Past Events

Year Event Type
The Market Valuation of Interior Design and Developers Strategies: A Simple Theory and Some Evidence
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20 November, 2009 (Friday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Charles K.Y. Leung of City University of Hong Kong
Venue: FY-305, Level 3, Fong Yun Wah Bldg.
All are welcome
Deal or No Deal? Decision Making under Risk in a Large-Payoff Game Show
(Details)
17 November, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Thierry Post of Robeco Asset Management
Venue: B5-207, Blue Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
On the Profitability-Leverage Relationship
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10 November, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Rujing Meng of The University of Hong Kong
Venue: G7534, College Studio, Green Zone, Level 7, Academic Building
All are welcome
Does Democracy Reduce Inequality? Franchise Extension in Britain and the Kuznets Curve
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6 November, 2009 (Friday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Elaine Tan of City University of Hong Kong and University of London at Royal Holloway
Venue: FY-305, Level 3, Fong Yun Wah Building
All are welcome
Financial Development and Production Structures
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3 November, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Jiandong Ju of University of Oklahoma and Tsinghua University
Venue: B5-209, Blue Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
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All are welcome
Institutional Hysteresis: Courts and Politics in the American States
(Details)
29 October, 2009 (Thursday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Daniel Berkowitz of University of Pittsburgh
Venue: G7534, College Studio, Green Zone, Level 7, Academic Building
All are welcome
Endowment Structures, Industrial Dynamics, and Economic Growth
(Details)
27 October, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Yong Wang of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Venue: G7534, College Studio, Green Zone, Level 7, Academic Building
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All are welcome
A Natural Experiment on the Adverse Effects of Closure Threats on Performance: Evidence from Accidental Excess Capacity of Schools in Hong Kong
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23 October, 2009 (Friday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Lawrence Khoo of City University of Hong Kong
Venue: Y5-110, Yellow Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
Transport Infrastructure Investment and Inventory Reduction: Casual Inference Using Data on Chinese Firms
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16 October, 2009 (Friday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Zhigang Li of The University of Hong Kong
Venue: Y5-110, Yellow Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
Institutions for Long-run Cooperation: Experiments on Markets with Frictions
(Details)
13 October, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Gabriele Camera of Purdue University
Venue: SCOPE Seminar Room Two (SRM2), Lower Ground Floor, Academic Exchange Building
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All are welcome
Government Purchases over the Business Cycle
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6 October, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Jinhui H. Bai of Michigan and Georgetown
Venue: SCOPE Seminar Room Two (SRM2), Lower Ground Floor, Academic Exchange Building
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All are welcome
Strategic Mis-Selling and Pre-Contractual Cognition
(Details)
5 October, 2009 (Monday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Mr. Xiaojian Zhao of University of Mannheim
Venue: B5-423, Blue Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
Embezzlement versus Bribery
(Details)
30 September, 2009 (Wednesday) 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Simon Fan of Lingnan University
Venue: Y5-408, Yellow Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
Portfolio Choice and Background Risk: New Evidence from Taiwan
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29 September, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Ning Zhu of University of California, Davis
Venue: G7534, College Studio, Green Zone, Level 7, Academic Building
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All are welcome
Did Subjectivity Play a Role in CDO Credit Ratings?
