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Recently, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) officially announced the review results for the 2024 centralized application of NSFC projects. The School of Management and Economics (SME), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) achieved a record high with a total of 10 approved projects, including 2 General Programs, 7 Young Scientists Funds, and 1 Research Fund for International Scientists. Data indicates that the NSFC approval rate for SME reached 21% this year, doubling the number of programs compared to 2023, setting a new record. The approval rate for the Young Scientists Fund was 30%, nearly twice the 15.17% average funding rate of the Management Science Department in 2023. Notably, SME successfully secured its first Research Fund for International Scientists this year, marking a significant milestone in international research collaboration. General Programs Liu Bin Associate Professor Contest design's linearity and its applications to contests with endogenous entry Project Participant Cao Yue: CUHK-Shenzhen Huang Yangguang: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Teh Tat How: Nanyang Technological University Ye Haichun Associate Professor The Impact and Mechanism Analysis of the US Dollar Cycle on China’s Global Economic Role Project Participant Hui Xitong, Hou Chenyu: CUHK-Shenzhen Lin Shu: CUHK Wu Shujie: Zhejiang University   Young Scientists Funds Di Chenchen Assistant Professor A Study on Seller-Initiated Consumer Finance: Sales-Finance Conflicts, Distribution-Financing Channel and Consumer Welfare Huang Rihuan Assistant Professor An Experimental Investigation of Trade-credit Contract in Supply Chains Li Ming Assistant Professor Internal Migration, Information Friction and Market Integration: Theory and Evidence under General Equilibrium Framework Liu Hongqi Assistant Professor Research on investor expectation formation: explanations based on investor memory Pan Mengmeng Assistant Professor Study on the Motivation and Economic Consequences of the Instrumentalization of Green Bonds for Listed Companies in China Ren Xiao Assistant Professor The Demand and Value of AI-related Human Capital: Evidence from Online Job Posting Data Zhang Yiming Assistant Professor Empirical Analysis on the Granularity of Wait Time Information and Customer Abandonment Behavior in Virtual Queue   Research Fund for International Scientists Jiang Yangzi Assistant Professor Data-driven Recommendation System Construction of an Online Medical Platform Based on the Fusion of Information

Profile of Freshmen In September 2024, MBM will welcome 123 freshmen. In the next two years, they will return to campus and usher in a new chapter of life at MBM side by side. 100% with a bachelor’s degree or above 89.4% from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area 96% of business managers Aged 36 on average 13.4 years of work experience on average 123 MBMers in the Admitted Class of 2024 Work Experience With 13.4 years of work experience on average, they form a diverse and outstanding group with constant yearnings and desires for new knowledge. Geographical Distribution 89.4% of students are committed to developing in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, of which 71.5% are from Shenzhen, with the farthest work location being India, thus forming a cross-regional network. Position Level 96% of business managers decide to return to campus. Elites gather and demonstrate their extraordinary leadership. Company Nature Listed companies account for 39% and private enterprises 54.5%. They are the key forces in promoting economic growth and leading the trend of innovation. Major Category They come from eight different majors, forming a multi-disciplinary academic community.

