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About SAIF

 

 

The Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) was established by the Shanghai Municipal Government at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in April 2009. Its mission is to become a world class institute of research and higher learning with world class faculty. SAIF is committed to developing top talents for the financial world and to generate cutting-edge knowledge in financial theories and applications. As a member of Shanghai's financial community, it strives to contribute to the development of Shanghai as a global financial center.

 

Time:	June 29-30, 2018
Venue:	Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Room 203, 211 West Huaihai Road, Shanghai.

The Inaugural NBER-SAIF Conference

Retirement Security: Public and Private Pensions"

 

June 29-30, 2018
Shanghai, China

 

Call for Papers

 

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University are pleased to announce the NBER-SAIF Conference Series. This bi-annual series of conferences is designed to build a broader research community on the economics of public policies, with particular reference to policies that bear on financial markets, and to share rigorous, current research by leading international scholars and policy experts. The conference series will enhance research and policy understanding on key policy issues, and it will promote research on economic policy issues that are of interest in both China and the United States.

 

The inaugural NBER-SAIF Conference will be held on June 29-30, 2018, in Shanghai, China, on the theme of “Retirement Security: Public and Private Pensions.” The conference program will consist of both invited presentations and contributed papers. Participants from the NBER will include Alan Auerbach (University of California), Martin Feldstein (Harvard University), Olivia Mitchell (University of Pennsylvania), and James Poterba (MIT), as well as other leading scholars. Academic researchers, policy makers and industry practitioners from China and elsewhere are expected to attend the conference.

 

Submissions are welcome on topics related to the conference theme. These topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• social security and the retirement financial gap
• pension reform and its consequences
• policies for encouraging participation in pension schemes
• wealth management and pension sufficiency
• technological advances and retirement security

 

The conference will be organized by Hong Yan (SAIF) and James Poterba (NBER). For each accepted paper, the conference will cover the necessary cost of travel and accommodation for one presenter. Submissions in PDF form should be sent to nber@saif.sjtu.edu.cn as soon as possible, but no later than Sunday, March 18, 2018. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by April 15, 2018. Inquiries may be directed to nber@saif.sjtu.edu.cn.

 

The conference will emphasize empirical research, but applied theoretical studies will also be considered. Submissions from junior scholars and from under-represented minority groups are welcome. We look forward to receiving your submissions.

The deadline for submissions for the Inaugural NBER-SAIF Conference has now passed.

Please find the hotel information here.

The preliminary program is available here.

Alan Auerbach	University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Mingchao Cai	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chun Chang	Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Guodong Chen	New York University Shanghai
Jia Chen	Peking University
Kaiji Chen	Emory University
Meiling Chen	Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tianhong Chen	Guangdong Institute of Public Administration
Chunli Cheng	Sun Yat-sen University
Yangxi Cheng	ONE International Holding Limited
Tzu-Kuan Chiu	Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Robert Clark	North Carolina State University and NBER
Sudipto Dasgupta	Lancaster University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yuming Dou	Chairman, Lombarda China Fund Management Co., Ltd
Baige Duan	Fudan University
Jefferson Duarte	Rice University
Karen Eggleston	Stanford University and NBER
Hanming Fang	University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Guan Gong	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Jinshan Gu	Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
Hui He	International Monetary Fund and Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Claire Yurong Hong	Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Cheng Huang	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tao Huang	Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
Wei Huang	National University of Singapore
Yang Huang	The World Bank
Danling Jiang	Stony Brook University and Southwest Jiaotong University
Yue Kang	Huarong Securities Co., Ltd
Mattia Landoni	Southern Methodist University
Erica Li	Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Guang Li	China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd
Jing Li	Xi'an Jiaotong University
Kai Li	The University of British Columbia
Lianren Li	Ping An Annuity Insurance Company of China
Lu Li	Shanghai International Studies University
Wen Li	China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd
Xiaoyang Li	Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Cheng Liu	Nankai University
Jianping Liu	Lombarda China Fund Management Co., Ltd
Linchen Liu	Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Mingmei Liu	Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Olivia Mitchell	Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
James Naughton	Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Lei Ning	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Jun Pan	Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Haoran Peng	Sun Yat-sen University
John Piggott	ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, The University of New South Wales
James Poterba	Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Zhenjiang Qin	University of Macau
Xiaojun Shi	Renmin University of China
Sheridan Titman	The University of Texas at Austin
Jiang Wang	Massachusetts Institute of Technology and China Academy of Financial Research (CAFR) and NBER
Yongqin Wang	Fudan University
Zhongmin Wang	Former Vice Chairman of the State Social Security Fund of China
Shang-Jin Wei	Columbia University and NBER
Binzhen Wu	Tsinghua University
Shuaijing Xu	Fudan University
Yexiao Xu	The University of Texas at Dallas
Sen Xue	Jinan University
Hong Yan	Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jacqueline Yang	Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Minhua Yang	Shanghai Maritime University
Frank Yu	China Europe International Business School
Pingkang Yu	The insurance Association of China and Changjiang Pension Insurance
Dandan Zhang	Guorong Securities Co., Ltd
Lei Zhang	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ling Zhang	Guangdong University of Finance
Yiqing Zhang	Chief Investment Officer, Ping An Asset Management Co., Ltd
Yuxin Zhang	Renmin University of China
Bingwen Zheng	CASS Center for International Social Security Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
Rongsa Zhong	Vice President of Asset Management Association of China
Lin Zhou	Fudan University
Xiafeng Zhou	China Securities Index Co., Ltd
Xin Zhou	New York University Shanghai
Haoxiang Zhu	Massachusetts Institute of Technology