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Why are Garment Disposals Still Found in Landfills?
Every year, millions of garments are discarded. The US Environmental Protection Agency reported in 2024 that the US produced an estimated 17 million tons of textile wastes in 2018, while the European Parliament reported in 2024 that the EU generates nearly 13 million tons annually. Unwanted fashion items may hold ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/thought-leadership-briefs/why-are-garment-disposals-still-found-in-landfills
Gender Role Attitudes in Hong Kong: Egalitarian versus Traditional Views
Industrialisation started in Hong Kong in the 1920’s. However, it wasn’t until the 1960’s that we saw an increase in young women in the workforce driven by increased opportunities in the manufacturing sector (Lee, 2003; Salaff, 1982). In 2023, the percentage of workforce participation for ...
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China as the World’s Technology Leader in the 21st Century: Dream or Reality?
This talk is a part of the HKUST IEMS and IPP – EY Hong Kong Emerging Market Insights Series. It is presented by HKUST IEMS with support by HKUST Institute for Public Policy and EY. Check out the next event in the series at http://iems.ust.hk/insights and past events in the series here. Key ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/insights/china-as-the-worlds-technology-leader-in-the-21st-century-dream-or-reality-hkust-iems-ey-hong-kong-emerging-market-insights-series
Fiscal Incentives and Policy Choices of Local Governments: Evidence from China
This paper examines how fiscal incentives affect the policy choices of local governments in the context of China. Based on exogenous changes in the intergovernmental revenuesharing scheme, we construct a simulated instrumental variable to resolve the endogeneity problem. We find evidence that local governments shifted ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/iems-working-papers/li-han-james-kung-fiscal-incentives-policy-choice-local-governments-china
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