Michael B. WONG
Prof. Michael B. WONG
Economics
Management and Strategy
Assistant Professor

3910 3086

KK 921

Academic & Professional Qualification
  • PhD in Economics, MIT
  • A.B. in Physics, Harvard
Biography

Dr. Michael B. WONG grew up in Hong Kong and joined the University of Hong Kong in 2022. He received a PhD in Economics from MIT and an A.B. in Physics from Harvard University.

Michael’s research interests include labor, organizational, housing, and monetary economics. His current focus is on the economics of barter and digital money, the global rise of labor service outsourcing, and the housing crisis in Hong Kong.

Teaching
  • Global Management in Economics Perspective
  • Economics of Organization and Strategy
Research Interest
  • Labor economics
  • Personnel economics
  • Organizational economics
  • Monetary economics
  • Housing economics
Recent Publications
Housing Shortage Hinders Talent Attraction, Government Should Continue to Increase Housing Supply

為促進香港經濟增長,政府實行了大規模的研發補貼,旨在創造新產業和刺激新的經濟增長。政府還積極放寬移民限制,希望吸引年輕人才。 可惜,這些政策的作用很有限。過去10年,儘管特區政府在創新補貼上花費了巨額資金,但本港的機械、設備和知識產權實際投資,從2012年的2780億元(佔GDP的13.7%),下降到2023年的1730億元(佔GDP的5.8%)。儘管移民限制得到放寬,本港勞動人口在2023年5月至2024年5月期間,僅增長了0.4%。

王柏林、何漢樑:加強富戶審查 劏房戶免受苦?

香港地狹人稠,公共房屋資源緊絀。不少基層人士因未能輪候到公屋,而被迫選擇住於狹小且生活環境惡劣的劏房。可諷的是現時居住公屋的住戶中,有為數不少擁有名車甚或在外地有物業,過着不俗的物質生活。他們被統稱為「富戶」。

Opinion | Hong Kong Must Stop Letting the Well-off Hog Public Rental Housing

Prof. Michael Wong commented in a recent South China Morning Post SCMP article that the current situation is unsustainable unless there are system reforms to free up public resources such as raising rents for well-off tenants, tightening eligibility criteria, and refocusing on building more ownership units to help better-off tenants upgrade and vacate.

人才得失與香港前景:領英社交資料佐證

Due to the aforementioned socioeconomic issues faced by the city, among other reasons, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong’s working-age population and their families have emigrated abroad. Simultaneously, hundreds of thousands of people, some attracted by the Hong Kong government’s ambitious talent programs, have arrived in Hong Kong in the past year. What are the implications of these population flows on the city’s labor force and talent pool? Dr. Alan Kwan, Prof. Heiwai Tang, and Dr. Michael B. Wong have analyzed LinkedIn profile data and government statistics to evaluate Hong Kong’s labor market and economic prospects.

A Quick Reform that Eliminates Subdivided Homes in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has been struggling with a surge in subdivided homes, leading to cramped and inhumane living conditions for its residents. While the government has proposed solutions like the Light Public Housing program, their implementation will be both time-consuming and expensive, resulting in long waiting times for public housing.

A Quick Reform that Eliminates Subdivided Homes in Hong Kong

近10年來,香港一直面對分間樓宇單位(俗稱「劏房」)激增的困局。窮等人家蝸居在擁擠不堪的非人居住環境,此等影像令人心痛,亦有損香港聲譽。

Hong Kong’s Housing Challenges

特首李家超即將發表首份施政報告,房屋政策將是重點之一。香港大學經管學院學者倡議改革公屋編配制度,將高生產力公屋戶集中於市區,預期最終可為高生產力公屋戶,每年可減省19億元交通費和1.1億個交通時數