:
Linda Goldberg (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)