Prof. Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean of the HKU Business School and Director of the Asia Global Institute, recently shared insights on this issue with China Daily. Drawing from behavioural economics, Prof. Tang highlighted how short-term factors like childcare access, living environments, and educational costs influence couples' decisions to raise children. He remarked, "With a better living environment, the fertility rate can also be boosted...When young couples feel those short-term issues can be resolved, they may decide to raise children."
26 Apr 2024
教學人員
港大經管學院及香港大學中國經濟研究所於4月26日舉辦第二屆中國經濟季度論壇,邀請中誠信集團創始人、港大經管學院經濟學實務教授毛振華教授擔任專題演講嘉賓,發表以「當前中國經濟走勢與政策調整」為題的主題報告。港大經管學院副院長(對外事務)、馮國經馮國綸基金經濟學教授兼香港經濟及商業策略研究所副總監鄧希煒教授亦於會上分享「新全球化下中國經濟未來發展的挑戰及機遇 」的主題演講。
26 Apr 2024
教學人員
有錢使得鬼推磨?是否有經濟效益,人就一定循既定的理性模式作出選擇?資訊無限,時間有限,人甚大部分時候都是無意中用直覺做決定。
24 Apr 2024
教學人員
過去,香港與西方國家奉行新自由主義經濟政策,但近年地緣政經格局的改變及供應鏈多次受衝擊,各國政府著重經濟安全,轉而推出產業政策。
17 Apr 2024
教學人員
港大經管學院副院長及亞洲環球研究所總監鄧希煒教授在接受經濟一週訪問時指出,香港經濟的「上游」面對不少問題,例如貸款、租金及原材料供應等, 這些因素使得「下游」做生意的成本居高不下。要解開這些問題,在一個堅持小政府自由經濟原則的社會中,無疑是一個巨大挑戰。
13 Apr 2024
經濟學
“The November election pressure may force Biden to be more aggressive on the US-China trade front, as this is one issue that American politicians can win easy points,” said Chen Zhiwu, the chair professor of finance at the University of Hong Kong, after Yellen and her Chinese counterparts failed to address some major issues.
11 Apr 2024
教學人員
香港車用燃油的價格全球最高,而且各油公司調整零售價時總是「加快減慢」,更常常同時加價。例如在2023年的6次加價,5次由加德士率先加價,一次由蜆殼帶頭,其餘幾家在一兩天内跟隨,最後所有牌價都完全相同。
10 Apr 2024
教學人員
Carolyn Wright speaks with Professor Heiwai Tang, Associate Dean at HKU Business School in part one of a two part discussion about their recent Green Paper on accelerating Hong Kong’s economic growth.
8 Apr 2024
經濟學