{"59362":{"#nid":"59362","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Current Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOriginally from Hong Kong, \u201cthe world\u2019s freest economy,\u201d Dr. Chun-Yu Ho joined the School of Economics last semester after finishing his doctoral studies in economics at Boston University.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ho\u2019s research centers on empirical industrial organization, economic development, and applied econometrics. His dissertation examined how banking reform in China impacted the market power of the country\u2019s four main banks and whether or not the reform enhanced consumer welfare.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u2019m trying to identify where there is competition in the banking industry, if it can be improved, and the effects of competition on the market and the consumer.\u201d Specifically, Dr. Ho has focused on competition in the consumer deposit market where higher deposit rates, lower service fees, better service by employees, and branching can improve the average consumer experience.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf I can demonstrate that Chinese banks are not competitive and that they, and the Chinese people, would benefit from a shift in practices, perhaps it would inform their banking and competition polices.\u201d Dr. Ho has presented papers to research institutes in Finland and Hong Kong, whose economies and trade are heavily intertwined with that of China. The research is relevant to other industries within China and can be applied to other countries as well.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELast month, Dr. Ho visited Tokyo where he presented an interdisciplinary paper on economic history\u2014the impact of the 1930\u2019s Sino-Japanese conflicts on Chinese government bonds and the resulting constraints on financing for public works. Currently, he is analyzing the effect of the Great Depression in the U.S. on China by looking into the reactions of Chinese banks in 1930s. \u201cResearch in this period,\u201d says Dr. Ho, \u201cinforms today\u2019s economics in China and can demonstrate how the financial market evolves over a long horizon.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRecent Presentations\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E    * \u201cBond Market and War: Evidence from China 1921 \u2013 42\u201d \u2013 Presented at Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History Conference 2009 in Tokyo.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n    * \u201cSwitching Cost and the Deposit Demand in China\u201d \u2013 Presented at Bank of Finland, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n    * \u201cMarket Structure, Welfare, and Banking Reform in China\u201d - Presented at Bank of Finland and Hong Kong Institute of Monetary Research, 2008. Forthcoming in Bank of Finland-Institute for Transition Economies (BOFIT) Discussion Paper.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n    * \u201cDeregulation, Competition, and Consumer Welfare in Banking Market: Evidence from Hong Kong\u201d - Published in Hong Kong Institute of Monetary Research Working Paper No.24\/2007.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EArticle by Rebecca Keane, Ivan Allen College\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Chun-Yu Ho"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Originally from Hong Kong, \u201cthe world\u2019s freest economy,\u201d Dr. Chun-Yu Ho joined the School of Economics last semester after finishing his doctoral studies in economics at Boston University.\n\nDr. Ho\u2019s research centers on empirical industrial organization, economic development, and applied econometrics. His dissertation examined how banking reform in China impacted the market power of the country\u2019s four main banks and whether or not the reform enhanced consumer welfare.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Chun-Yu Ho presents current research."}],"uid":"27205","created_gmt":"2009-06-29 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:46","author":"Kari White","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2009-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"184","name":"Chun-Yu Ho"},{"id":"186","name":"economic research"},{"id":"167037","name":"school of economics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EKari White\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Economics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=kmccarley3\u0022\u003EContact Kari White\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-4919\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kari.white@econ.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}