Project Description

Dr Thomas Chan

陳國灝博士

B.Cog.Sci HKU, MA Boston College, PhD Boston College

  • Assistant Professor

    Economics

  • kwhchan@ouhk.edu.hk

  • 2768 5851

Biography

Dr Thomas Chan received his Ph.D. in Economics from Boston College. He has several years of teaching experience in university setting. He has taught labor economics, intermediate microeconomics, intermediate macroeconomis, applied econometrics etc. His research interests are in the areas of family economics and labor economics. He has published several papers in academic journals. He has also served as the reviewer for several journals.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

  • Labor Economics
  • Family Economics

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

  • Chan, K. H., & Fung, K. W. T. (2018). The effect of social fathers on the cognitive skills of out-of-wedlock children in the US. Economics & Human Biology, 28, 146-159.
  • Fung, K. W. T., Lau, C. K. M., & Chan, K. H. (2016). An R&D-based real business cycle model. International Review of Economics, 63(4), 327-358.
  • Chan, K. H., Fung, K. W. T., & Demir, E. (2015). The health and behavioral outcomes of out-of-wedlock children from families of social fathers. Review of Economics of the Household, 13(2), 385-411.
  • Chan, K. H., Fung, K. W. T., & Lu, Z. (2015). Predation Due to Bargaining Power Difference in Financial Contracting. Economic Research Guardian, 5(2), 121.
  • Fung, K. W. T., Demir, E., Lau, C. K. M., & Chan, K. H. (2015). Reexamining sports-sentiment hypothesis: Microeconomic evidences from Borsa Istanbul. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 34, 337-355.
  • Fung, K. W. T., Lau, C. K. M., & Chan, K. H. (2014). The conditional equity premium, cross-sectional returns and stochastic volatility. Economic Modelling, 38, 316-327.