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Introduction Various Hong Kong governmental agencies have been uploading datasets that they collected to their own websites. Hence, the establishment of the Annual Open Data Plan in 2018 has provided a comprehensive platform that consolidates their datasets, which is also updated regularly for public use. However, according to the HongContinue reading “How Can Hong Kong Residents Make Use of Government Data in their Decision Making Process? (Case 1: Choosing a Hospital)”

Everyone has to make a lot of decisions every day, and we always hope to have something to support our decision-making so that we can try our best to reduce any uncertainties. That’s why information is important for all of us: They serve as evidence to help us establish fact-basedContinue reading “Hong Kong Offical Data Sources from Various Governmental Institutions”

On 21 December 2022, 22 students from the Kowloon True Light School visited The Chinese University of Hong Kong and participated in the Balance of Payment Teaching Case workshop prepared by 2 student helpers from the Department of Economics, Fan Tsz Ching and Lau See Ho. We made some adjustmentsContinue reading “Teaching Case – Balance of Payment for Kowloon True Light School at The Chinese University of Hong Kong”

In our previous blog post, we introduced 3 common measures of divorce. Both the crude divorce rate and the refined divorce rate of the United States show that the number of divorces in the U.S. has been declining. We now look at some factors affecting divorce.   Domestic Violence BowlusContinue reading “What Leads to Divorce? Some Economic Findings”

There has been a myth in the United States, which is that over 50% of the married couples in United States will end in divorce. If true, it will bring a lot of irreparable damages to children, families, and the taxpayers. Are we able to debunk the myth from theContinue reading “How Do We Measure Divorce Rates? Introduction of 3 Common Measures”