The Economic and Wellbeing Project
Hong Kong Shue Yan University 中文
Publications, Presentations and News:
Accepted for presentation at the 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 News! 25 November 2008
Accepted for presentation at the 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 News! 14 October 2008
Presented at the 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
Study Details Hong Kong’s Rich-Poor Polarization along Happiness Spectrum - 20 March 2008 Press Release
See original articles in Hong Kong Press here Press clippings 1 and here Press clippings 1I
Newsletters:
Measuring the Progress of Societies - Issue 3 - November 2008
Measuring the Progress of Societies - Issue 2 - July 2008 See our article here
Measuring the Progress of Societies - Issue 1 - March 2008
Our Survey: International Online Version
Happiness, Satisfaction and Social Wellbeing
Conferences:
3rd OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy October, 2009 - Busan, Korea
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:
Richer, healthier but not happier - the latest ONS Social Trends report paints a picture of a wealthier but not necessarily happier society.
Thomas, Wai Kee YUEN, Ph.D.Research Coordinator, Economic and Wellbeing Research Project,Chairperson, IT in Teaching and Learning Committee,Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Hong Kong Shue Yan UniversityTel: (852) 2806-5171, (852) 9729-6685
Mark GREENE, Ph.D.
OECD Project Coordinator and Senior Researcher
Senior Lecturer 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 websiteTWinnie, Wan Ling CHU
Administrative Coordinator, Economic and Wellbeing Research Project,Tel: (852) 2570-7110, ext. 171Email: wlchu@hksyu.edu
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