The official account of the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research.

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At the ABFER 13th Annual Conference in Singapore, the Behavioural, Experimental Economics and Finance program, co-organised with HKUST Business School, was held from 18 to 21 May. #Behavioural #Experimental #Economics #Finance
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ABFER 13th Annual Conference, held on 18-21 May 2026, brought together scholars from Asia, Europe, and North America. Supported by GIFTS, SEA, and SKBI, the Tech, Digital Markets and AI program advanced research and collaboration on technology’s future.#Tech #DigitalMarkets #AI
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One of the highlights of the ABFER 13th Annual Conference was Professor Matteo Maggiori @m_maggiori Master Class on Geoeconomics. We are grateful to Matteo for delivering such a thought-provoking and engaging session. For slides and video recording: abfer.org/events/abfer-event…
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ABFER is delighted to announce that Professor Guojun He (University of Hong Kong) is the recipient of the ABFER Researcher Award 2026. The award will be presented at the ABFER Welcome Dinner on 18 May 2026. abfer.org/events/abfer-event… #ABFER #ResearcherAward #Research #Asia
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AlphaManager: A Data-Driven-Robust-Control Approach to Corporate Finance by Murillo CAMPELLO, Lin William Cong, Luofeng ZHOU abfer.org/working-papers-pub… #AI #BigData #CorporateFinance, #DeepLearning #GenerativeModeling #InverseRL #OfflineRL #StochasticControl #TransferLearning
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17 Jun 2025
Crafting an AI Compass - The Influence of Global AI Standards on Firms by Mehmet CANAYAZ and Zhe WANG abfer.org/working-papers-pub…
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17 Jun 2025
The anatomy of a peg: lessons from China's parallel currencies by Saleem BAHAJ and Ricardo REIS abfer.org/working-papers-pub…
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3 Jun 2025
The 12th Asian Monetary Policy Forum was held on 23 May 2025. This year’s AMPF once again served as a vital platform for generating policy-relevant perspectives amidst unprecedented shifts in the global political and financial landscapes. abfer.org/events/abfer-event…
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3 Jun 2025
The Joint Dinner for ABFER and AMPF was held on 22 May 2025. Professor Raghuram Rajan was invited to deliver a keynote speech on "Monetary Policy and Financial Stability" at the dinner. To access the presentation materials, please visit: lnkd.in/gdeUs24h.
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2 Jun 2025
The ABFER Welcome Dinner was held on 19 May 2025. Professor Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (Columbia University) was invited to discuss the topic on "The Valuation of Private Assets: New Methods". To access the presentation materials, please visit: lnkd.in/gR-hRGqX.
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2 Jun 2025
The ABFER 12th Annual Conference was held from 19 to 22 May. To access the conference documents, please visit the ABFER conference webpage:lnkd.in/gMg7QM35. We thank all participants for their support and hope to see you at the ABFER 13th Annual Conference in May 2026.
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7 May 2025
The Low Frequency Trading Arms Race: Machines Versus Delays by Alexander DICKERSON, Yoshio NOZAWA and Cesare ROBOTTI abfer.org/working-papers-pub…
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7 May 2025
Equity Lender Base and Limits to Arbitrage by Xi DONG and Qifei ZHU abfer.org/working-papers-pub…
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30 Apr 2025
Revisiting the Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns: Evidence from a Textual Analysis of Buy Recommendations by Hailiang CHEN, Byoung-Hyoun HWANG and Zhuozhen PENG abfer.org/working-papers-pub…
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30 Apr 2025
Do Sustainability Ratings Induce ESG Window-Dressing by Mutual Funds? by Kevin C. W. CHEN, Wilbur Xinyuan CHEN and Haifeng YOU abfer.org/working-papers-pub…
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23 Apr 2025
Differential Fertility and Economic Opportunity: Evidence from China’s One-Child Policy by Yewen YU, Yi FAN and Junjian YI abfer.org/working-papers-pub…
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23 Apr 2025
Do Investors Overvalue Startups? Evidence from the Junior Stakes of Mutual Funds by Vikas AGARWAL, Brad BARBER, Si CHENG, Allaudeen HAMEED, Harshini SHANKER and Ayako YASUDA abfer.org/working-papers-pub…
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16 Apr 2025
Socially Responsible Investors and Stock Price Informativeness by Yong George YANG, Xintong ZHAN, Weiming ZHANG and Yaojia (Zoe) ZHANG abfer.org/working-papers-pub…
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16 Apr 2025
Feedback on Emerging Corporate Policies by Sean CAO, Itay GOLDSTEIN, Jie HE and Yabo ZHAO abfer.org/working-papers-pub…
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10 Apr 2025
The Long and Short-Run Spatial Impacts of Trade by Lin MA, Yunlong SONG and Yang TANG abfer.org/working-papers-pub…
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