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2007

1.  “An Experimental Study of Commitment under Different Separation Rules.” By Prof. Filip Vesely, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, on 7 May 2007. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

2.      混合所有制和股權多元化企業的公司治理:分析框架與基本結論20074月月25曰舉行, 由中國國務院發展研究中心張文魁教授授主講。與經濟學系合辦。

 

3.   “Mixed Oligopoly and Spatial Price Discrimination” By Dr. Guangliang Ye, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China, on 16 April 2007. Jointly organised with \the Department of Economics.

 

4.      “Twin Deficit or Twin Divergence? Fiscal Policy, Current Account, and Real Exchange Rate in the U.S.” By Prof. Soyoung Kim, Korea University, on 4 April 2007. Jointly organised with CAPS and the Department of Economics.

 

5.  “What Do Monetary Conditions Indices Tell Us about Global Imbalances?” by Prof Ho Lok Sang, Centre for Public Policy Studies, on 2 April 2007. Jointly organised with CAPS and the Department of Economics.

 

6. “The Sources and Sustainability of China’s Economic Growth” by Professor Gary Jefferson, Brandeis University on 15 March 2007. Jointly organised with CAPS and the Department of Economics.

 

7.  “Volatility Transmissions between Renminbi and Asia-Pacific On-Shore and Off-Shore U.S. Dollar Futures” by Prof. Michael Funke, Hong Kong Institute of Monetary Research on 14 March 2007. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

8.  “Does Corporate Insurance Affect Firm Value?” by Dr. Zou Hong, Department of Finance and Insurance, Lingnan University, on 12 March 2007. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

9.  官員腐敗與經濟發展基於中國分省數據的實證研究20072月月28曰舉行, 由南開大學張光教授主講。與亞州太平洋研究中心及經濟學系合辦。

 

10.  “The Determinants of Corruption: Evidence from Transitional Economies” by Dr. LIN Chen, Lingnan University on 2 February 2007. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

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2006

1.   “Discounting Telephone Service: An Examination of Participation in Florida’s Lifeline Program Using Panel Data” by Dr. Mark Jamison, University of Florida on 4 December 2006. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

2. “Dynamic Hedging with Foreign Currency Futures in the Presence of Jumps ” by Dr. Wing Hong Chan, City University of Hong Kong on 27 Oct 2006. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

3.  我國貧困人口標準再探討200610月月6曰舉行, 由南開大學劉純彬教授主講。與經濟學系合辦。

 

4.  “Can the Chinese Trade Surplus be Reduced with Exchange Rate Policy?” by Alicia Garcia-Herrero, Bank for International Settlements on 29 September 2006. Jointly organised with CAPS and the Department of Economics.

                             

5.  “Competition, Choice and Pupil Achievement” By Prof Stephen Machin, University College London, on 15 May 2006. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

6.  “Modeling Investment in the People’s Republic of China: Some Caveats” by Dr. Jesus Felipe, Asian Development Bank, on 12 May 2006. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

7.  “Quality Assurance Program and Brain Drain” by Prof Donald Lien, University of Texas-San Antonio on 24 April 2006. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

8.  “The Life Cycle of Government Ownership” by Dr. Jiahua Che, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on 20 April 2006. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

9.  “Frequent Flier Programs as Bribery: Moral Hazard and the World’s Largest Loyalty Programs” by Prof Thomas W. Ross, University of British Columbia on 16 March 2006. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

10.  “The European Union and the World Economy” by Prof. Jacob Kol, Westminster Unversity, London on 9 March 2006. Jointly organised with the Centre for Asian Pacific Studies (CAPS) and the Department of Economics.

 

11.  “A Theory of Health and Health Policy” by Prof. L.S Ho, Director of Centre for Public Policy Studies, Lingnan University on 26 January 2006. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

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2005

1.  “Measuring the Economic Return to an Infrastructure Investment Using Interregional Price Gaps: a Natural Experiment” by Dr. Zhigang Li, University of Hong Kong on 14 Nov 2005. Jointly organised with the Centre for Asian Pacific Studies (CAPS) and the Department of Economics.

 

2.  “Increasing Returns and Economic Efficiency?” by Prof. Yew-Kwang Ng, Monash University and National University of Singaproe on 14 Nov 2005. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

3.  “Chief Executive Officer Turnovers and the Performance of China’s Listed Firms” by Dr. Sonia Wong, Lingnan University on 8 Nov 2005. Jointly organised with CAPS and the Department of Economics.

 

4.  “Economic Returns to Community Party Membership: Evidence from Chinese Twins” by Prof Hongbin Li, Chinese University of Hong Kong on 1 Nov 2005. Jointly organised with CAPS and the Department of Economics.

 

5.  通貨緊縮條件下的大陸銀企關係, 南開大學經濟學系陳瑞華博士, 200569日主講, 與經濟系及亞洲太平洋研究中心合辦

 

6.  “Does Privation Work in China?”, by Prof Frank M. Song, University of Hog Kong on 6 May, 2005. Jointly organised with the Centre for Asian Pacific Studies and the Department of Economics.

 

7.  “Universal Fully Funded Pensions versus Individualized Retirement Savings Accounts: A comparison”, by Prof Lok-sang Ho on 7 April 2005. Jointly organised with the Asia-pacific Institute of Ageing Studies (APIAS) and the Department of Economics.

 

8.  “Just How Undervalued is the Chinese Renminbi?” by Prof Michael Funke, Hamburg University, Germany on 21 March 2005. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics and Centre for Asian Pacific Studies.

 

9.  “A Prediction/Screening Instrument for Problem Gamblers” by Prof. Siu L. Chow, University of University of Regina, Canada on 28 February 2005. Jointly organised with the Centre for Asian Pacific Studies.

 

10.  行為金融學的理論基礎: 我國證券投資者的金融決策研究的報告”, 中國科學院心理研究所時勘教授, 200522日主講, 與經濟系合辦

 

11.  “Public Pension Schemes in Overlapping Generations Economics” by Dr. Stuart Wilson, Department of Economics, University of Regina on 18 January 2005. Jointly organised with the Asia-pacific Institute of Ageing Studies (APIAS).

 

12.  “The Dynamics of Inter-regional Migration in Poland” by Dr. Subrata Ghatak, School of Economics, Kingston University, UK on 17 January 2005. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

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2004

1.  “Where are HK's Housing Prices Heading?” by Prof. Lok-sang Ho on 7 December 2004. Jointly organised with the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) and the Department of Economics.

 

2.  “Happiness and Public Policy: An interdisciplinary approach” by Prof. Lok-sang Ho on 7 December 2004. Jointly organised with the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) and the Department of Economics.

 

3.  “The Housing Ladder and Hong Kong Housing Market’s Boom and Bust Cycle” by Prof. L.S Ho, Director of Centre for Public Policy Studies, Lingnan University on 23 September 2004. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

4.  “Globalization, Unemployment, and Excess Capacity: A Model and Conjecture” by Prof. L.S Ho, Director of Centre for Public Policy Studies, Lingnan University on 23 September 2004. Jointly organised with the Department of Economics.

 

5.  “Job Satisfaction and Gender Segregation” by Prof. John S. Heywood, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on 29 July 2004. Jointly organised with the Centre for Asian Pacific Studies (CAPS) and the Department of Economics.

 

6.  “Does Employment Protection Reduce the Demand for Unskilled Labor?” by Prof. Stan Siebert, University of Birmingham on 29 July 2004. Jointly organised with the Centre for Asian Pacific Studies (CAPS) and the Department of Economics.

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