I am currently pursuing my PhD in Economics at Washington University in St. Louis. Through my studies on various economic policies, I ultimately wish to increase people’s welfare. Economic policies are highly related to everybody’s lives, influencing the welfare of all people to different extents. During my time at CUHK, I have learned the importance of Economics on social policies and how economists analyze problems through tools from mathematics, statistics, and social science. These all have aroused my interest in Economics.
I am studying the housing problem in Hong Kong now. By understanding the interactions between the public and private housing markets, I aim to dissect the reasons for high housing prices and alleviate the unaffordability issue in Hong Kong housing. In the future, I wish to focus my research on labour economics, in which I am particularly interested in new immigrants and discrimination in labour markets.
I wish my research can make positive impacts on the whole society by changing government policies and eventually attain the founding aspiration of Shaw College “Learning, innovation, and benefitting humankind”.