Webinar Series
Expected Economic Impacts of Open-Source AI Models: Firm-Level Evidence
AI as Business Infrastructure: Platform Provision and Firm Growth
13
Nov
2026
2026
Friday
Session Chair: Zheng (Michael) SONG
Wei Lun Professor of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong and ABFER
9:55 am (SGT)
10:00 am
Expected Economic Impacts of Open-Source AI Models: Firm-Level Evidence
Bernard YEUNG, Chair Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology; Emeritus Professor, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore and ABFER
Co-authors:
Sung Kwan Lee, Assistant Professor of Finance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Yujun ZHOU, PhD student, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University
Bernard YEUNG, Chair Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology; Emeritus Professor, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore and ABFER
Co-authors:
Sung Kwan Lee, Assistant Professor of Finance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Yujun ZHOU, PhD student, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University
10:20 am
AI as Business Infrastructure: Platform Provision and Firm Growth
Zhe YUAN (Joey), Hundred Talents Professor, School of Economics, Zhejiang University
Co-authors:
Panle JIA BARWICK, Todd E. and Elizabeth H. Warnock Distinguished Chair Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lu FANG, Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University
Jinhan LIU, PhD student, Zhejiang University
Huilan XU, Researcher (Hundred Talents Program), Doctoral supervisor, College of Economics, Zhejiang University
Zhe YUAN (Joey), Hundred Talents Professor, School of Economics, Zhejiang University
Co-authors:
Panle JIA BARWICK, Todd E. and Elizabeth H. Warnock Distinguished Chair Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lu FANG, Assistant Professor, Zhejiang University
Jinhan LIU, PhD student, Zhejiang University
Huilan XU, Researcher (Hundred Talents Program), Doctoral supervisor, College of Economics, Zhejiang University
10:40 am
Open Discussion & Q&A
Moderator:
Zheng (Michael) SONG, Wei Lun Professor of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong and ABFER
Zheng (Michael) SONG, Wei Lun Professor of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong and ABFER
11:10 am
Updated 23 Oct 2026
Session Format
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