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Personal profile
Name in Chinese
黃浩倫
Biography
Professor Alex Wong has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics in Lingnan University for six years. He received his B.A. (2005) in Economics and Mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles, M.A. (2008) and Ph.D. in Economics (2012) from Stanford University. Professor Wong’s research interests include Development Economics, Economics of Education, Health Economics, Labor Economics and Public Economics. He has published articles in the Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Economics of Education Review, and Journal of Development Studies.
Research interests
Development Economics, Education Economics, Health Economics, Labor Economics, Chinese Economy, Hong Kong Economy
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Irrigation Access and the Effect of Weather Index Insurance: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
WONG, H. L. A. (PI)
1/03/16 → 28/02/18
Project: Grant Research
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The Cost Effectiveness of Integrating Weather Index Agricultural Insurance into the Productive Safety net Program in Ethiopia
WONG, H. L. A. (PI), GARDEBROEK, C. (CoI), GEBREEGZIABHER, Z. (CoI), GEBREMICHAEL, D. (CoI), KAHSAY, H. B. (CoI), WEI, X. (CoI) & ZEGEYE, S. (CoI)
NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development
1/10/15 → 30/04/18
Project: Contract Research
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The Participation and Impacts of Weather Index Insurance among Poor Rural Households: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Ethiopia
WONG, H. L. A. (PI)
1/03/15 → 28/08/17
Project: Grant Research
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Effects of input vouchers and rainfall insurance on agricultural production and household welfare: Experimental evidence from Northern Ethiopia
WONG, H. L., WEI, X., KAHSAY, H. B., GEBREEGZIABHER, Z., GARDEBROEK, C., OSGOOD, D. E. & DIRO, R., Nov 2020, In: World Development. 135, 105074.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
22 Citations (Scopus) -
Student feedback, parent-teacher communication, and academic performance : experimental evidence from rural China
SIEBERT, W. S., WEI, X., WONG, H. L. & ZHOU, X., Feb 2018, Germany: Institute of Labor Economics, 44 p. (IZA Discussion Paper Series; no. 11347).Research output: Working paper › Discussion paper series
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Local governance and the quality of local infrastructure : evidence from village road projects in rural China
WONG, H. L. A., WANG, Y., LUO, R., ZHANG, L. & ROZELLE, S., Aug 2017, In: Journal of Public Economics. 152, p. 119-132 14 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
25 Citations (Scopus)
Press/Media
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【南嶺風騷】人類的未來: 英雄樹、博弈論與狄更斯 The future of humanity: cotton tree, game theory and Charles Dickens
4/03/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Lingnan Columns
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