Weida Kuang

Education

• 1999.9–2002.7 Ph.D., Management, Renmin University of China
• 1996.9–1999.7 Master, Management, China Agricultural University
• 1991.9–1995.7 Bachelor, Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University

Working Experiences

• 2011.8–Present Professor, Department of Finance, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China
• 2012.11–2013.5 Senior Visiting Scholar, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania;
• 2007.9–2011.7 Associate Professor, Department of Finance, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China
• 2006.8–2007.7 Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, Brown University
• 2005.8–2007.8 Associate Researcher, Institute of Finance and Trade Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
• 2002.7–2005.7 Assistant Researcher, Institute of Finance and Trade Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Research Interests

Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Economics, Urban Economics

Courses

Real Estate Finance (for Undergraduates/Master-Doctor Students); Introduction to Financial Management (for Undergraduates).

Publications

Papers

Academic Articles

• KuangWeida and Liu Peng, “Inflation and Housing Prices: Theory and Evidence from 35 Major Cities in China”, International Real Estate Review, 2015,Vol.18, No.2, pp.217-240.
• Kuang Weida and Li Xiaowei, “Does China Face A Housing Affordability?” International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 2012, Vol. 5 Iss: 3, pp.272-288.
• Li, Xiaowei and Kuang Weida, “Prepayment Behavior of China's Mortgage Borrowers: Evidence from the Loan-Level Data”, International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 2012, Vol.5 Iss:1, pp.71-88.
• Weida Kuang,“Sale and Rental Ratio and Housing Bubble in Chinese Cities”, Economic Theory and Business Management, No.2 (2016), pp.46-58;
• Weida Kuang, Yourong Wang, Haiyun Ma, “Establishment of Subway Stations and Space Distribution of Urban Housing Prices”, China Soft Science, No.4 (2016), pp. 56-69;
• Weida Kuang, “Research on Default Risks of Housing Mortgage Loans in China”, Economic Research Journal, No. 1 (2014), pp. 155-168;
• Weida Kuang, “The Impacts of House Property Tax on Expected Housing Prices”, The Journal of World Economy, No.6 (2013), pp. 145-160;
• Weida Kuang, “FDI and Housing Price”, Economic Theory and Business Management, No. 2 (2013), pp. 51-58;
• Weida Kuang, Tao Li, “Land Leasing Ways, Land Price and Housing Price”, Journal of Financial Research, No. 8 (2012), pp. 56-69;
• Weida Kuang, “House Property Tax, Land Price and Housing Price”, China Soft Science, No. 4(2012), pp. 25-37;
• Weida Kuang, “House Property Tax, Market Structure and Housing Price”, Economic Theory and Business Management, No.1 (2012), pp.10-19;
• Weida Kuang, YongZhu, Jiangtao Liu, “The Impact of House Property Tax on Housing Price: Evidence from OECD Countries”, Finance & Trade Economics, No.5 (2012), pp. 121-129;

Book

Monographs

• Weida Kuang, Real Estate and Chinese Macro Economy, China Economic Publishing House, May 2010.
• Weida Kuang, Monopoly, Competition and Regulation – Research on Housing Industry Market Structure in Beijing

Services & Awards

Key community services

• 2014.7–Present Board Director, Asian Real Estate Society (AsRES);
• 2017.7–Present Council Member, Global Chinese Real Estate Congress (GCREC);
• 2013.4–Present Member, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA);
• 2008–Present Associate Director, The Center for Real Estate Research, Renmin University of China;
• 2007–Present Member, Real Estate Committee, China Market Association;
• 2016–Present Referee, Housing Studies;
• 2012–Present Referee, International Journal of Strategic Property Management;
• 2006–Present Referee, Economic Research Journal;
• 2008–Present Referee, The Journal of World Economy;
• 2009–Present Referee, Quarterly Journal of Economics;
• 2010–Present Referee, Journal of Financial Research;
• 2015–Present Referee, Management World.

Honors and Awards

• 2011 New Century Excellent Talents in University (a program sponsored by Ministry of Education to cultivate leading scholars in China);
• 2012 The Residential Mortgage Default Risk in China, Best Paper Award, 17thJoint International Conference of Asian Real Estate Society (AsRES) & American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA);
• 2010 Housing Price and Chinese Residents’ Consumption was awarded the second prize for outstanding papers by China Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and Agents and China Association of Real Estate Academicians;
• 2010–2011 Outstanding Class Advisor of Renmin University of China;
• 2012–2013 Outstanding Teacher of Renmin University of China.