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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

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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. 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

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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

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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

ADB Appoints Our Director Professor Albert Park as Chief Economist The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed our director, Professor Albert Park, as its new Chief Economist. ADB was established in 1966 and is owned by 68 members, of which 49 are from the Asia and Pacific region. It is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. 2021-09-29

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CEP Working Paper “Motivating Collusion” Wins CRESSE & CPI Best Paper Award for Young Researchers We are excited that the CEP working paper “Motivating Collusion” authored by our research affiliate Alminas Žaldokas (with Sangeun Ha and Fangyuan Ma) won CRESSE & CPI Best Paper Award for Young Researchers. 2021-09-08

CEP Student Internship Programme (Fall-Winter 2021-2022) The Center for Economic Policy provides opportunities for HKUST students to become involved with the academic research projects of our faculty affiliates. This can give students an experience of the research process, generating valuable insights into how research is done, the connection between academic research and the real world, and to learn skills that can be valuable in the job market. 2021-08-24

CEP Small Research Grant Funding Results 2021 Funding Results of CEP Small Research Grants are out. 5 grants were awarded to researches conducted related to two programs, namely Development Economics Action Research (DEAR) Program and the Antitrust and Competition Policy Program 2021-05-24

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Logo Design Competition Result Congratulations to winners of the Logo Design Competition! Check out the winning logo designs now! 2021-04-28

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Data Archive This Archive is set up to archive economics and business-related datasets collected by faculty and students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).

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Data Archive - The Gansu Survey of Children and Families (GSCF) Version year: 2015 Principal Investigator(s): Emily Hannum, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania; Albert Francis Park, Department of Economics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Webpage: Gansu Survey of Children & Families Population Studies Center University of Pennsylvania https://china.pop.upenn.edu/