{"id":5500,"date":"2016-04-28T14:48:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T08:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/?p=5500"},"modified":"2024-01-16T11:12:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T03:12:20","slug":"1389-ef-20160509145137","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/hk\/1389-ef-20160509145137\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Seminars of the Department of Economics and Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong> 2016\u5e744\u670828\u65e5 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Research Development Group of the Department of Economics and Finance gladly organised a series of research seminars in March and April. The research seminars aim to encourage academic staff members to share and disseminate their research findings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Throughout these two months, the following research topics were discussed:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: justify; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 81.9pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Date<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3.25in; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Title<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 110.35pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"147\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Speaker<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 81.9pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">31 March 2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Are Market Implied Ratings Viable Alternatives to Credit Ratings?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 110.35pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"147\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Dr Jeff Shen<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 81.9pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">7 April 2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Seasonal Long Memory in Quarterly US Unemployment Rates<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 110.35pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"147\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Dr Nigel Philip Wilkins<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 81.9pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">28 April 2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Financial Integration: Evidence from China&rsquo;s Stock Markets<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 110.35pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"147\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Dr Andy Cheng<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 81.9pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"109\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">28 April 2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3.25in; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Convergence and Mobility of Rural Household Income in China: New Evidence from a Transitional Dynamics Approach<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 110.35pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"147\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Dr James Cheong<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Participants of the research seminars actively shared their thoughts and views on the topics. The Research Development Group is looking forward to organising more research seminars in the future. Stay tuned for the invitations!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em> The Research Development Group aims to encourage and facilitate researches and scholarly activities and to foster academic collaboration and exchange between members of the Department.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-left: 38px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 610px; text-align: center; margin: 10px; margin-top: 0px;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/old\/images\/upload\/E&amp;F\/2729cf4a68e08895690a3cc6d576e8fe.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Jeff Shen sharing on his research seminar &ldquo;Are Market Implied Ratings Viable Alternatives to Credit Ratings?&rdquo;\" width=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 110%; min-height: 40px;\">Dr Jeff Shen sharing on his research seminar &ldquo;Are Market Implied Ratings Viable Alternatives to Credit Ratings?&rdquo;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 610px; text-align: center; margin: 10px; margin-top: 0px;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/old\/images\/upload\/E&amp;F\/eaba766b5c3f67ae8c331a0bac7c86fc.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Nigel Philip Wilkins sharing on his research seminar &ldquo;Seasonal Long Memory in Quarterly US Unemployment Rates&rdquo;\" width=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 110%; min-height: 40px;\">Dr Nigel Philip Wilkins sharing on his research seminar &ldquo;Seasonal Long Memory in Quarterly US Unemployment Rates&rdquo;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 610px; text-align: center; margin: 10px; margin-top: 0px;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/old\/images\/upload\/E&amp;F\/776c79d90f0ff2c340b5b8a961d69d3c.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Andy Cheng sharing on his research seminar &ldquo;Financial Integration: Evidence from China&rsquo;s Stock Markets&rdquo;\" width=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 110%; min-height: 40px;\">Dr Andy Cheng sharing on his research seminar &ldquo;Financial Integration: Evidence from China&rsquo;s Stock Markets&rdquo;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 610px; text-align: center; margin: 10px; margin-top: 0px;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/old\/images\/upload\/E&amp;F\/ba3b3c8bb7adfad57562361cc78d4149.jpg\" alt=\"Dr James Cheong sharing on his research seminar &ldquo;Convergence and Mobility of Rural Household Income in China: New Evidence from a Transitional Dynamics Approach&rdquo;\" width=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 5px; line-height: 110%; min-height: 40px;\">Dr James Cheong sharing on his research seminar &ldquo;Convergence and Mobility of Rural Household Income in China: New Evidence from a Transitional Dynamics Approach&rdquo;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2016\u5e744\u670828\u65e5 The Research Development Group of the Department of Economics and Finance gladly organised a series of research seminars in March and April. 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