環顧世界各地,氣候變化導致自然災難頻生,而且破壞力極強,衝擊各行各業,影響經濟穩定,甚至引發金融危機。近10年來,全球經濟因氣候變化災難而蒙受的直接經濟損失,估計平均每年高達約1.3萬億美元,相當於世界本地生產總值(GDP)的0.2%左右。2018年加州森林大火的損失為3500億美元,相當於當時美國GDP的1.7%。上月颱風杜蘇芮直襲福建省,亦造成千億元人民幣的損失。
30 Aug 2023
Faculty
That sense of insecurity is almost universally shared within China now, across all walks of life,” said Chen Zhiwu, a professor of finance at the University of Hong Kong. “And that is why the government has been using all the official media and all other tools to convey a positive, optimistic message.
29 Aug 2023
Finance
Zhiwu Chen, a professor of finance at the University of Hong Kong, said China’s policy makers have long believed that diverting resources to the state sector can generate growth more quickly and more reliably than handing money to people. They see consumers as more fickle and less easy to control than state companies, he said, not certain to spend more money even if they had it.
27 Aug 2023
Finance
“I remain optimistic that the government is still very agile and should be responsive to a potential crisis,” Dr. Tang said. “They know what to do. It’s just a matter of time before they come to some kind of consensus to do something.”
26 Aug 2023
Economics
港大經管學院昨日舉辦名家講座系列 - 第二講,吸引逾百位商界領袖、傑出學者、校友和學生出席。港大經管學院院長兼經濟學講座教授蔡洪濱表示,中國現在面臨多重挑戰,包括地緣政治加劇緊張、國際金融政策的風雲突變和經濟轉型,國家當務之急是要讓民營企業家重拾信心,積極參與競爭及努力開拓。
25 Aug 2023
Faculty
Brazil, Russia and China are “the most serious” about de-dollarisation, said Chen at the University of Hong Kong. “As long as enough people can believe in a certain payment system, then the system becomes more of a reality,” he said.
25 Aug 2023
Finance
從勞工角度看,平台經濟打破了傳統的僱傭關係。平台企業創造了各種靈活的工作方式,包括常見的社交平台內容創作者、Uber司機、外賣送遞員等等。此類常被稱為「零工」(gig work)的工種,一方面令人感嘆技術為就業帶來方便,但另一方面也常令人擔憂一個大企業壟斷市場,欺壓平台從業員的可能性。
23 Aug 2023
Economics
香港大學亞洲環球研究所舉辦第6屆「亞洲環球學人」計劃,入選的18位傑出學人來自17個國家,涵蓋天然資源、金融科技、多邊組織、管理、法律等不同專業領域。他們將於本月至今年11月在港大校園修讀3個月密集研究課程,針對世界及亞洲相關政策議題,並參與研討會、工作坊,以及與不同領域内的頂尖學者深入探討交流。
18 Aug 2023
Faculty