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Biography
Professor Xiangdong Wei is appointed to be the Secretary General of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), HKSAR Government from March 2021. In recognition of his distinguished service and contribution to the University, he has been appointed as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Economics recently.
Professor WEI was Professor in the Department of Economics till Feb 2021. He had previously served as the Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences at Lingnan University from 2012 to 2019, the Supervisor of Lingnan Institute of Further Education 2014-2019. He was also appointed as a part-time Chair in Industrial and Labour Economics in the Business School of University of Birmingham in the UK, and Adjunct Professors in Economics in Zhongshan University and Southwest University of Finance and Economics, China.
He got his B.Sc. in Mathematics from Zhongshan University, China, and his M.Soc.Sc. in Money, Banking and Finance and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the founding Director of the Master of Science in International Banking and Finance Programme in Lingnan University. He is also currently a member of ESRC Peer Review College in the UK, and vice-President of the Hong Kong Economic Association.
His main areas of research are in Labour Economics with special interest in economics of education and personnel economics. He has published papers in journals such as Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Education Economics, World Development, Oxford Economics Papers, Journal of Comparative Economics, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Industrial Relations, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Canadian Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Organization and Behavior etc. He had also served as a member of the HKSAR Manpower Development Committee and as a consultant for the UK Department of Employment, the Education and Manpower Bureau in Hong Kong and Hong Kong Council of Social Services, Bauhinia Foundation, and Hong Kong Securities Institute.
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):
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Projects
- 18 Finished
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"Linking You to Innovation" Entrepreneurial Training and Internship Programme 2018
WEI, X. & SUEN, K. L. A.
1/04/18 → 30/11/18
Project: Other Knowledge Transfer
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Small Group Leaning and Educational Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from China
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Grant Research
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一帶一路沿線地區投資環境的調查研究
Panda (Global) Group Co., Limited (World Federation of Exlibris)
1/12/17 → 31/05/19
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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Observability and peer effects : Theory and evidence from a field experiment
FAN, C. S., WEI, X., WU, J. & ZHANG, J., 1 Aug 2022, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 200, p. 847-867 21 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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The market distortion effects of mortgage tightening and transaction taxes: Evidence from Hong Kong residential resale market
HO, L. S., HU, M., WEI, X. & WONG, G. W. C., 5 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Pacific Economic Review.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Whether and how can a growth mindset intervention help students in a non-western culture? Evidence from a field experiment in China
HUANG, Z., WEI, X., LU, R. & SHI, J., 16 Jun 2022, In: Educational Psychology. 42, 7, p. 913-929 17 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
Activities
- 1 Public Lecture
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用新經濟地理學理論的菱鏡來透視「一帶一路」倡議 = The Belt and Road Initiative: Viewing Through the Prism of New Economic Geography Theory
魏向東 (Speaker)
18 Dec 2016Activity: Talks or Presentations › Public Lecture
Press / Media
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New chief of Hong Kong exams authority says body has not received any instructions on national security law
25/03/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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考評局研北上開源 HKEAA appoints Prof Wei Xiangdong as Secretary General
4/02/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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政府經常開支 將達5000億 HKSAR government recurrent expenditure expected to increase to HK$500 billion
7/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
Impacts
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E-learning project benefits underprivileged children in rural China
Xiangdong WEI (Participant)
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