Professor of Accounting and Finance, Director of Investment Research Center
PhD, Columbia University
Corporate Finance, Economic Reforms, Financial Accounting, Investments, Real Estate
What ails real estate in China? Are we heading for a property market crash? Does the government need to step in and save the day? In this wide-ranging interview, CKGSB professor Liu Jing, an expert on the real estate market, analyzes the situation in China’s real estate sector. China bears have never been this close …
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Philippe Legrain, economist and author of Aftershock and European Spring, on the global economic recovery and the risks that could further disrupt the world. In 2008, the financial crisis brought the global economy to its knees. Today, six years later, the world has still not fully recovered from the impact of the crisis. At the …
How foreign banks in China are planning for the future in the light of a complex regulatory environment. Many of the world’s largest manufacturers have set up storage units and factories in the Waigaiqiao Free Trade Zone about 20 kilometers from the bustling center of Shanghai, mostly to reap tax benefits. The quiet streets and …
CKGSB’s Liu Jing explains how China’s housing bubble relates to buyer expectations and why now is not the time to buy The real estate market in China is essentially no different from other markets, there are two kinds of buyers: one is looking for a place to live, the other is looking to invest or …
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You are invited to download the June issue of CKGSB Magazine. You’ll enjoy articles and interviews like: COVER STORY: The Future of Freemium: In light of the recent debate over whether WeChat should start charging its users, CKGSB Magazine takes a close look at the freemium model in which a company provides the bulk of its services …
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The first signs of light emerge amidst the dark prospects for private enterprises in China’s ever-tightening credit market It’s been a miserable few months for financing in China’s private sector. A growing number of debt defaults by companies has spurred regulatory crackdowns on the unofficial lending sector, sometimes called ‘shadow banking’, which has sustained (not …
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