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The Transmission of Shocks through Multinationals
We study how economic shocks are transmitted from developed countries to emerging markets through multinational activities. We combine U.S. multinational data with tax records and trade transactions of Chinese firms to construct a unique linkage between U.S. multinational headquarters and their Chinese subsidiaries. ...
https://iems.ust.hk/research/project/2021/gong-transmission-shocks-multinationals
Foreign Direct Investment along the Belt and Road
The Belt and Road Initiative launched by the Chinese government in 2013 has aroused massive global attention and engendered profound impact. Given the various parties involved and intricate relationships between them, there is great complexity regarding the implementation of the projects. In this project, we draw from ...
https://iems.ust.hk/research/project/2021/li-fdi-bri
5. Excess Capacity and Vent for Surplus: Evidence from China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a large-scale global infrastructure development strategy, profoundly reshaping the world. The existing literature mostly focuses on assessing its impact on the recipient countries' costs and benefits and has been mainly at the national level. Taking a different perspective, ...
https://iems.ust.hk/research/project/2021/wang-excess-capacity--vent-surplus-bri
Foreign Advantages? A Study of Global Activist Short Campaigns
We propose to investigate the mispricing and limits to arbitrage of emerging market firms listed in the stock exchanges of developed markets. Using the setting of short arbitrageurs (short arbs ), we will investigate how the characteristics of targets' headquarters and listing countries affect the success of short ...
https://iems.ust.hk/research/project/2021/huang-wang-foreign-advantages-global-activist-short-campaigns
Absolute blockchain strength? An empirical examination of the emerging blockchain ABS market in China
Blockchain or distributed ledger technology has become a buzzword during the past decade. Its potential to challenge current business practices such as financial transactions have been touted or criticized by numerous researchers and practitioners. Nonetheless, existing literatures thus far has virtually zero ...
https://iems.ust.hk/research/project/2021/zheng-absolute-blockchain-strength
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