2nd Annual Conference on
Asia and the Global Economy
6 – 7 May 2024 | 09:00 – 17:30
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Organizer: HKU Business School and International University – VNU HCMC
Following the successful inaugural conference of the Institute of China Economy (ICE) in 2023, we will hold the 2nd annual conference on May 6-7, 2024 under the title “2nd Annual Conference on the Asian and Global Economy” in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The objective of the conference is to create a forum to discuss new economic research on Asia and its relationship with the global economy.
The 2nd annual conference is sponsored by ICE at the HKU Business School and will be hosted by the School of Economics, Finance, and Accounting at International University – Vietnam National University HCMC. It also receives generous support from the HKU Business School’s Vietnam Centre.
Date: May 6 and 7, 2024
Venue: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Visa Application
Travel Visa to Vietnam (Leisure purpose) – All nationalities can now apply for an E-visa with a fee of USD 25. Please be reminded that this fee is non-refundable, no matter if your Vietnam e-visa is approved or not. Attendees should be responsible for checking the visa application information carefully.
Please apply online here at least two weeks before the departure date.
Chinese passport:
For those holding a Chinese passport whose number starts with an E, after landing, you will first need to convert your e-visa to a paper-based visa at the Visa counter before lining up to get through the customs. There might be some minor admin fees involved. Please kindly follow this order, otherwise, you’ll be asked to return to the visa counter.
Visa exemption:
Citizens from countries listed here are eligible for visa exemption and could stay in Vietnam for 14 – 45 days.
Please remember to bring your visa, passport (valid for at least six months from the date of departing the country)
*Notes: Immigration policy is subject to change. If the Vietnam Government announces any new regulations, we will notify you via email.
For further enqueries on the visa, please contact minh.nguyen@hku-vn.org and cc- ha.vu@hku-vn.org
Kadas T’90 Distinguished Professor
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, NBER & CEPR
Bio
Professor Bernard is an expert in international trade and investment and specializes in firm responses to globalization. In recent papers, he has documented the emergence of factory-less goods producers in the US, revisited traditional views of deindustrialization and explored the dynamics of new exporters and the role of intermediaries in global trade. His current research focuses on the evolution of global (and domestic) production networks and the consequences for firm performance.
Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies
Chair of the International Development Area
Harvard Kennedy School
Bio
Rema Hanna is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies and Chair of the International Development Area at the Harvard Kennedy School. She serves as the Faculty Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at Harvard University’s Center for International Development and is the co-Scientific Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South East Asia Office in Indonesia. In addition, Professor Hanna is a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and an affiliate of the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD).
Professor Andy BERNARD
Kadas T’90 Distinguished Professor
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, NBER & CEPR
Professor Rema HANNA
Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies
Chair of the International Development Area
Harvard Kennedy School
Please click here to download the programme rundown.
Day 1: May 8, 2023 (Monday) – Applied Micro
08:15 – 08:50
Registration
08:50 – 09:00
Welcome Speech by Professor Hongbin Cai, Dean of HKU Business School
09:00 – 10:00
Keynote Speech by Professor Michael Greenstone (via Zoom), University of Chicago
“Can Pollution Markets Work in Developing Countries? Experimental Evidence from India”
10:00 – 10:20
Coffee Break and Group Photo
Session 1: Environment
10:20 – 11:10
Yu-Hsiang Lei, Yale-NUS College
“Dams, International Rivers and Climate Change: The Impacts of Chinese Dams on the Mekong River”
11:10 – 12:00
Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University
“Green financing and politicians’ incentives: Evidence from proprietary loan assessment data”
joint with Meng Lyu, George Y. Yang, Hongqi Yuan
Hongbin CAI
Chair of organizing committee
Dean
Chair of Economics
HKU Business School
Quoc Dat Trinh
Chair of local organizing committee
School of Economics, Finance, and Accounting
International University – VNU HCMC
Professor of Economics and Management & Strategy
HKU Business School
HKU Business School
Bingjing LI
Associate Professor of Economics
HKU Business School
Yanhui WU
Associate Professor of Economics and Management & Strategy
HKU Business School
Hongsong ZHANG
Associate Professor of Economics
HKU Business School
Xiaodong ZHU
Area Head of Economics,
Professor of Economics
HKU Business School
Please contact the Institute of China Economy at iceinfo@hku.hk for enquiries.