On 25th May, 2018, we welcome Assistant Prof. Qunzi Zhang to ourBi-WeekApplied Economics Colloquium.Dr.Zhang delivered a talktitledas Average Skewness Matters. She obtained her Ph.D. in Finance from Swiss Finance Institute and University of Lausanne. She conducts research in the area of empirical asset pricing, with a special focus on return non-normality and return predictability. TheColloquiumis coordinatedby Associate Prof. Xueying Yu from School of Economics and Management at Beihang University.

During the lecture,over20 scholars and students from the SEMwere involved indiscussion. Theyraisedquestions about the paper’smethodologicalframeworkand empiricalstrategies, whichprovokesfurther thinking on the issuesfrom both parties.