Hong Ru

Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University

Assistant Professor

Singapore, 639798

Singapore

http://https://hongru.mit.edu/

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Scholarly Papers (19)

Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of the SARS Imprint

Management Science, 67(9), 5606-5615, Nanyang Business School Research Paper No. 20-13
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2021
Hong Ru, Endong Yang and Kunru Zou
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, University of Macau - Department of Finance and Business Economics and Hong Kong Baptist University
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COVID-19, Imprint, SARS Experience, Delayed Response

Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of the SARS Imprint

BOFIT Discussion Paper No. 15/2020
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Jul 2020
Hong Ru, Endong Yang and Kunru Zou
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, University of Macau - Department of Finance and Business Economics and Hong Kong Baptist University
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COVID-19, imprint, early experience, delayed response

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Subnational Debt of China: The Politics-Finance Nexus

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), 141.3, 881-895
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 01 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2021
Renmin University of China, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics
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Government Debt, Selective Default, Politics-Finance Nexus, Career Concern

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Government Credit, a Double-Edged Sword: Evidence from the China Development Bank

Journal of Finance 73.1, 275-316
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 06 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2021
Hong Ru
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University
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Government Credit, Crowding out, China

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The Informational Role of Ownership Networks in Bank Lending

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 57.8, 2993-3017
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 17 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2022
Haoyu Gao, Hong Ru and Xiaoguang Yang
Renmin University of China, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science (AMSS)
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Network, Information, Bank Loan, Screening, Monitoring

Carbon Emissions Trading and Environmental Protection: International Evidence

Nanyang Business School Research Paper No. 22-25, Georgetown McDonough School of Business Research Paper No. 4241378
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 18 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 14 Dec 2023
Jennie Bai and Hong Ru
Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business and Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University
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Emission Trading System, Greenhouse Gas, Renewable Energy, Climate Policy

Carbon Emissions Trading and Environmental Protection: International Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w30587
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Jennie Bai and Hong Ru
Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business and Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University
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How Do Individual Politicians Affect Privatization? Evidence from China

Review of Finance 26 (3), 637-672
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 09 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2023
Hong Ru and Kunru Zou
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and Hong Kong Baptist University
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Patronage Connection, Privatization, Corruption, China

How do Individual Politicians Affect Privatization? Evidence from China

BOFIT Discussion Paper No. 21/2020
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 17 Sep 2020
Hong Ru and Kunru Zou
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and Hong Kong Baptist University
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China; patronage connection; rent-seeking; privatization; SOE

Do Credit Card Companies Screen for Behavioral Biases?

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2023
Hong Ru and Antoinette Schoar
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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Credit Card, Shrouding, Back-loaded

Do Credit Card Companies Screen for Behavioral Biases?

NBER Working Paper No. w22360
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 20 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2023
Hong Ru and Antoinette Schoar
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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Rise of Bank Competition: Evidence from Banking Deregulation in China

NBER Working Paper No. w25795
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 07 May 2019 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2023
Renmin University of China, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science (AMSS)
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Rise of Bank Competition: Evidence from Banking Deregulation in China

Posted: 15 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 25 Dec 2019
Renmin University of China, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science (AMSS)

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Banking Deregulation, Credit Misallocation, Big Data, Growth

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Government Credit and International Trade

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 08 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2024
Hong Ru and Endong Yang
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and University of Macau - Department of Finance and Business Economics
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JEL: E51, F14, G28, G30, H81 Government Credit, Export, Supply Chain, Trade War

Government Credit and Trade War

BOFIT Discussion Paper No. 7/2019
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
China Development Bank, China Development Bank, China Development Bank, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and University of Macau - Department of Finance and Business Economics
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government credit, export, supply chain, trade war

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Early-Life Experience and CEOs' Reactions to COVID-19

Forthcoming, Journal of Accounting and Economics
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 26 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2024
Hong Ru, Endong Yang and Kunru Zou
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, University of Macau - Department of Finance and Business Economics and Hong Kong Baptist University
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Early-Life Experience, Corporate Disclosure, Management Style, COVID-19

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Beyond Profits: How Government Ownership Shape the Pay Dispersion of the Top Management Team: Evidence from China

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 30 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2023
Wei Jiang, Bin Ke, Hong Ru and Yue Xu
Jinan University, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU)
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top management team; managerial pay dispersion; government ownership; firm performance; China

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Do Credit Card Companies Screen for Behavioural Biases?

BIS Working Paper No. 842
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2023
Hong Ru and Antoinette Schoar
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management
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credit card, shrouding, back-loaded

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The Effects of Environmental Policy on Industrial Pollution: A Supply Chain Perspective

Nanyang Business School Research Paper No. 22-39
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2022
Hong Ru, Endong Yang and Kunru Zou
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, University of Macau - Department of Finance and Business Economics and Hong Kong Baptist University
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Environmental Policy, Pollution, China, Supply Chain

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Strategic Choices of Local Politicians in China: The Interplay of Economic, Political Activities, and Promotion Prospects

Nanyang Business School Research Paper No. 23-11
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 04 May 2023 Last Revised: 24 May 2023
Hong Ru, Meng Miao and Shang Zeng
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Renmin University of China - School of Finance and Renmin University of China - School of Finance
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Local Politician, Promotion, Political Activities, China

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State versus Market: China's Infrastructure Investment

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 18 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 05 Feb 2025
Shuoge Qian, Hong Ru and Wei Xiong
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and Princeton University - Department of Economics
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State Intervention, Infrastructure, Marketization, Complementarity JEL Classification: G21, G28, H54, E60

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Kinship Networks Enhanced by a Formal Financial Intervention: Costly State Verification and the Thai Village Fund

Nanyang Business School Research Paper No. 20-17
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2022
Hong Ru and Robert M. Townsend
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Informal Network, Village Fund, Regime Shift, Costly State Verification

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Nanyang Business School Research Magazine 2023

Nanyang Business School Research Paper No. 24-01
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 Mar 2024 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2024
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Sustainability, Climate Policy, Green Hiring, CSR Disclosure, Diversity Training, Emerging Technologies, Topic Consistency, Supply Chain Performance, Artificial Intelligence, Regulatory Compliance, COVID-19 Resilience, Fintech, Fundamental Rights, Emerging Markets, E-commerce, Multinational Corporat

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Redefining China's Real Estate Market: Land Sale, Local Government, and Policy Transformation

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Feb 2025
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, University of Macau - Department of Finance and Business Economics and Hong Kong Baptist University
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Three-red-lines, Credit Crunch, Real Estate, Land Sales, LGFVs

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Force Behind Anti-Corruption: Evidence from China

Posted: 20 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2022
Hong Ru
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University

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Anti-Corruption, Patronage connection, Protection