The 5thAppliedEconomics Colloquium: Prof. Haijun Yang
On 23rd November, 2017, we welcome Prof. Haijun Yang to ourBi-Week Applied Economics Colloquium. Prof. Yang delivered a talk titledasDoes high-frequency trading matter to the market liquidity? Hai-Jun Yang is aprofessor of the School of Economics & Management, Beihang University, aswell as a Fulbright Scholar. His primary research interests focus oncomputational finance, behavior finance, and economical modeling. TheColloquium is coordinated by Associate Prof. Xueying Yu from School ofEconomics and Management at Beihang University.

During the lecture, over30 scholars and students from the SEM were involved in the discussion.Theyraised questions about the paper’s methodological framework and empiricalstrategies,which provokes further thinking on the issues from both parties.