Thought Leadership on Emerging Markets

The mission of the HKUST Institute for Emerging Market

Studies (IEMS) is to provide thought leadership on key

issues facing businesses and policy makers in emerging

market countries. The Institute was established in 2013

with generous financial support from EY.

MISSION AND GOALS

To realize its mission, HKUST IEMS has three main goals.

The first is to generate new knowledge by promoting

high-quality research on issues of practical importance to

businesses and governments in emerging markets. The

Institute provides financial support for faculty research and

develops collaborations with research partners worldwide.

The second is to communicate relevant research findings

to the business and public policy communities through

policy briefs, newsletters, and events, in order to have

maximum impact on the public discourse on emerging

markets. Finally, the Institute aims to provide a platform for

increasing knowledge, awareness, and exchange of ideas

among academics, the business community, government

and non-governmental organizations, and the public.

Conference on Challenges of Population Aging in Asia with the World Bank

Human capital, employment, and structural change

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Global economic integration

Financial development

Corporate governance

University-Industry Linkages in Indonesia and Vietnam: A Comparative Perspective

Social Networks and the Geographic Pattern of EMNC Expansion Overseas

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: Unpacking the CEO-Board Relationship in New Ventures

Market Access and Capital Structure: Evidence from China

College Majors and Career Trajectories during China’s Economic Transformation

Can the Poor be Incentivised to Save? A Study of Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong

Understanding Firms in Emerging Transitional Economies: China and Central-Eastern Europe Compared

Self-employment and Entrepreneurship in Post-Socialist Transition Economies: A Comparative Study of China, Russia, and Vietnam since the 1990s

China’s International and Intranational Risk-sharing

RESEARCHTHEMES

RESEARCHSUPPORTED IN 2014

HKUST IEMS & LAPP – EY Emerging Market Insights Series

FACULTY ASSOCIATES (AS OF JANUARY 2015)

Associates Department

BAARK, Erik Social Science

CHO, Hye Jee Social Science

CHOI, Joon Nak Management

COOK, David Economics

DALTON, Amy N. Marketing

GARG, Sam Management

GOYAL, Vidhan K. Finance

HAN, Li Social Science

HE, Guojun Social Science; Environment; Economics

HUI, Kai-LungInformation Systems, Business Statistics & Operations Management

HUNG, Mingyi Accounting

KUNG, James K.S. Social Science

KWOK, James S.H.Information Systems, Business Statistics & Operations Management

LAI, Edwin Economics

LEUNG, Siu Fai Economics

LI, Jiatao (J.T.) Management

LI, Xi Accounting

LI, Yao Amber Economics

LIN, Yimin Social Science

MACKAY, Peter Finance

MUKHERJEE, Abhiroop Finance

NASIRY, JavadInformation Systems, Business Statistics & Operations Management

NGAI, Rachel HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study

PARK, Albert Social Science

PISSARIDES, Christopher HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study

SAUTMAN, Barry Social Science

SHARIF, Naubahar Social Science

SHIMOKAWA, Satoru Social Science

SULLIVAN, Bilian N. Management

TSAI, Kellee Sing Social Science

VISARIA, Sujata Economics

WANG, Jin Social Science

WANG, Pengfei Economics

WANG, Wenbo Marketing

WANG, Yong Economics

WU, Xiaogang Social Science

XU, Juanyi Jenny Economics

ZHANG, Y. Jane Social Science

ZHAO, Jimin Social Science

ZWEIG, David Social Science

DIRECTORATE

Director Albert Park Chair Professor of Social Science and Professor of Economics

Associate Director

Executive Committee

Advisory Board

Peter MacKay Associate Professor of Finance

Albert Park (Chair) Director of HKUST IEMS

David CookProfessor of Economics

Sam Garg Assistant Professor of Management

Peter MacKayAssociate Director of HKUST IEMS

Kellee Sing TsaiProfessor of Social Science

Xiaogang WuProfessor of Social Science

David ZweigChair Professor of Social Science

Jay Nibbe (Chair)Global Vice Chair of Tax, EY

Ilse BlankGlobal Economic Programs Leader, EY

Agnes ChanRegional Managing Partner,Hong Kong & Macau, EY

James Z LeeDean, School of Humanities and Social Science, HKUST

Joseph LeeVice-President for Research and Graduate Studies, HKUST

Jitendra V SinghDean, School of Business and Management, HKUST

(852) 3469 2215iems@ust.hkRoom 2019, Lo Ka Chung BuildingThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Kowloon, Hong Kongiems.ust.hk

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HKUST IEMS Thought Leadership Briefs provide policy recommendations on key issues facing emerging markets.

Published briefs include:

• Wage Discrimination in Urban China: How Hukou Status Affects Migrant Pay

• Localizing Chinese Enterprises in Africa: from Myths to Policies

• Foreign Banks in Emerging Markets: Advantage or Impediment?

• Helping Microfinance Fulfill its Promise – Raising borrower Incomes through Agent-Intermediated Lending

• Green Lifestyle Adoption: Shopping without Plastic Bags

• Innovate or Die: How Hong Kong-owned Manufacturing Firms in China Can Survive and Thrive

Available at http://iems.ust.hk/tlb

HKUST IEMS Working Papers present the latest academic research findings of HKUST IEMS Faculty Associates and visiting speakers.

Available at http://iems.ust.hk/wp

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