In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, non-core investments are gaining traction amongst institutional investors due to the shifting preference towards investment vehicles that position higher on the risk-return curve. Non-listed value-add real estate funds in Japan are one such vehicle....

Treating the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a rare disaster event and defining proximity as both physical distance and political closeness, we analyze investors’ response to disaster risk by examining the performance of commercial real estate investments in countries of proximity to the event....

Using the 2011 China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) database, we explore the heterogeneous impacts of social networks on informal financial inclusion for urban and rural households in the PRC. We find that social networks significantly increase the probability of households' participation in...

This working paper is written by Jerry Cao (Hang Seng University of Hong Kong), Wenlian Lin (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen) and Yong Li (University of International Business and Economics).Market liquidity evaporation is often accompanied by investors’ attention to risks. We...

This study explores whether and how bank characteristics affect general risk-taking and tail risk of Too-Big-to-Fail (TBTF) and non-TBTF banks differently. We show that TBTF banks’ investment decisions drive their risks, while sources of funding drive risks of other banks. Contradicting the...

To avoid illiquidity spillovers and basis risk in swaps, interbank lenders are especially cautious about whether interbank borrowers can meet their claims. This paper is about examining whether the incentive of interbank lenders to penalize risky borrowers can reduce the liquidity risk-taking of...