SSRN HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies Research Paper Series

1.

Credible Emerging Market Central Banks could Embrace Quantitative Easing to Fight COVID-19

HKUST IEMS Working Paper Forthcoming

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 18 Aug 2020

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Gianluca Benigno, Jonathan Hartley, Alicia García-Herrero, Alessandro Rebucci and Elina Ribakova

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Students, Bruegel, Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School and Institute of International Finance

There are 2 versions of this paper

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2.

The Coronavirus Crisis is an Opportunity to Reform the Global Economic System

HKUST IEMS Thought Leadership Brief No. 40

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 05 Aug 2020

Accepted Paper Series

Donald Low and Michael Tyrala

affiliation not provided to SSRN and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS)

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3.

COVID-19’s Reality Shock for External-Funding Dependent Emerging Economies

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2020-73

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 29 Jun 2020

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Alicia García-Herrero and Elina Ribakova

Bruegel and Institute of International Finance

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4.

Impacts of the Belt and Road in the Eurasian Heartland

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 38

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 20 May 2020

Accepted Paper Series

Alexey Kalinin and Albert Park

Moscow School of Management - Skolkovo Institute for Emerging Market Studies and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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5.

Decentralized Targeting of Agricultural Credit Programs: Private versus Political Intermediaries

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2020-70

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 05 Feb 2020

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Pushkar Maitra, Sandip Mitra, Dilip Mookherjee and Sujata Visaria

Monash University - Department of Economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, Boston University - Department of Economics and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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6.

Influence Activities and Bureaucratic Performance: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment in China

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2019-69

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 05 Feb 2020

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Alain de Janvry, Guojun He, Elisabeth Sadoulet, Shaoda Wang and Qiong Zhang

University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of California, Berkeley - The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley and Renmin University of China

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7.

Energy Saving Can Kill: Evidence from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2019-67

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 05 Feb 2020

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Guojun He and Takanao Tanaka

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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8.

Realizing Hong Kong’s Innovation Potential in the Greater Bay Area

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 36

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 23 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2020

Accepted Paper Series

Naubahar Sharif

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Division of Social Science

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9.

Eye in the Sky: Private Satellites and Government Macro Data

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming, HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2019-68

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 12 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2020

Accepted Paper Series

Abhiroop Mukherjee, George Panayotov and Janghoon Shon

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Finance, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Finance

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10.

Straw Burning, PM 2.5 and Death: Evidence from China

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2019-66

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 21 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2020

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Guojun He, Tong Liu and Maigeng Zhou

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Non-Communicable Disease Center

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11.

Regulation of AI Technologies in the Construction Industry

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2019-65

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 21 Aug 2019

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Vishnu Sivarudran Pillai and Kira Matus

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS) and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS)

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12.

Processing Trade, Productivity and Prices: Evidence from a Chinese Production Survey

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2018-58

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 01 Aug 2019

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Yao Amber Li, Frederic Warzynski and Valérie Smeets

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - School of Business and Management, Department of Economics; HKUST IEMS (Institute for Emerging Market Studies), Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business Economics and Aarhus University

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13.

Enforcing Regulation under Illicit Adaptation

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2018-57

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 01 Aug 2019

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Andres Gonzalez Lira and Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

University of California, Berkeley and Yale School of Management

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14.

Roads and Loans

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2019-61

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 16 Jul 2019

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Sumit Agarwal, Abhiroop Mukherjee and S Lakshmi Naaraayanan

National University of Singapore, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Finance and London Business School

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15.

Nominal Stock Price Anchors: A Global Phenomenon?

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2019-64

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Jul 2019

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Kee-Hong Bae, Utpal Bhattacharya, Jisok Kang and S. Ghon Rhee

York University - Schulich School of Business, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - HKUST School of Business and Management, John Carroll University - Department of Economics & Finance and University of Hawaii at Manoa - Shidler College of Business

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16.

Technology, Skills, and Globalization: Explaining International Differences in Routine and Nonroutine Work Using Survey Data

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2019-60

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 09 Jul 2019

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Piotr Lewandowski, Albert Park, Wojciech Hardy and Yang Du

Institute for Structural Research (IBS), Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), Institute for Structural Research (IBS) and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

There are 2 versions of this paper

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17.

How Big is China's Digital Economy?

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2018-56, Bruegel Working Paper Series

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 31 Aug 2018

Working Paper Series

Alicia García-Herrero and Jianwei Xu

Bruegel and Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Economics and Business Administration

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18.

