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The mission of the Center for Economic Policy (CEP) is to improve the effectiveness of economic policies and programs by providing high quality research insights. To realize this objective, the Center supports efforts by university researchers to conduct policy-relevant research, engage in dialogue with relevant stakeholders interested in gaining a deeper understanding of economic policy issues (i.e., government officials, policy researchers, non-profit organizations, private sector), disseminate policy-relevant research findings to be more impactful, and teach students or practitioners how to analyze economic policies and programs.

Programs

  • Antitrust and Competition Policy
  • Program leader: Professor Siu Fai Leung
  • Development Economics Action Research (DEAR)
  • Program leader: (vacant)
  • Globalisation and Growth
  • Program leader: (vacant)
Yuk Fai FONG
Yuk Fai FONG

Message from Director

I am honoured to be taking over the directorship of the Center for Economic Policy. Ours is a young center with a big ambition -- to become a leading source of insights into economic policy challenges in Asia and globally. We serve as a platform for HKUST researchers to engage in public discussions about topical, important economic policy issues. We support three research programs: Antitrust and Competition Policy, Development Economics Action Research (DEAR), and Globalisation and Growth. Through our programs, we support faculty research through small grants, organise panel discussions and forums on topical economic policy questions, and support student engagement with academic research. Our research affiliates also conduct research on key policy-relevant topics including COVID-19, the future of work, macroeconomic policy, and the Chinese economy. Please browse through our website to find out more about our past work and upcoming events. 

 

Advisory Board

K. C. Chan, GBS, JP

Member, Competition Commission, Hong Kong
Adjunct Professor of Finance, HKUST
Senior Advisor to the Dean, HKUST 

Dilip Mookherjee

Professor of Economics, Boston University
Professor, Director of The Institute for Economic Development, Boston University

 

Donald Low

Professor of Practice, Division of Public Policy, HKUST

Co-Director of LAPP and Professor of Practice, Institute for Public Policy, HKUST

Director of Leadership and Public Policy Executive Education, HKUST

Kar Yan Tam

Chair Professor of Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management, HKUST

Acting Director of HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies, HKUST

Associate Director, Institute for Financial Research, HKUST

 

Ping Lin

Chair Professor, Faculty of Economics, Shandong University
Director of Centre for Competition Policy Studies, Shandong University
Senior Research Fellow of Centre for Competition Policy and Regulation, Lingnan University

Yasuyuki Sawada

Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo

 

Executive Committee

Albert Francis Park (On Leave)

Chair Professor, Department of Economics
Chair Professor, Division of Social Science
Chair Professor, Division of Public Policy
Chair Professor, Institute for Public Policy
Special Advisor to the Director of HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies

Siu Fai Leung

Associate Director, Center for Economic Policy
Professor, Department of Economics

 

 

Naubahar Sharif

Head and Professor, Division of Public Policy
Professor, Division of Integrative Systems and Design
Professor, Institute for Public Policy
Professor, Institute for the Environment

Edwin L.-C. Lai

Associate Director, Center for Economic Policy
Visiting Professor, Department of Economics
Director, Center for Economic Development

 

Jin Wang

Associate Professor, Division of Social Science

 

Alminas Žaldokas (On Leave)

Associate Professor, Department of Finance

 

 
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