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22 September, 2009 (Tuesday) 01:40 pm - 03:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Dragon Yongjun Tang of The University of Hong Kong
Venue: SCOPE Seminar Room One (SRM1), G/F, Academic Exchange Building
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All are welcome
Dynamic Asset Allocation with Ambiguous Return Predictability
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15 September, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Nengjiu Ju of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Venue: G7534, College Studio, Green Zone, Level 7, Academic Building, Kowloon Tong
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All are welcome
Privatization and Corporatization as Endogenous Choices in Chinese Corporate Reform
(Details)
8 September, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Ming Liu of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Venue: SCOPE Seminar Room One (SRM1), G/F, Academic Exchange Building
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All are welcome
Macroeconomic Conditions, Competition, and Investment Cyclicality
(Details)
1 September, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Du Du of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Venue: SCOPE Seminar Room One (SRM1), G/F, Academic Exchange Building
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All are welcome
The Liquidity Panic of 2007: Five Key Issues
(Details)
11 August, 2009 (Tuesday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. John L. Glascock of University of Cincinnati
Venue: G4701, Green Zone, Level 4, Academic Building
All are welcome
CoVaR
(Details)
7 August, 2009 (Friday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Markus Brunnermeier of Princeton University
Venue: G7534, College Studio, Green Zone, Level 7, Academic Building
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All are welcome
Mutual Fund Tax Clienteles
(Details)
27 July, 2009 (Monday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Speaker: Dr. Clemens Sialm of University of Texas at Austin
Venue: SCOPE Seminar Room One (SRM1), G/F, Academic Exchange Building
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All are welcome
Does Spurious Mean Reversion in Basis Changes Still Exist After the Introduction of Exchange Traded Funds?
(Details)
30 June, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Robert Webb of University of Virginia
Venue: SCOPE Seminar Room One (SRM1), G/F, Academic Exchange Buidling
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All are welcome
Business Aggression, Institutional Loans, and Credit Crisis: Evidence from Lending Practices in Leveraged Buyouts
(Details)
29 June, 2009 (Monday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Wei-Ling Song of Louisiana State University
Venue: G5-315, Green Zone, Level 5, Academic Buildling
All are welcome
Voluntary Separation as a Discipline Device for Long-Term Cooporation: Theory and Experiment
(Details)
2 June, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Filip Vesely of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Venue: G4701, Green Zone, Level 4, Academic Buidling
Photos: View
All are welcome
Sweatshop Equilibrium
(Details)
26 May, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Nancy H. Chau of Cornell University
Venue: Y5-203, Yellow Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
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All are welcome
Do Favorable Market Conditions Lead to Costly Decisions to Go Public?
(Details)
18 May, 2009 (Monday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Aziz Alimov of University of Arizona
Venue: G5-215, Green Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
Financial Distress and the Cross Section of Equity Returns
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12 May, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Lorenzo Garlappi of University of Texas at Austin
Venue: G5-315, Green Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
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All are welcome
Testing Financial Constraints against Expropriation: Explaining the Use of Intra-Group Financing in China
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6 May, 2009 (Wednesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Joseph P.H. Fan of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Venue: G7534, College Studio, Green Zone, Level 7, Academic Building
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All are welcome
An Empirical Investigation on Monetary Policy and Asset Return Dynamics
(Details)
30 April, 2009 (Thursday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Charles Leung of City University of Hong Kong
Venue: P4909, Purple Zone, Level 4, Academic Building
All are welcome
Private Information, Stock Markets, and Exchange Rates
(Details)
28 April, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Mico Loretan of Bank for International Settlements
Venue: G7534, College Studio, Green Zone, 7/F, Academic Building, Kowloon Tong
Photos: View
All are welcome
Testing the Predictive Ability of Technical Analysis Using A New Stepwise Test without Data Snooping Bias
(Details)
23 April, 2009 (Thursday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Chung-Ming Kuan of National Taiwan University
Venue: P4910, Purple Zone, Level 4, Academic Building
All are welcome
Financial Globalization and Inequality
(Details)
21 April, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Takuma Kunieda of Ryukoku University
Venue: B2531, Blue Zone (Lift No. 3), 2/F, Academic Building, Kowloon Tong
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All are welcome
Welfare Reform and Children's short-Run Attainments - A Structural Approach
(Details)
16 April, 2009 (Thursday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Hau Chyi, WISE, Xiamen University
Venue: P4910, Purple Zone, Level 4, Academic Building
All are welcome
External Financing, Misvaluation Timing, and Stock Returns
(Details)
6 April, 2009 (Monday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Mr. Eric Lam of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Venue: Y5-404, Yellow Zone, Level 4, Academic Building
All are welcome
The Interplay of Stocks, Derivatives and Foreign Exchange in Hong Kong's Currency Attacks
(Details)
2 April, 2009 (Thursday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Kui Wai Li of City University of Hong Kong
Venue: P4910, Purple Zone, Level 4, Academic Building
All are welcome
Forgive or Buy Back: An Experimental Study of Debt Relief
(Details)
31 March, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Vivian Lei of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Venue: CYC-2250 (CSC-P), 2/F, Cheng Yick Chi Bldg., Kowloon Tong
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All are welcome
Asset Pricing in a Monetary Economy with Heterogeneous Beliefs
(Details)
23 March, 2009 (Monday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Lei Lu of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Venue: Y5-404, Yellow Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
The Value of Independent Directors: Evidence from Sudden Deaths
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17 March, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Bang Dang Nguyen of Chinese University of Hong Kong
Venue: CYC-2250 (CSC-P), 2/F, Cheng Yick Chi Bldg., Kowloon Tong
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All are welcome
Local Dividend Clienteles
(Details)
10 March, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Scott Weisbenner of Michigan State University and NBER
Venue: G7534, College Studio, Level 7, Green Zone, Academic Building
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All are welcome
Does Credit Supply Drive the LBO Market?
