Friday, 21 April, 2023
innovation4.0, National University of Singapore
3 Research Link, Singapore 117602
The Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) is a new research institute at the National University of Singapore (NUS) that aims to develop deep research capabilities in sustainable and green finance with the focal point on Asia. SGFIN is organizing its inaugural annual research conference on sustainability.
Conference Themes:
- Sustainability and the intersecting roles of finance, technological innovations, policies and regulations
- Climate finance and risk management
- Decarbonization and renewable energy
- Carbon trading and nature-based climate solutions
- Sustainable usage of resources, including pollution management
Conference Papers
Morning Session 1: Climate Policy
9:10 am – 9:50 am
Impact of Emissions Trading and Carbon Tax on Carbon Intensity of Economies
Arzi Adbi, National University of Singapore; Siddharth Natarajan, Nanyang Technological University
Presenter: Arzi Abdi
Discussant: An, Byeong-Je, Nanyang Technological University
Morning Session 2: Sustainable Supply Chain
11:00 am – 11:40 am
Green or Not Green, That’s Not a Question: Green Innovation Among Supply Chain Partners
Chun Guo, Lanzhou University; Jingbo Luo, Lanzhou University; Gary Tian, Macquarie University
Presenter: Gary Tian
Discussant: Po-Hsuan (Paul) Hsu, National Tsing Hua University
9:50 am – 10:30 am
Global Bank Lending under Climate Policy
Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Center for Global Development; Alvaro Pedraza, World Bank; Fredy Pulga, Universidad de la Sabana; Claudia Ruiz-Ortega, World Bank
Presenter: Pedraza, Alvaro
Discussant: Anand Srinivasan, National University of Singapore
11:40 am – 12:20 pm
Carbon Emission Regulation, Input-Output Networks, and Firm Dynamics: The Case of Low-Carbon Zone
Pilot in China
Xiangyu Shi, Yale University; Chang Wang, Fudan University
Presenter: Chang Wang
Discussant: Phong Ngo, Australian National University
Afternoon Session 1: Green Instruments
1:50 pm – 2:30 pm
The Economics of Sustainability-Linked Bonds
Leonie Engelhardt, University of Geneva; Tony Berrada, University of Geneva; Rajna Gibson, University
of Geneva; Philipp Krueger, University of Geneva
Presenter: Tony Berrada
Discussant: Adelina Barbalau, University of Alberta
Afternoon Session 2: Portfolio Choice
3:40 pm – 4:20 pm
Sea Level Rise and Portfolio Choice
Emirhan İlhan, National University of Singapore
Presenter: Emirhan İlhan
Discussant: Guojun He, University of Hong Kong
2:30 pm – 3:10 pm
Different Shades of Green: Using Natural Language Processing to Estimate Green Bond Premium
Mrinal Mishra, University of Zurich; Emanuela Benincasa, University of Zurich; Jonathan Fu, University
of Zurich; Adityavardhan Paranjape, Zurich Insurance Group
Presenter: Emanuela Benincasa
Discussant: Kewei Huang, National University of Singapore
4:20 pm – 5:00 pm
Why Do Investors Pay Higher Fees for Sustainable Investments? An Experiment in Five European
Countries
Gunnar Gutsche, University of Kassel; Paul Smeets, University of Amsterdam; Daniel Engler, University
of Kassel
Presenter: Gunnar Gutsche
Discussant: Darwin Choi, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Programme Outline
08:30 – 09:00: Registration
09:00 – 09:10: Speech by Managing Director, SGFIN
09:10 – 10:30: Morning Session (1): Climate Policy
10:30 – 11:00: Tea Refreshment
11:00 – 12.20: Morning Session (2): Sustainable Supply Chain
12:20 – 13:50: Lunch
13:50 – 15:10: Afternoon Session (1): Green Instruments
15:10 – 15:40: Tea Refreshments
15:40 – 17:00: Afternoon Session (2): Portfolio Choice
PROGRAM ORGANISERS
Johan Sulaeman, Director, SGFIN
Zhang Weina, Deputy Director, SGFIN
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Filip Biljecki, NUS (Architecture)
Roman Carrasco, NUS (Biology)
Emirhan Ilhan, NUS (Finance)
Qin Yu, NUS (Real Estate)
Tan-Soo Jie-Sheng, NUS (Public Policy)
Umakanth Varottil, NUS (Law)
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Ben Caldecott, Oxford University
Darwin Choi, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Griffin Wenxi Jiang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Philip Krueger, University of Geneva
Hao Liang, Singapore Management University
Irene Monasterolo, EDHEC
Lilian Ng, York University
Falko Paetzold, University of Zurich
Christoph Schiller, Arizona State University
Paul Smeets, University of Amsterdam
Laura Starks, University of Texas at Austin
Dragon Tang, University of Hong Kong
Siew Hong Teoh, UCLA
Sheridan Titman, University of Texas at Austin
Dariusz Wójcik, Oxford University
Qifei Zhu, Nanyang Technological University
CONFERENCE MANAGERS
Shermine Chan, SGFIN
Rachel Phuak, SGFIN
Venue
NUS innovation4.0, Seminar Room
3 Research Link, Singapore 117602