The Economic and
Wellbeing Project
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
中文
Publications, Presentations and News:
Published
Yuen, W. K. & Greene, M.
(2011). Happiness, Economic Processes and Wellbeing Integration: A Comparative
Analysis on Beijing,
Guangdong, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In F. L. Yu, S. K. Lee and W. K. Yuen (Eds.), Economy
and society in Mainland China, Taiwan
and Hong Kong: Studies in entrepreneurship, finance and institutions. Hong
Kong & Taiwan: Ovis Press.
Presented
Greene, M. (2011). Subjective
well-being and self-realization: Bracketing the existence of a meaningful life.
Towards Cultivating an Undefeated Mind, mBIG – Mind Body Interest Group,
Transformative Education, Research
and Service Agenda. National University of Singapore, 30 July 2011, Singapore.
TVB Pearl. (6 June 2011).
The Pearl Report: What is happiness? Data gathered by the Economic and
Wellbeing Project and
interview segments with senior researcher,
Dr. Mark Greene, were featured in this
25-minute prime-time Hong Kong
television broadcast .
Published
Yuen, W.K. & Greene, M.
(2011). The impact of the recent financial crisis on subjective perception of
the economy:
Comparing findings from Hong Kong, Guangdong and Beijing. The Chinese Economy, 44(3),
45-58.
Overall levels of self-reported happiness maintain in Hong Kong: 2010-2011 - 19 April 2011
Presented
Yuen, W.K. &
Greene, M. (2011). Happiness, Citizenship and Good
Governance. Presented at the
International Conference on Governance and Citizenship in Asia:
Paradigms and Practices, 19 March 2011, Hong Kong.
Happiness data rebounds to
surpass pre-tsunami (2008) levels in Hong Kong - 13
April 2010
Hong Kong Press
Presented
All
China Economics (ACE) International Conference:
14-16 December, Hong Kong:
EWP's paper:
Happiness in Beijing, Guangdong, Hong Kong and
Taiwan in Relation to Economic Processes and Wellbeing
Integration.
Presented
3rd OECD World Forum
on
Charting Progress, Building Visions,
Improving
Life:
27-30 October, 2009, Busan, South Korea.
EWP's paper:
Subjective wellbeing indicators drop in Hong Kong
in 2009:
Gap between rich and poor seems to be narrowing
Happiness Levels
Drop in Hong Kong from 2008 to 2009
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HK Chinese language press
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HK English language press
Presented
8th Western Economic
Association (WEA) Biennial Pacific Rim Conference (Kyoto, March 2009):
EWP's paper:
Happiness in Hong Kong: ‘Before’ and ‘After’ the
Financial Crisis
Presented
Fourth Annual Conference of The Asian Studies
Association of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, January 2009)
EWP's paper:
Measuring happiness in Hong Kong: Comparing low
income and high income families
Presented
Asia-Pacific
Educational Research Association (APERA) Conference (Singapore, November 2008)
EWP's paper:
A practical tool for improving self-expression and
fostering confidence among Hong Kong university students
Newsletters:
Measuring
the Progress of Societies
Issue
9;
Issue 5
- May 2009;
Issue 4 - Feb 2009;
Issue 3 - Nov 2008;
Issue 2 - July 2008
← See our article here;
Issue 1 - March 2008
Our Survey:
International Online Version
Happiness, Satisfaction and Social Wellbeing
Important Links:
Measuring the Progress of Societies:
Knowledge Base
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Measuring the Progress of Societies: World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and
Policy
Wikigender
Sampled International News:
Happinomics -
What is the value of real-world social
interaction?
Richer, healthier but not happier -
the latest ONS Social Trends report paints
a picture of a wealthier but not necessarily happier society.
Mark GREENE, Ph.D.
OECD Project Coordinator and Senior Researcher
Assistant Professor and Conversion Programme Leader
Department of Counselling
and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Contact: (852) 2104-8274
Email: metamercury@hotmail.com or
mgreene@hksyu.edu
website
Winnie,
Wan Ling CHU, Ph. D.