Moral Incentives in Credit Card Debt Repayment: Evidence from a Field Experiment

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2018-55

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 Aug 2018

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Leonardo Bursztyn, Stefano Fiorin, Daniel Gottlieb and Martin Kanz

University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - UC San Diego, Washington University in St. Louis and World Bank

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19.

From Political Power to Personal Wealth: Privatization, Elite Opportunity, and Social Stratification in Post-Reform China

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2017-45

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 31 Jan 2018

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Duoduo Xu and Xiaogang Wu

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Division of Social Science and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Population Studies Center

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20.

Understanding and Tackling Unethical Consumption: The Case of Counterfeit Consumption

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2017-42

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 31 Jan 2018

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(Joyce)Jingshi Liu, Amy Dalton and Jiewen Hong

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Marketing, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Marketing and Northwestern University - Department of Marketing

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21.

Recent Developments in Trade, Investment and Finance of China's Belt and Road

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2018-50

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 30 Jan 2018

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Alicia García-Herrero and Jianwei Xu

Bruegel and Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Economics and Business Administration

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22.

The Equity Impacts of Targeted Smallholder Agricultural Credit

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2017-41

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 03 Mar 2017

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Pushkar Maitra, Sandip Mitra, Dilip Mookherjee and Sujata Visaria

Monash University - Department of Economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, Boston University - Department of Economics and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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23.

Do College Graduates Serving as Village Officials Help Rural China?

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2016-39

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 16 Dec 2016

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Guojun He and Shaoda Wang

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and University of California, Berkeley

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24.

China's Belt and Road Initiative: Can Europe Expect Trade Gains?

Garcia-Herrero, Alicia & Xu, Jianwei, 2016. “China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Can Europe Expect Trade Gains?”, Working Paper Series, Issue 5, Bruegel Research Institute, HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2016-38

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 16 Dec 2016

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Alicia García-Herrero and Jianwei Xu

Bruegel and Beijing Normal University (BNU) - School of Economics and Business Administration

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25.

Technology or Upskilling? Trends in the Task Composition of Jobs in Central and Eastern Europe

Hardy, Wojciech and Keister, Roma and Lewandowski, Piotr, 2016. "Technology or Upskilling? Trends in the Task Composition of Jobs in Central and Eastern Europe," IBS Working Paper Series, Institute of Structural Research (IBS)., HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2016-40

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2019

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Wojciech Hardy, Roma Keister and Piotr Lewandowski

Institute for Structural Research (IBS), Institute for Structural Research (IBS) and Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)

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26.

A Better Vision for Development: Eyeglasses and Academic Performance in Rural Primary Schools in China

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-37

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Jun 2016

Working Paper Series

Paul Glewwe, Albert Park and Meng Zhao

University of Minnesota - College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences - Department of Applied Economics, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Gakushuin University

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27.

Surface Water Quality and Infant Mortality in China

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-32

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Jun 2016

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Guojun He and Jeffrey M. Perloff

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics

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28.

Benefiting from Disaster?: Public and Private Responses to the Wenchuan Earthquake

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-36

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Jun 2016

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Albert Park and Sangui Wang

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Renmin University - The School of Agriculture and Rural Development

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29.

Travel Behavior, Energy Use, and Carbon Emissions: Evidence from Shenzhen, China

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-35

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Jun 2016

Working Paper Series

Shengyuan Zhang, Jimin Zhao and Albert Park

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Division of Social Science and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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Assessing Urban Transport Systems Through the Lens of Individual Behavior: Shenzhen and Hong Kong

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-34

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 16 Jun 2016

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Shengyuan Zhang and Jimin Zhao

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Division of Social Science and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Division of Social Science

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31.

Input-Trade Liberalization and Markups

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-26

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Jun 2016

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Haichao Fan, Yao Amber Li and Tuan Anh Luong

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - School of International Business Administration, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - School of Business and Management, Department of Economics; HKUST IEMS (Institute for Emerging Market Studies) and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

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32.

Credit Distribution and Exports: Microeconomic Evidence from China

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-31

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 03 Nov 2015

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Albert Park, Yao Amber Li and Chen Zhao

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - School of Business and Management, Department of Economics; HKUST IEMS (Institute for Emerging Market Studies) and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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33.

