Understanding the Globally- Mobile, Young Consumers from the Emerging Markets
Dr Wei-fen Chen, Post-doc Fellow at the Institute, offers insights on business strategy targeting young consumers in emerging markets in light of their social mobility experiences. This Brief discusses...
View ArticleXi’s Plan to Drive Innovation
In an article on the Hong Kong Economic Journal, Jiatao Li, HKUST Chair Professor in the Department of Management detailed delivery of “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for...
View ArticleHKD Devaluation and Prospect of RMB
Weakening of Hong Kong dollar against other major currencies such as US dollar and euro increased expenses of Hongkongers abroad, for example, for property investment and tuition payments for their...
View ArticleHow Does Immigration Affect Global Business?
While Asian countries face some of the same political challenges around immigration, says Albert Park of the HKUST Business School, “There are a lot of benefits from more immigration in East Asian...
View ArticleFinTech and Financial Inclusion in China
Professor Kellee Tsai, Faculty Associate at the Institute, offers insights on the Chinese government’s 2016-2020 plan to encourage digital technologies in order to promote financial inclusion and...
View ArticleIEMS Newsletter Fall 2017
The Belt and Road Initiative featured prominently in IEMS activities during the first half of 2017 and will continue to do so as IEMS launches a multiyear research program on “Trade and Investment...
View ArticleCall for Papers: 1st IZA/World Bank/NJD Conference on Jobs and Development
The 1st IZA/World Bank/NJD Conference on Jobs and Development will be held in Bogotá (Colombia) on May 11-12, 2018. The aim of the conference is to present and discuss the latest policy-relevant...
View ArticleBloomberg: Xi Jinping’s Theory of (Almost) Everything in China
“Xi Jinping thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era” was written into the Communist Party’s charter elevating Xi’s status. Chinese leader sees China as a global power with a...
View ArticleThe Future of Democracy in Hong Kong: A Conversation with David Zweig
When Carrie Lam, Beijing’s favorite, won 2017 Hong Kong’s chief executive election, many questions regarding city’s future and the possibility of political reforms were raised. IEMS’ David Zweig...
View ArticleEfforts to sack Occupy Central leader Benny Tai
Hong Kong legislator Junius Ho says the Law Professor who led Occupy Central should be removed from his post as he has been spreading his ideas of civil disobedience for years and misleading the...
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