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Lunchtime Brown-bag Seminar

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Invitation to Join the Hong Kong Economic Policy Challenge (HKEPC) Student Organizing Committee

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March 19, 2024

By Professor Albert Park, Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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Roundtable meeting on Empowerment and Wellness of Migrant Domestic Workers: Explorations for Cross-sector Collaborations between Field & Academic Experts

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Conference, Symposium, Forum Seminar - China’s Economy and Asia’s Rise

Professor Park will assess the cyclical and structural factors affecting China’s growth prospects and how China is impacting economic dynamism in the region.

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Competition Invitation to Join the Hong Kong Economic Policy Challenge (HKEPC) Student Organizing Committee

Undergraduate students who are interested in Hong Kong’s economic issues are welcome to join as members of the organizing committee!

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Globalization & Growth Conference, Symposium, Forum 2023 HKUST Conference on International Economics

[Update on 16 Dec]

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Globalization & Growth Conference, Symposium, Forum The 16th China Economics Summer Institute

[Update on 25 Aug]

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The Grand Finale - Hong Kong Economic Policy Challenge 2023

The Grand Finale of the Hong Kong Economic Policy Challenge 2023 in association with the HKUST Center of Economic Policy and Economics Department comes to a close on May 6th, 2023.

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Development Conference, Symposium, Forum, Workshop Roundtable meeting on Empowerment and Wellness of Migrant Domestic Workers: Explorations for Cross-sector Collaborations between Field & Academic Experts

Migrant domestic workers (MDWs) contribute to Hong Kong society both through their care work, and by enabling labour force p

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Competition Conference, Symposium, Forum Asia Pacific Industrial Organization Conference 2023

The Asia Pacific Industrial Organization Conference (APIOC) 2023 will take place on December 15-17, 2023 by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

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Development Working Paper Series Economic Policies vs. Identity Politics: The Rise of a Right-wing Nationalist Party in India

As in many other parts of the world, India has witnessed a surge in the popularity of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a right wing nationalist party.

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CEP Small Research Grant Funding Results 2023

Funding Results of CEP Small Research Grants are out. 5 grants were awarded to researches conducted related to three programs, namely Development Economics Action Research (DEAR) Program, the Antitrust and Competition Policy group and the Globalization and Growth Program.

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Events

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Competition, Development Seminar, Lecture, Talk Lunchtime Brown-bag Seminars The Center for Economic Policy is organizing lunchtime brown-bag seminars in Fall term at LSK6045. It will be opened to all faculty and students who want to attend. In the one-hour seminar, there will be a presentation by CEP research affiliates, postdoctoral fellow or HKUST PhD students, followed by a Q&A session. The schedule of the seminars in Fall term is as follows:  
  • 2024-09-10 ~ 2024-11-26
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Competition Invitation to Join the Hong Kong Economic Policy Challenge (HKEPC) Student Organizing Committee Undergraduate students who are interested in Hong Kong’s economic issues are welcome to join as members of the organizing committee!
  • 2024-06-20 ~ 2024-07-31
  • 12:00am - 12:00am
Conference, Symposium, Forum Seminar - China’s Economy and Asia’s Rise Professor Park will assess the cyclical and structural factors affecting China’s growth prospects and how China is impacting economic dynamism in the region. Topics included the implications of China’s recent property sector downturn, how geopolitical fragmentation is affecting China’s trade and investment relationships and growth prospects in the region, and the potential for China to contribute positively to the development of other countries via outbound FDI and by leading on climate change action.
  • Prof. Albert F. Park
  • 2024-03-19
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm
Competition Conference, Symposium, Forum Asia Pacific Industrial Organization Conference 2023 The Asia Pacific Industrial Organization Conference (APIOC) 2023 will take place on December 15-17, 2023 by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Useful links Conference Program is available here. Time schedule is available here. Campus map is available here.
  • 2023-12-15 ~ 2023-12-17
  • 12:00am - 12:00am
Globalization & Growth Conference, Symposium, Forum 2023 HKUST Conference on International Economics [Update on 16 Dec] We are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the 2023 HKUST Conference on International Economics, which took place on December 7-8, 2023, at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), hosted by the he Globalization and Growth Program of Center for Economic Policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
  • 2023-12-07 ~ 2023-12-08
  • 9:00am - 6:00pm
Globalization & Growth Conference, Symposium, Forum The 16th China Economics Summer Institute [Update on 25 Aug] We are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the 16th China Economics Summer Institute (CESI), which took place on August 23-24, 2023, at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), hosted by the HKUST Center for Economic Policy and HKUST Department of Economics. The objective of CESI is to create a network and community of top level scholars working on Chinese economic development. 
  • 2023-08-23 ~ 2023-08-24
  • 12:00am - 12:00am
Development Conference, Symposium, Forum, Workshop Roundtable meeting on Empowerment and Wellness of Migrant Domestic Workers: Explorations for Cross-sector Collaborations between Field & Academic Experts Migrant domestic workers (MDWs) contribute to Hong Kong society both through their care work, and by enabling labour force participation, mainly of Hong Kong women. Many observers implicitly assume this is “win-win” for both sides, and specifically that this “importation” of low-skilled labour creates both short and long-term gain for the migrants.
  • 2023-03-20
  • 2:00pm - 5:30pm
Competition Hong Kong Economic Policy Challenge 2023   [updated on 17 May 2023] The Hong Kong Economic Policy Challenge 2023 Grand Finale concluded on May 6th, check out at https://cep.hkust.edu.hk/news/the-grand-finale-hong-kong-economic-policy-challenge-2023
  • 2023-03-01 ~ 2023-04-28
  • 12:00am - 12:00am
Development Workshop Digital Solutions for Financial Empowerment of Overseas Migrants in Asia Videos Video recordings of the workshop are now available here.  Program Program of the event can be found here.
  • Various
  • 2022-12-01 ~ 2022-12-02
  • 8:15am - 5:00pm
Exhibition, Fair ECON-CEP UG Virtual Research Showcase The Department of Economics and the Center for Economic Policy jointly organized the first ever ECON-CEP UG Virtual Research Showcase on June 13. The event provided a stage for the high-quality research done by our undergraduate students through the ECON 4670 research and communication course, UROP projects, and CEP student research internships. Professor Wooyoung Lim, UG Programs Coordinator of Department of Economics, and Professor Sujata Visaria, Director of Center for Economic Policy hosted. Fifteen faculty members attended.   
  • 2022-06-13
  • 3:00pm - 5:15pm
Globalization & Growth Seminar, Lecture, Talk Central Bank Digital Currencies: Implementation, Applications and Challenges In 2020, China rolled out its version of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in Shenzhen. This calls into question the implementation, applications, and challenges of CBDC. In this timely webinar moderated by Professor Edwin Lai of HKUST Center for Economic Policy, Professor Barry Eichengreen of UC Berkeley and Mr. Yong Xia, Global Head of HSBC Lab, discussed the purposes and advantages of CBDC as well as its impact on financial stability.
  • Prof. Barry EICHENGREEN, Dr. Yong XIA
  • 2022-05-18
  • 9:30am - 11:00am
Globalization & Growth Seminar, Lecture, Talk Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains and the Digital Economy What are cryptocurrencies and crypto-assets and what make them special? What makes blockchain work? How is blockchain compared to past technologies? What are the most common applications and use cases of blockchain? This webinar answers some of the most pertinent questions regarding cryptocurrencies, blockchain and the digital economy. 
  • Prof. Anthony Lee Zhang , Ben El-Baz , Prof. Christine Parlour , Prof. Yanzhen Chen 
  • 2022-05-12
  • 9:30am - 11:00am

