ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The China International Conference in Finance (CICF) provides an open platform to bring together scholars worldwide to present research and to stimulate discussions on the new developments in finance. 2009 is the seventh year of this annual conference. It will be held from July 7-10, 2009, at Guangzhou Shangri-La Hotel, Guangzhou, China.

Organizers:

China Center for Financial Research, Tsinghua University
Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Co-organizers:

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-Sen University

Sponsor:

Shantou University Business School

Corporate Sponsor:

The TCW Group Inc.

Conference Organization:

Conference Organizing Committee:
Henry Cao, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Li Liao, Tsinghua University
Zhongfei Li, Lingnan (University) College, Sun Yat-Sen University
Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Conference Chair:
Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Conference Secretary General:
Li Liao, Tsinghua University

Program Chairs:
Chun Chang (Chair), China Europe International Business School
Kai Li (Co-Chair), University of British Columbia
Jun Qian (Co-Chair), Boston College
Harold H. Zhang (Co-Chair), University of Texas at Dallas

Guest Speaker:

Yingyi Qian, Tsinghua University

Keynote Speaker:

Hayne Leland, University of California at Berkeley

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Charles Cao, Penn State University
Henry Cao, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Kalok Chan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Eric Chang, University of Hong Kong
Chun Chang, China Europe International Business School
Guojin Chen, Xiamen University
Andy Chui, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Phil Dybvig, Washington University
Joseph Fan, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Fangyu Fei, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Fangjian Fu, Singapore Management University
Jie Gan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Eric Ghysels, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Bing Han, University of Texas at Austin
Liyan Han, Beihang University
Harrison Hong, Princeton University
Kewei Hou, Ohio State University
Jennifer Huang, University of Texas at Austin
Chuan-yang Hwang, Nanyang Technological University
Dianchun Jiang, Nankai University
Wei Jiang, Columbia University
Charles Kahn, University of Illinois
Jun-koo Kang, Nanyang Technological University
Andrew Karolyi, Ohio State University
Aiguo Kong, Fudan University
Mike Lemmon, University of Utah
Kai Li, University of British Columbia
Zhongfei Li, Sun Yat-sen University
Bing Liang, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Li Liao, Tsinghua University
Li Liu, Peking University
Mark Loewenstein, University of Maryland
Jialiu Lu, Sun Yat-sen University
Jun Lu, Sun Yat-sen University
Jianglin Lv, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
Peter Mackay, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Paul Malatesta, University of Washington
Jianping Mei, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Jianjun Miao, Boston University
Neil Pearson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne
Manju Puri, Duke University
Jun Qian, Boston College
Raghu Rau, Purdue University
Yongdong Shi, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
Anil Shrivdsani, University of Chapel Hil
Wei-Ling Song, Louisiana State University
Qinghua Song, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Laura Starks, University of Texas at Austin
Chengjian Su, Shantou University
Qian Sun, Xiamen University
Ross Valkanov, University of California at San Diego
Cong Wang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jay Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne
Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Xueping Wu, City University of Hong Kong
Chongfeng Wu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yexiao Xu, University of Texas at Dallas
Jun Yang, Indiana University
Liu Yang, University of California, Los Angeles
Zhishu Yang, Tsinghua University
Xiaoyun Yu, Indiana University
Yong Zeng, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Chu Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Harold H. Zhang, University of Texas at Dallas
Longkai Zhao, Peking University
Guofu Zhou, Washington University
Xianming Zhou, University of Hong Kong
Yingzi Zhu, Tsinghua University

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Organizing Committee: Pre-function Area, 3F
组委会办公：三层宴会前厅