Tags : Migrant Workers in China

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Gietel-Basten on rising demographic challenges to the Greater Bay Area
Earlier this year, Beijing set out its “innovation driven and reform led” vision for the Greater Bay Area (GBA), a network of nine cities in Guangdong, plus Hong Kong and Macao. However, in order to seize the opportunities opening up in the GBA, fresh and imaginative approaches will need to be taken to ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2019/gietel-basten-demographic-challenges-gba-innovative-policy
China Economics Summer Institute (CESI) 2016
  HKUST IEMS will host the 9th annual China Economics Summer Institute (CESI) from August 18 to 20, 2016 in Hong Kong at HKUST's campus in Clear Water Bay. [UPDATE] Online registration for the event is now closed. Walk-in is welcome but seats are available on a first come first serve basis. Thank you for ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/conference/2016/china-economics-summer-institute-cesi-2016
Can the Poor be Incentivised to Save? A Study of Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong
A growing literature argues that the poor are unable to commit to saving. We will conduct a field experiment with migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong to explore whether providing them with the opportunity to invest and earn relatively safe returns increases their savings behaviour. We will examine how these effects ...
https://iems.ust.hk/research/project/2014/visaria-can-the-poor-be-incentivised-to-save
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