Latest News

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CEP Small Research Grant Funding Results 2023

Funding Results of CEP Small Research Grants are out. 5 grants were awarded to researches conducted related to three programs, namely Development Economics Action Research (DEAR) Program, the Antitrust and Competition Policy group and the Globalization and Growth Program.

 2023-06-07

The Grand Finale - Hong Kong Economic Policy Challenge 2023

The Grand Finale of the Hong Kong Economic Policy Challenge 2023 in association with the HKUST Center of Economic Policy and Economics Department comes to a close on May 6th, 2023. The competition received economic policy proposals from undergraduates around the world, focusing on a pivotal issue for the future of Hong Kong: labor force crisis.

 2023-05-17
Competition

Search Algorithm, Repetitive Information, and Sales on Online Platforms

The CEP working paper “Search Algorithm, Repetitive Information, and Sales on Online Platforms” authored by our research affiliate Yangguang Huang(with Yu Xie) was published at International Journal of Industrial Organization on 15 February 2023.

 2023-02-17

CEP Small Research Grant Funding Results 2022

Funding Results of CEP Small Research Grants are out. 3 grants were awarded to researches conducted related to two programs, namely Development Economics Action Research (DEAR) Program and the Globalization and Growth Program.

 2022-05-16

Welcome Lunch for Student Research Interns

The Center for Economic Policy organized a welcome lunch for student research interns on October 25, 2021, giving an opportunity for our research affiliates and student interns to meet and get to know each other. In the event, research affiliates introduced their research fields while student interns talked about their goals and future plans in research.   Student research interns will assist our research affiliates with their research projects this semester. They will help with data analysis, data collection, literature review, data cleaning, and other tasks. 

 2021-10-25

Publications & Media

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Development Working Paper Series Economic Policies vs. Identity Politics: The Rise of a Right-wing Nationalist Party in India By Pushkar Maitra, Dilip Mookherjee, Sandip Mitra
Competition Working Paper Series Search Algorithm, Repetitive Information, and Sales on Online Platforms By Yangguang Huang, Yu Xie
Development Publications Why Micro-Credit May Leave Women Worse Off: Non-Cooperative Bargaining and the Marriage Game in South Asia By Sujata Balasubramanian
Development Publications Is the PDS Already a Cash Transfer? Rethinking India’s Food Subsidy Policies By Sujata Balasubramanian
COVID-19 Publications Pandemic and containment policies in open economy By Juanyi Xu, Yousha Liang, Kang Shi, Junjie Tang
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