Student Research-Applied Economics

Student Research

Students of the Applied Economics Programme are offered opportunities to engage in research throughout their undergraduate years. The research tasks may comprise performing literature review, collecting data, and applying economic theories and models in empirical studies. Final year students are required to take compulsory final year projects during which they design and conduct their economic studies, as well as report the results of their studies through thesis and presentations.

Approved FBM Student Research Grant Application for 2024-2025 Academic Year

Applicant 1	Applicant 2	Project Title	Faculty Advisor
YANG Xinyi AE	HU Dandan AE	Regional policy and educational development: Evidence from Shenzhen Special Economic Zone expansion	Dr. Bei LUO (Associate Professor)
HAN Yufei AE	BI Yuhan AE	he Impact of Digital Economy on Resident’s Green Behavior Intention	Dr. Lexie Lan HUANG (Assistant Professor)
LYU Yang AE	QIU Jinghan AE	The impact of economic growth on coal consumption in north and south regions of China	Dr. Sara Xiao CHANG (Assistant Professor)
YU Haoting AE	CHEN Junhao AE	The impact of e-commerce activity on urban GDP	Dr. William Wai Yip CHOW (Associate Professor)
LIN Siying AE	LIN Zhuoyan AE	The impact of Saline-alkali tolerant rice cultivation pilot on the grain yield of districts and counties	Dr. Zheng CHANG (Associate Professor)
HU Sihao AE	GU Yuqiu AE	The Unbalanced Advancement Under The Regional Agglomeration	Dr. Zheng CHANG (Associate Professor)
ZHANG Xueying AE	ZHENG Leyang AE	The Role of Psychological Capital in Shaping Academic Performance: Evidence from UIC Undergraduates	Prof. Zhihua LI (Professor)

Approved FBM Student Research Grant Application for 2023-2024 Academic Year

Applicant 1	Applicant 2	Project Title	Faculty Advisor
ZHAO Zitong AE	LI Xinran AE	The Impact of Algorithm Automated Recruitment on Gender Disparity	Dr. Darren Zhiquan WENG (Assistant Professor)
LIU Yichen AE	XIA Bing AE	The Impact of Public Transportation Development on Mitigating Natural Disasters in China: A Causal Relationship Study	Dr. Zheng CHANG (Associate Professor)
YU Mintong AE	WU Wenshuang AE	Does central heating improve air quality in winter? Evidence from Huai River region in China	Dr. Zheng CHANG (Associate Professor)

Approved FBM Student Research Grant Application for 2022-2023 Academic Year

Applicant 1	Applicant 2	Project Title	Faculty Advisor
MU Xirui AE	CHEN Yihong AE	The Effect of Aging Structure on Housing Prices in the Context of Geographical Factors	Dr. Zheng Chang (Associate Prof)
SHI Dandi AE	PENG Siying AE	The impact of unexpected COVID-19 policy on stock market: Comparison among A-stock market, Hong Kong stock market, and the U.S. stock market	Dr. Zheng Chang (Associate Prof)