The themes of the 16th Annual Conference are: Measurement and impact analysis of changing world monetary system on global trade Measurement and impact analysis of demographic transition and population aging on global trade and the world economy Trade, environment, natural resources and...

The goal of the conference is to promote the exchange of ideas among economists conducting quantitative analysis of global economic issues. Particular emphasis will be placed on applied general equilibrium methods, data, and application. Related theoretical and applied work is also welcome. The...

Programme: - Recent Performance of the Hong Kong Dollar Foreign Exchange Market and the Linked Exchange Rate System - Transmitting Global Liquidity to East Asia: Dollar Credit in Mainland China and Hong Kong - Rising Mainland Exposure of Hong Kong Banks: Finding the Optimum Level and Assessing...

Programme: - The Interactions of Micro- and Macro-Prudential Policies - Governance for Financial Stability

This special conference will provide a platform to bring strategy, management and business scholars and practitioners together to discuss and develop strategies for how local and foreign firms can compete and cooperate within China and within the international market.

The development and growth of China over the last 15 years has been remarkable and has had a profound impact on the global economy. However with continued growth comes the challenge of maintaining this in the future. China is looking to shift from being the manufacturing powerhouse of the world...

The aim of the conference is to better understand the nature of genetics and how it can influence insurance, its function and its role in covering risks. In particular, it will address, but will not be limited to, the following topics: - Medical aspects of modern genetics (gene therapy, gene...

This conference aims to join academics and business economists to discuss a wide variety of topics on global derivative markets and their implications for practitioners.

The seminar will focus on empirical applications on the study of governance of food and fibre value chains. Emphasis is on applications using various methodologies such as econometrics, simulations, experimental economics, networks, mathematical programming case studies, applied theory, and...

Topics: - Differences in mortgage institutions - systemic effects of real estate and liquidity spirals - real estate as an asset class - bubbles in the housing market - hedging of real estate risk - commercial vs. residential real estate - contract theory and real estate