Among the 60 graduates from the MSc in Economics Programme of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) in 2023, 91.7% gained employment directly after graduation with an average annual salary of RMB 273,000. The overall placement rate reaches 96.7%. They chose diversified industries, including popular banking, securities, mutual funds, Fintech, technology/the Internet, PE/VC, real economy-based enterprises/comprehensive enterprises, education/scientific research, and asset management. There are 5% who opted for PhD studies in economics at the University of Southern California, the National University of Singapore, and the Singapore Management University.  In terms of choices of employment locations, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area remains a primary destination for graduates (58.3%), followed by Beijing and Shanghai (totaling 23.7%) and “new first-tier” cities (16.2%). In addition, thanks to the visa policy of Hong Kong SAR, known as the “Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates” (IANG) visa scheme for non-local graduates to stay in/return to Hong Kong for employment, students have a wider range of choices of employment locations. Three graduates chose to work in Hong Kong.  In an era full of challenges, the graduates from the MSc in Economics Programme have forged ahead with progressiveness and overcome many difficulties in job seeking with outstanding performance, demonstrating impressive talents and competency.   Employers of 2023 graduates (Part) AEX Holdings Ltd. Ernst & Young BYD ZF (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Orient Securities Shenzhen Futu Network Technology Co., Ltd. GF Fund Management GF Securities (Hong Kong) Guangdong Provincial Tax Service, State Taxation Administration  Haitong Securities Hangzhou Dipont School of Arts and Science Bank of Hangzhou Shanghai Branch Hangzhou Capital Huatai Securities Bank of Communications Shenzhen Branch Kunpeng Capital Lilith Games Southern Asset Management OPPO Ping An Bank Head Office Bank of Qingdao Head Office Century Securities Shenzhen Youchuanggu Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. Tencent WeBank Xi’an Qujiang Culture Financial Holding CUHK-Shenzhen  Xiaomi E Fund Management China Merchants Bank Jinan Branch China Merchants Bank Head Office China Merchants Securities China Merchants Securities International Company Limited Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Guangzhou Branch Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Shaanxi Branch China Construction Bank Head Office Agricultural Bank of China Hubei Branch The People’s Bank of China Suzhou Branch Wuhuan Engineering Co., Ltd. Postal Savings Bank of China Head Office CRRC CICC Wealth Management CICC CITIC Securities  

Recently, Professor Sui Pengfei from the School of Management and Economics (SME), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) and Professor Wang Baolian from the University of Florida co-authored a paper titled "Social Transmission Bias: Evidence from an Online Investor Platform," which was awarded the "Behavioral Finance Best Paper Award" at China Financial Research Conference (CFRC) 2024. To promote China-related financial research globally, Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance and Tsinghua University National Institute of Financial Research co-organize the China Financial Research Conference (CFRC).  CFRC presented its first conference in 2016. The China Financial Research Conference (CFRC) provides a high-quality academic exchange platform, where finance scholars and practitioners worldwide can share their in-depth research on important finance issues in China and exchange ideas on new developments in finance research, with the ultimate goal of reforming China’s financial system and encouraging financial innovation in China.  This year's CFRC received a total of 894 academic paper submissions from around the world. The submitted topics encompass various critical academic and policy domains related to Chinese financial issues, including asset pricing, corporate finance, behavioral finance, macro-finance, monetary policy, venture financing, analyst forecasts, real estate markets, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, household finance, labor finance, financial technology, information and financial theory, digital economy, banking and financial vulnerability, investor behavior, financial markets, fixed income and currency studies, among numerous other areas of financial research. After a careful selection process by the paper review committee, a total of 72 papers were accepted, resulting in 24 thematic sessions for presentations and discussions at the annual conference, yielding an acceptance rate of approximately 8%. This year’s conference awarded four distinctions: the Asset Pricing Best Paper Award, the Corporate Finance Best Paper Award, the Behavioral Finance Best Paper Award, and the Young Scholars Best Paper Award from the China Financial Research Network, in recognition of the significant contributions made by outstanding scholars in the academic field. The conference paper review committee comprised 79 renowned scholars from both domestic and international circles.  Award Winner’s Profile Sui Pengfei Assistant Professor, SME, CUHK-Shenzhen Research Field Asset Pricing, Behavioral Finance, Financial Frictions, Empirical Industrial Organization, Computational Economics Co-author Wang Baolian Bank of America Professor, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Florida Abstract Social Transmission Bias: Evidence from an Online Investor Platform Using data from a Twitter-like investor social platform, we document evidence consistent with self-enhancing transmission bias. We find investors are more likely to post about their better performing stocks. Their followers are more likely to buy the posted stocks than others, and postings’ effect on follow-up purchases is related to postings’ perceived credibility. The performance-postings relationship is stronger among more volatile stocks and the relationship between postings and follow-up purchases is stronger among stocks with higher recent returns, shedding light on the spread of high-variance and extrapolative strategies. We also document that the social network features influential nodes.