Join us to congratulate Prof. Yanhui Wu for winning the 2025 Research Output Award!

Join us to congratulate Prof. Yanhui Wu for winning the 2025 Research Output Award!

In recognition of his research excellence, Prof. Yanhui Wu, Professor of Economics and of Management and Strategy has been selected for the 2025 Research Output Prize (ROP) by the University Research Committee! His team’s journal article titled “Social Media and Collective Action in China” garnered widespread praise, and was published in Econometrica, one of the leading journals in the cross-disciplinary fields of Economics, Statistics and Mathematics.

This award signifies the high standards of education and pedagogical innovation on offer at HKU Business School. Our heartfelt congratulations to all other recipients across the University.

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