Keynote Speakers
Professor Cheng Siwei
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Professor Cheng Siwei was the Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, and Dean of the School of Management of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is also the President of the Association of the Chinese Soft Science Research, the Chairman of the editorial board of Management Review and chief editor of a number of academic journals. Professor Cheng is Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Business Administration of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Professor Cheng was an academic advisor to the World Bank and the director of the Department of Management Sciences of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published 28 academic books in China and Europe, and over 120 articles in prestigious academic journals. His academic thoughts and views have extensive influence on academia and in the professions. For instance, his "three foundations, three levels, three areas" has become an important strategy for the development of management sciences in China. He has led and promoted the research and development of complex science, virtual economy and venture capital investment, with profound impact on the mainland and beyond.
Professor Sir James A. Mirrlees
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Nobel Laureate in economic sciences, Professor Sir James A. Mirrlees was appointed as Master of Morningside College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong in August 2009 and also be a Distinguished Professor of Economics in the University of Macau in 2005-2010.
A pioneer in optimal taxation theory, Professor Sir James Mirrlees was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1996 in recognition of his fundamental contributions to the economic theory of incentives under asymmetric information. He was knighted in 1997. After graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1957, Professor Mirrlees was admitted to Trinity College at Cambridge University and received his PhD in Economics in 1963. From 1968 to 1995 he was Edgeworth Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Nuffield College. From 1995 to 2003, he has served as Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge. He has been Distinguished Professor-at-Large at CUHK since 2002. Professor Mirrlees has also held visiting professorships at MIT, UC Berkeley, Yale and Melbourne.
Theodore W. Tozer, President of Ginnie Mae
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Theodore W. Tozer is President of Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of the United States government since February 24, 2010. Prior to his appointment as President, Mr. Tozer served as Senior Vice President of Capital Markets at the National City Mortgage Company (NCM) for over 20 years. Mr. Tozer also served as Vice President and Investment Operations Manager at the BancOhio National Bank from 1979 to 1986. From 1986 to 1989, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BancOhio National Bank. In this role, Mr. Tozer was instrumental in transforming BancOhio from an "originate and hold" lender to an "originate and sell" lender. In 1988, under his leadership, BancOhio Mortgage originated about $200 million in residential mortgages eligible for sale in the secondary market.
Mr. Tozer has also served as a charter member of Fannie Mae's National Lender Advisory Board since 2008. Since 2002, Tozer has been a member of Freddie Mac's National Lender Advisory Board. From 2002 to 2004, he was Chairman of the Capital Markets committee of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBA). While Chairman, Mr. Tozer successfully worked with Ginnie Mae to change the structure of the Ginnie Mae II security. He also significantly influenced MBA's decision to advocate for the Federal Home Loan Banks as an effective alternative to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Mr. Tozer also served as a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association Board of Governors from 2002 to 2004, as trustee of the Ohio Mortgage Bankers Association from 1999 to 2001, and as part of the Fannie Mae Midwest Secondary Advisory Group from 1994 to 1999.
Mr. Tozer received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Finance from Indiana University. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1980 and a Certified Management Accountant in 1984.
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A total of 361 papers will be presented in 50 paper and panel sessions.
Program (Tentative)
Time |
Session# |
Speaker/ Tile |
July 3, 2012 (Tuesday) |
1:00 PM- 4:30 PM |
Ph.D. Colloquium |
4:30 PM- 6:00 PM |
Board Meeting |
6:00 PM- 8:00 PM |
Reception |
July 4, 2012 (Wednesday) |
8:45 AM - 9:15AM |
Opening Ceremony |
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM |
Keynote Speech |
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
Coffee Break |
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
10 Economists' Forum on Chinese Real Estate Development |
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Lunch |
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM |
Panel & Paper Sessions |
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Panel 1: |
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Session 1A: |
Real Estate Market |
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Session 1B: |
REITs |
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Session 1C: |
Affordable Housing, Transaction |
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Present 1D: |
Land Market (I): Land Supply |
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Present 1E: |
Real Estate Firms (I): Current Status |
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Present 1F: |
Real Estate Finance (I): International Market |
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Present 1G: |
Affordable Housing |
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Present 1H: |
Housing Economics (I): Spillover Effect |
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
Coffee Break |
4:00 Pm - 6:00 PM |
Panel 2: |
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Session 2A: |
Housing Economics |
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Session 2B: |
Land and Rental Market |
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Present 2C: |
House Price Indices |
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Present 2D: |
Land Market (II): Land Policy |
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Present 2E: |
Real Estate Firms (II): Value Creation |
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Present 2F: |
Real Estate Finance (II): China Market |
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Present 2G: |
Affordable Housing and Elderly Housing |
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Present 2H: |
Housing Economics(II): Supply and Demand |
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Break |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
Dinner: MGM MACAU |
July 5, 2012 (Thursday) |
8:45 AM - 10:15AM |
Panel & Paper Sessions |
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Panel 3: |
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Session 3A: |
Mortgage |
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Session 3B: |
Commercial Real Estate |
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Present 3C: |
Home Price Modeling |
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Present 3D: |
Land Market (III): Land Price |
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Present 3E: |
REITs |
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Present 3F: |
Mortgage |
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Present 3G: |
Rural Housing |
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Present 3H: |
Housing and Monetary Policy |
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Present 3J: |
Commercial Real Estate |
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
Coffee Break |
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Panel 4: |
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Session 4A: |
Housing Price |
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Session 4B: |
Real Estate Finance |
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Session 4C: |
Housing Price (I): Driving Factors |
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Present 4D: |
Housing Policy (I): Housing Reform |
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Present 4E: |
Real Estate Market (I): Market Dynamics |
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Present 4F: |
Public Rental Housing |
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Present 4G: |
Housing and Environment |
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Present 4H: |
Behavioral Economics and Tax Effect |
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Present 4J: |
Housing Transaction, Insurance |
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM |
Lunch |
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM |
Panel 5: |
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Session 5A: |
Housing Bubble and Appraisal |
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Session 5B: |
Real Estate Finance and Tax |
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Present 5C: |
Housing Price (II): Local Markets |
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Present 5D: |
Housing Policy (II): Public Housing |
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Present 5E: |
Real Estate Market (II): Market Analysis |
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Present 5F: |
Urban Development |
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Present 5G: |
Housing and Community (I): Impact on Housing Price |
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Present 5H: |
Housing Bubble (I): Impact on Housing |
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Present 5J: |
Housing Price, Income, and Macroeconomics |
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
Coffee Break |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Panel 6: |
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Session 6A: |
Housing Policy and Environment |
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Session 6B: |
Elderly Housing, Community, and Urban Development |
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Session 6C: |
Housing Price (III): Other Factors |
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Present 6D: |
Housing Policy (III): Market Regulation |
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Present 6E: |
Real Estate Market (III): Market Transition |
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Present 6F: |
Urban Development and Housing Construction |
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Present 6G: |
Housing and Community (II): Sustainable Housing |
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Present 6H: |
Housing Bubble (II): Measurement |
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Present 6J: |
Rental Market, Housing Vacancy, and Appraisal |
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Break |
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM |
Melco Crown Entertainment Limited Gala Dinner
& Best Paper Award and Closing Ceremony
At Grand Hyatt Macau Grand Ballroom |
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