(Details)
27 February, 2009 (Friday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Miss Yihui Wang of University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Venue: G4701, Green Zone, Level 4, Academic Building
All are welcome
An Option-based Explanation of Shareholder Loss around Chapter 11 Filings
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26 February, 2009 (Thursday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Miss Lily Yuanzhi Li of New York University
Venue: B5-311, Blue Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
Idiosyncratic Risk, Costly Arbitrage, and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns
(Details)
23 February, 2009 (Monday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Mr. Jie Cao of The University of Texa at Austin
Venue: B5-423, Blue Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
Credibility Concerns in Optimal Policy Design
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17 February, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Miss Yang K. Lu of Boston University
Venue: CYC-2250 (CSC-P), 2/F, Cheng Yick Chi Bldg., Kowloon Tong
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All are welcome
The Characteristics of China's Economic Development and Transition in International Perspectives
(Details)
12 February, 2009 (Thursday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Prof. Katsuji Nakagane of Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
Venue: P4910, Purple Zone, Level 4, Academic Building
All are welcome
Strategic Disclosure of Meaningful Information within Competitive Environments
(Details)
10 February, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Mr Young-Ro Yoon of Indiana University -- Bloomington, USA
Venue: B2531, Blue Zone (Lift No. 3), 2/F, Academic Building, Kowloon Tong
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All are welcome
Large Dimensional Factor Models with a Multi-Level Factor Structure: Identification, Estimation and Inference
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6 February, 2009 (Friday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Mr. Peng Wang of New York University
Venue: B5-426, Blue Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
Omitted Markets, Idiosyncratic Risk, and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns
(Details)
5 February, 2009 (Thursday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Mr. Darwin Choi of Yale School of Management
Venue: Y5-401, Yellow Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
Endogenous Limits on Proposal Power
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3 February, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Pohan Fong of Northwestern University
Venue: CYC-2250 (CSC-P), 2/F, Cheng Yick Chi Bldg., Kowloon Tong
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All are welcome
Governance through Trading: Evidence from Trading Activity around Earnings Announcements
(Details)
2 February, 2009 (Monday) 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm
Speaker:
Mr. Wadia Haddaji of Duke University
Venue: B5-423, Blue Zone, Level 5, Academic Building
All are welcome
Dynamic Short-Sales Constraints, Price Limits and Price Delays
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20 January, 2009 (Tuesday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Mr. Tse-Chun Lin of University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Venue: CYC-2250 (CSC-P), 2/F, Cheng Yick Chi Bldg., Kowloon Tong
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All are welcome
Bank Incentives and Earnings Management: Evidence from the Japanese Banking Crisis of 1993-2002
(Details)
15 January, 2009 (Thursday) 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm
Speaker:
Dr. Yasushi Hamao of University of Southern California
Venue: P7512, Purple Zone, Level 7, Academic Building
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All are welcome