| 12 January 2017 |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Registration and Welcome Coffee
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| 9:00 - 9:10 |
Welcome Remarks
Lillian Cheung (Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research)
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| Morning Session |
Chaired by Lillian Cheung (Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research)
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| Session 1 |
China’s Economic Rebalancing
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| 9:10 - 10:10 |
A Rebalancing Chinese Economy: Domestic and International Implications
Ivan Roberts* (Reserve Bank of Australia)
Guonan Ma (Bruegel)
Gerard Kelly (Reserve Bank of Australia)
Discussant: Jenny Xu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
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| 10:10 - 11:10 |
China’s Financial System and Economic Imbalances
Yikai Wang* (University of Oslo)
Xi Li (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Discussant: Guonan Ma (Bruegel)
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| 11:10 - 11:40 |
Coffee Break
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| 11:40 - 12:40 |
Leveraging China’s Industrial Upgrading and Renminbi Internationalization
Chin-Yoong Wong* (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia)
Yoke-Kee Eng (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia)
Discussant: James Yetman (Bank for International Settlements)
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| 12:40 - 13:40 |
Lunch (By invitation only)
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| Afternoon Session |
Chaired by Hongyi Chen (Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research)
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| Session 2 |
China’s Structural Reform and International Spillovers
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| 13:40 - 14:40 |
The Diffusion and Dynamics of Producer Prices, Deflationary Pressure across Asian Countries, and the Role of China
Michael Funke* (Hamburg University)
Hongyi Chen (Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research)
Andrew Tsang (Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research)
Discussant: David Cook (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
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| 14:40 - 15:40 |
China’s current account: External Rebalancing or Capital Exodus?
Anna Wong* (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
Discussant: Tao Wang (UBS)
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| 15:40 - 16:10 |
Coffee Break
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| Session 3 |
Renminbi Exchange Rate
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| 16:10 - 17:10 |
Fluctuation and Intervention: A Tale of Two RMB Markets
Kang Shi (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Yousha Liang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Lisheng Wang* (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Juanyi Xu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Discussant: Mali Chivakul (European Central Bank)
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| 17:10 - 18:10 |
The Renminbi Central Parity: An Empirical Investigation
Yin-Wong Cheung* (City University of Hong Kong)
Cho-Hoi Hui (Hong Kong Monetary Authority)
Andrew Tsang (Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research)
Discussant: Kang Shi (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
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| 18:30 |
Conference Dinner (By invitation only)
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| 13 January 2017 |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Registration and Coffee
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| Morning Session |
Chaired by Matthew Yiu (Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research)
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| Session 4 |
Monetary Policy Framework and Optimal Stabilization Policy
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| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Reserve Requirements and Optimal Chinese Stabilization Policy
Zheng Liu (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
Chun Chang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Mark M. Spiegel* (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
Jingyi Zhang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Discussant: Feng Zhu (Bank for International Settlements)
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| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Monetary Regime Choice in China: Policy Rules for Navigating Dark Corners
Paul McNelis* (Fordham University)
Hongyi Chen (Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research)
Discussant: Zheng Liu (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee Break
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| Session 5 |
China Monetary Policy Transmissions
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| 11:30 - 12:30 |
The Effects of Monetary Policy Surprises in China
Gunes Kamber* (Bank for International Settlements)
Madhusudan Mohanty (Bank for International Settlements)
Discussant: Yue Ma (City University of Hong Kong)
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| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Impact of Chinese Monetary Policy Instruments on Bank Lending Activities
Sally Chen* (International Monetary Fund)
Discussant: Jian Wang (Chinese University of Hong Kong – Shenzhen)
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