Development | Center for Economic Policy

Seminar, Lecture, Talk Financial and Social Well-being of Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong

Mr. Roberto B. Mabalot, Jr., Ms. Lucinda Pike, Prof. Lucy Porter Jordan, Prof. Sujata Visaria
2021-07-06
12:00pm - 1:30pm

Research Affiliate Hyuncheol Bryant Kim (on leave) Associate Professor, Department of Economics Hyuncheol Bryant Kim is an applied empirical micro-economist focusing on causal impacts of policy interventions in health and education sectors through large scale data analysis and social experiment. The main goal of his research is to understand the fundamental relationship between human capital investment and individual and societal well being in Africa and Asia, which is insufficiently understood. He received an MD from Yonsei University, Korea, MPH from Seoul National University, Korea, and PhD in Economics from Columbia University, USA.

Former Student Research Intern Chun Yeung (Knowlton) Chan Current Student Research Intern Knowlton Chan is an undergraduate majoring in Mathematics and Economics at HKUST. Expected to graduate in 2023, he plans on pursuing postgraduate studies in the United States. He is currently working on literature review of the topics that Prof. Kim's research and course are covering: fetal origin hypothesis, early childhood education and health, COVID-19 policies, and policy failures.

Former Student Research Intern Yuxuan Jiang Former Student Research Intern Jiang Yuxuan is an undergraduate student majoring in Economics and Finance at HKUST. As a student research intern in the Center for Economic Policy, she is currently assisting with Prof. Ji Yeon Hong's project on international attitudes towards China by conducting data analysis.

Former Student Research Intern Ho Long Leung Former Student Research Intern Leung Ho Long is a final year student majoring in Mathematics and Economics. He was a student research intern in the Center for Economic Policy. He assisted Prof. Yatang Lin to study the local impacts of BRI projects. His work primarily focused on data analysis as well as literature review.

Former Student Research Intern Sneha Puri Former Student Research Intern Sneha is a senior at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), majoring in Economics and Marketing. She is currently working with professors at HKUST in a study about the finances and wellbeing of Filipina domestic workers in Hong Kong. She has been involved in data collection, cleaning and analysis over the past few months. Upon graduation, she aspires to continue studying Development Economics and Policy at postgraduate level. She is particularly interested in Education and its role in facilitating economic development.

Former Student Research Intern Tsz Yeung (Alvis) Tang Former Student Research Intern Tang Tsz Yeung Alvis is a current final year student majoring in Economics and Finance. Upon entering HKUST, he has joined several Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program supervised by ECON faculty on the financial behaviour of Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong. He was named a finalist for the 2021 Mr. Armin and Mrs. Lillian Kitchell Undergraduate Research Award and received the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship for Undergraduate and Diploma Students in 2020/21.

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