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World Cup Effect: How Do Sleeplessness and Distraction Affect Stocks?

Economics & Finance

Ko, Chiu-yu（高超禹） • Ko, Chiu-yu（高超禹） • • 5 mins read

Using the World Cup as a proxy, a study shows that lack of sleep from staying up at night and being distracted during trading hours leads to considerably negative stock returns By Pan Jingyi, Principal Writer, China Business Knowledge@CUHK Have you ever waited until midnight just for a World Cup game? As a highly anticipated […]

Unlocking the Secrets of the U.S. Interest Rate: How to Forecast Like a Pro

Economics & Finance

Yuen, Andrew Chi-lok（袁志樂） • Yuen, Andrew Chi-lok（袁志樂） • • 6 mins read

CUHK scholar shares insights on U.S. interest rate outlook and how to forecast it through a structural framework By Pan Jingyi, Principal Writer, China Business Knowledge@CUHK Following a series of 10 consecutive hikes, the U.S. Federal Reserve voted to pause its aggressive campaign of interest rate increases in mid-June. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) […]

Unintended Benefits: How Employment Protection Increases Households’ Stock Market Participation

Economics & Finance

Jo, Chanik （趙讚翼） • Jo, Chanik （趙讚翼） • • 6 mins read

CUHK study finds that employment protection laws can induce households to increase allocation to risky assets and potentially improve their wealth accumulation By Pan Jingyi, Principal Writer, China Business Knowledge@CUHK Tens of thousands of people may face a bleak situation since the wave of tech layoffs is continuing in 2023, with over 25,000 people being […]

A Deep Dive into Labour Demand in China

Career Economics & Finance

Wu, Jing（吳靖） • Wu, Jing（吳靖） • • 7 mins read

New report takes a snapshot of the Chinese labour markets and examines in detail the evolving demand for human capital

The Transparency Premium in China’s M&A Market

Economics & Finance

Young, Danqing（楊丹青） • Young, Danqing（楊丹青） • • 5 mins read

Study in China finds that investors reward firms which provide more transparent disclosures of their M&A activities

Market Disclosure Timing: A Signal for Earnings Quality?

Economics & Finance

Wang, Angie Xi（王熹） • Wang, Angie Xi（王熹） • • 7 mins read

CUHK study looks at whether difference in timing of market disclosures can help predict whether firms manipulate earnings

Are Credit Expansions to Blame for Stock Market Exuberance?

Economics & Finance

Jiang, Griffin Wenxi（江文熙） • Jiang, Griffin Wenxi（江文熙） • • 8 mins read

New research supports and quantifies causal link between expansions in the supply of credit and increases in equity prices

In a Gig Economy, Do People Work More When Wages Rise?

Career Economics & Finance

Shen, Luxi（沈璐希） • Shen, Luxi（沈璐希） • • 7 mins read

Study finds that when wages go up, how the supply of labour changes can depend on how the change in pay is communicated

How Should Governments Intervene in Allocation of Anti-Pandemic Resources?

Economics & Finance Social Responsibility

Liang, Guo • • 7 mins read

Does ensuring market efficiency in the distribution of pandemic-related goods and services necessarily undermine inequality? Researchers at CUHK Business School provide insights into this economic and moral dilemma

China’s Internet Health Marketplace

Economics & Finance

• • 5 mins read

Beijing wants to leverage the e-commerce sector’s expertise to address overcrowded hospitals and long waiting times

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