The world economy is recovering from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The housing price and rent have not become more affordable. There are plenty of media reports on the "housing unaffordability issues" in the United States, UK, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc. We, therefore, would...

Open economy macroeconomic analysis has also developed in the interim. In this conference we would like to explore this development. Topics: ‐ Credit growth and financial frictions in open economy macroeconomics. ‐ Macro‐prudential policy in open economies. ‐ Policy coordination during...

Studies in all areas of market microstructure are solicited and the following non-exhaustive list of topics provides some guidelines for specific areas of interest: - The impact of fintech on financial markets - The microstructure of market-based and central banks-backed digital currencies - The...

Topics: - The effectiveness of unconventional monetary policy in the zero lower bound economy. - Should monetary policy target an inflation rate above 2% when the economy is at the zero lower bound? - What is the transmission mechanism of unconventional monetary policy on output, interest rate...

Academics, market practitioners, and government agencies (particularly central banks) are especially concerned that fluctuations in real estate markets could affect the financial stability through many channels. They include (but not limited to): - wealth effect of households; - collateral...

Programme: - Impact of Large Investors in Distressed Housing Markets - The Impact of US Monetary Policy and Other External Shocks on the Hong Kong Economy: A Factor-augmented VAR Approach - VaR and Stress Test: The Impact of Fat-Tail Risk and Systemic Risk on Capital Requirements of Financial...

Topics: - Renminbi, SDR and international monetary reform - Renminbi internationalization and offshore markets development - China’s capital account liberalization and global financial stability - Impact of China’s monetary policy on the world economy - The influence of China’s reserve...

Topics: - the relationship between the stances of monetary policies, international capital flows and exchange rates; - divergent monetary policies and their implication for global financial stability; - spillovers of major central bank policies to other parts of the world, and the costs and...

Programme: Session 1 - Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Session 2 - Corporate Leverage in China Session 3 - Banking Regulation and Credit Supply Session 4 - China’s Credit Boom and Business Cycle Session 5 - Banking Competition and Financial Stability