Geography, Ties, and Knowledge Flows: Evidence from Citations in Mathematics

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-30

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Sep 2015

Working Paper Series

Keith Head, Yao Amber Li and Asier Minondo

University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - School of Business and Management, Department of Economics; HKUST IEMS (Institute for Emerging Market Studies) and University of Deusto - Deusto Business School

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34.

Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with Indian Potato Farmers

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-29

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 06 Aug 2015

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Sujata Visaria, Sandip Mitra, Dilip Mookherjee and Maximo Torero

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, Boston University - Department of Economics and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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35.

Forward-Looking Exporters and Exchange Rate Pass-Through: A Micro-Level Investigation

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-28

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 10 Jul 2015

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Yao Amber Li and Chen Zhao

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - School of Business and Management, Department of Economics; HKUST IEMS (Institute for Emerging Market Studies) and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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36.

Fiscal Incentives and Policy Choices of Local Governments, Evidence from China

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-13

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 21 May 2015

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Li Han and James Kai-Sing Kung

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - School of Humanities and Social Science and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics

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37.

Import Response to Exchange Rate Fluctuations: A Micro-Level Investigation

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-27

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 May 2015

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Yao Amber Li, Juanyi (Jenny) Xu and Chen Zhao

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - School of Business and Management, Department of Economics; HKUST IEMS (Institute for Emerging Market Studies), Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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38.

The Political Economy of State Capitalism and Shadow Banking in China

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-25

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 May 2015

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Kellee S. Tsai

Johns Hopkins University

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39.

Financing Small and Medium Enterprises in China: Recent Trends and Prospects Beyond Shadow Banking

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-24

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 May 2015

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Kellee S. Tsai

Johns Hopkins University

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40.

Global Technology Leadership: The Case of China

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-11

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 May 2015 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2015

Working Paper Series

Can Huang and Naubahar Sharif

Zhejiang University - School of Management and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Division of Social Science

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41.

Growth, Pollution, and Life Expectancy: China from 1991-2012

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-10

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 19 May 2015

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Avraham Ebenstein, Maoyong Fan, Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, Yin Peng and Maigeng Zhou

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics, Ball State University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Non-Communicable Disease Center

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42.

Promotion Incentives in the Public Sector: Evidence from Chinese Schools

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-09

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 19 May 2015

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Naureen Karachiwalla and Albert Park

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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43.

Permanent Income and Subjective Well-Being

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-08

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 19 May 2015

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Shu Cai and Albert Park

Jinan University and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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44.

Does Foreign Bank Entry Affect Monetary Policy Effectiveness?: Exploring the Interest Rate Pass-Through Channel

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-06

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 19 May 2015

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Sasidaran Gopalan and Ramkishen S. Rajan

Institute for Emerging Market Studies and Institute for Advanced Study and LKYSPP-NUS

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45.

Does Foreign Bank Entry Contribute to Financial Depth?: Examining the Role of Income Thresholds

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-05

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 May 2015

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Sasidaran Gopalan

Institute for Emerging Market Studies and Institute for Advanced Study

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46.

How Does Foreign Bank Entry Affect Financial Inclusion in Emerging and Developing Economies?

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-04

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 May 2015

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Sasidaran Gopalan and Ramkishen S. Rajan

Institute for Emerging Market Studies and Institute for Advanced Study and LKYSPP-NUS

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47.

The Effect of Air Pollution on Mortality in China: Evidence from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Forthcoming, HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-03

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 19 May 2015 Last Revised: 16 Nov 2015

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Guojun He, Maoyong Fan and Maigeng Zhou

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Ball State University - Department of Economics and Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Non-Communicable Disease Center

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48.

Credit Constraints, Quality, and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-02

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 19 May 2015

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Haichao Fan, Edwin L.-C. Lai and Yao Amber Li

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - School of International Business Administration, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Economics and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - School of Business and Management, Department of Economics; HKUST IEMS (Institute for Emerging Market Studies)

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49.

Financing Smallholder Agriculture: An Experiment with Agent-Intermediated Microloans in India

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-23

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 19 May 2015

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Pushkar Maitra, Sandip Mitra, Dilip Mookherjee, Alberto Motta and Sujata Visaria

Monash University - Department of Economics, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, Boston University - Department of Economics, UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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50.

Unintended Negative Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms

HKUST IEMS Working Paper No. 2015-22, NYU Wagner Research Paper No. 2607789

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 19 May 2015

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Melody Manchi Chao, Rajeev H. Dehejia, Anirban Mukhopadhyay and Sujata Visaria

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), New York University (NYU) - Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)

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