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Dr Chun Kit (Andy) Chung

Andy Chung
  • Undergraduate Admissions Tutor 
  • School Director for Recruitment and Admissions 

Module convenor:

  • Principles of Economics 1
  • Econometrics 1/Economic Data Analysis

Office

Edith Morley 187

Areas of interest

I am interested in applied microeconomics, particularly in areas related to human capital, beauty, family, labour, and football (soccer). My current research focuses on video gaming, parenting, and labour earnings.

Postgraduate supervision

I am interested in supervising research students in applied microeconomics, particularly in areas such as human capital, beauty, family, and labour.

Background

My path to becoming an economist is quite unconventional. I started formally studying Economics only after entering the workforce, having completed my full-time education in another field. While working a full-time job, I pursued an undergraduate degree in Economics through distance learning from LSE and University of London, and later obtained a master’s degree in Economics part-time at University of Hong Kong. I continued my academic pursuit by earning a PhD in Economics part-time at Chinese University of Hong Kong. After completing my PhD, I continued working in industry for three more years before transitioning to academia as a lecturer at my alma mater in 2019. In 2021, I joined the University of Reading.

I became an applied microeconomist because I enjoy explaining human behaviour from an economic perspective. I find it fascinating to view the world through this lens, and I am particularly interested in researching topics that aren't traditionally considered fields within Economics. My current research interests include beauty, parenting, child development, household structure, labour earnings, and football (soccer).

Academic qualifications

PhD in Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong

MEcon, University of Hong Kong

PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of London

BSc in Economics, University of London

Dip in Economics, University of London

Websites/blogs

Personal website

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