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 2023-2024 Academic Year

Applicant 1Applicant 2Project TitleFaculty Advisor
ZHAO Zitong
AE
LI Xinran
AE
The Impact of Algorithm Automated Recruitment on Gender DisparityDr. 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 StudyDr. Zheng CHANG
(Associate Professor)
YU Mintong
AE
WU Wenshuang
AE
Does central heating improve air quality in winter? Evidence from Huai River region in ChinaDr. Zheng CHANG
(Associate Professor)

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

Applicant 1Applicant 2Project TitleFaculty Advisor
MU Xirui
AE
CHEN Yihong
AE
The Effect of Aging Structure on Housing Prices in the Context of Geographical FactorsDr. 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 marketDr. Zheng Chang
(Associate Prof)