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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.
Call for Papers
Paper Submission Timeline: June 1 to September 3, 2023. Please submit your paper here.
Find out more about the event here.
Submit your enquiry at cmd-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
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.
Call for Papers
Paper Submission Timeline: June 1 to September 3, 2023. Please submit your paper here.
Find out more about the event here.
Submit your enquiry at cmd-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
- 2023-12-15 ~ 2023-12-17
- 12:00am - 12:00am
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:
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:
- 2023-09-04 ~ 2023-11-13
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
Development
Conference, Symposium, Forum
2021 Asia Impact Evaluation Conference
The Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management (KDI School), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Center for Economic Policy (CEP) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) are organizing their 2021 conference, “Asia Impact Evaluation Conference” on December 9th and 10th (Hong Kong time, GMT +8). The meeting will be held virtually on Zoom. No registration fee is required.
Keynote Speakers
Dean Yang (Michigan) and Mushifiq Mobarak (Yale)
Organizers
Conference, Symposium, Forum
2021 Asia Impact Evaluation Conference
The Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management (KDI School), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Center for Economic Policy (CEP) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) are organizing their 2021 conference, “Asia Impact Evaluation Conference” on December 9th and 10th (Hong Kong time, GMT +8). The meeting will be held virtually on Zoom. No registration fee is required.
Keynote Speakers
Dean Yang (Michigan) and Mushifiq Mobarak (Yale)
Organizers
- 2021-12-09 ~ 2021-12-10
- 8:50am - 3:40pm
Globalization & Growth
Seminar, Lecture, Talk
One Currency, Two Markets: China’s Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbi - A Book Launch
On November 23, the Center for Economic Policy and HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS) jointly organized a book launch event for the new book “One Currency, Two Markets: China’s Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbi” (Cambridge University Press, September 2021) authored by Professor Edwin Lai, Professor of Department of Economics and Associate Director of Center for Economic Policy at HKUST. The book launch started with brief remarks by the moderator Professor Albert Park, the director of the Center for Economic Policy.
Seminar, Lecture, Talk
One Currency, Two Markets: China’s Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbi - A Book Launch
On November 23, the Center for Economic Policy and HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS) jointly organized a book launch event for the new book “One Currency, Two Markets: China’s Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbi” (Cambridge University Press, September 2021) authored by Professor Edwin Lai, Professor of Department of Economics and Associate Director of Center for Economic Policy at HKUST. The book launch started with brief remarks by the moderator Professor Albert Park, the director of the Center for Economic Policy.
- Prof. Edwin L.-C. Lai, Prof. Leonard K Cheng, BBS, JP
- 2021-11-23
- 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Development
Workshop
HCEO-CEP-CREC Virtual Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality 2021
The Center for Economic Policy hosted the Virtual Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality 2021 for PhD students in economics and other social sciences from August 9 to August 13. The program was co-organized with the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group (HCEO) of the University of Chicago and the China-Russia Eurasian Studies Center (CREC)-a joint center established by HKUST Society Hub, HKUST Business School, New Economic School, and Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO.
Workshop
HCEO-CEP-CREC Virtual Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality 2021
The Center for Economic Policy hosted the Virtual Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality 2021 for PhD students in economics and other social sciences from August 9 to August 13. The program was co-organized with the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group (HCEO) of the University of Chicago and the China-Russia Eurasian Studies Center (CREC)-a joint center established by HKUST Society Hub, HKUST Business School, New Economic School, and Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO.
- 2021-08-09 ~ 2021-08-13
- 8:30am - 12:50pm