TIACOE Research Seminar: Dr. Chun-Che Chi

Name: TIACOE Research Seminar: Dr. Chun-Che Chi
Start: 2026-04-27T12:30:00+08:00
End: 2026-04-27T13:30:00+08:00
Location: Asia School of Business (ASB) Academic

Schedule

Mon Apr 27 2026 at 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

Asia School of Business (ASB) Academic | Kuala Lumpur, KL

This is a hybrid TIACOE research seminar at the Asia School of Business, featuring Dr. Chun-Che Chi from the Academia Sinica.
About this Event

We are thrilled to invite you to the upcoming TIACOE research seminar at the Asia School of Business, featuring Dr. Chun-Che Chi, Assistant Research Fellow, the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica.

Seminar Title: Spatially Targeted LTV Policies and Collateral Values

Event Details:

🗓 Date: 27 April 2026

⏰ Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

📍Venue: CR-W2-03, Level 2, Asia School of Business

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Zoom link (Hybrid):

https://asb-my.zoom.us/j/94352311543?pwd=FqLucvb8s0fLFgwUbbE2uwayNS4s2K.1
Meeting ID: 943 5231 1543
Passcode: 727297

Abstract:

Governments regulate household leverage at a national level, even when credit and housing market conditions vary across locations. We document that loan-to-value limits targeting specific neighborhoods can curb local house price growth. We combine administrative data from Taiwan covering the universe of mortgages, personal income tax returns, geocoded housing transactions, and bank balance sheets. Applying matched difference-in-differences and border difference-in-discontinuity designs, we find leverage limits are effective at persistently reducing local house prices in expensive, high-income neighborhoods, without reducing delinquency or inducing mortgage credit rationing. Consumers avoid place-based mortgage restrictions by obtaining inflated appraisals and moving to less regulated areas.

About the Speaker

Chun-Che Chi is an Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica. He received his PhD in Economics from Columbia University and his undergraduate degree from National Taiwan University. His research spans international macroeconomics and finance, with an emphasis on macroprudential regulation, housing markets, and capital flows. His work has appeared in leading journals including American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics and Journal of Monetary Economics, and he is an active contributor to major international conferences and research networks in macroeconomics and finance.