Dr. Lui¡¦s research interests include labour economics, applied marketing research, and Hong Kong economy. He is the author of four books and has published articles in leading and highly respected journals, including Management Science, Urban Studies, Human Relations, Economic Inquiry, and Journal of International Marketing, among many others. His current research focuses on income distribution, internal mobility, and travel patterns.

Other than academic research, Dr. Lui is very active in University committee and community services. He was re-appointed by the Chief Justice as a member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel for a term of three years with effect from 3 May 2011. Moreover, has was re-appointed by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury as a member of the Disciplinary Panel A of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) for a term of two years till 31 January 2013. At present, he is also a member of the EcoPark Advisory Committee. He had also held other public service appointments such as Council Member of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority and Deputy Chairman of its Research & Development Committee. At Lingnan University, he was Head of Department, Associate Director of Business Programmes and Chairman of Catering Committee. On the other hand, he has published over 120 commentaries in major newspapers and these commentaries can be broadly divided into four groups: education, public policy, economic environment, and labour market. He has been frequently interviewed by media and invited as guest speaker on various live TV and radio programmes.

Recent Publications

Books and Refereed Monographs

¡m½Ö·h¨«¤F­»´äªº¶Àª÷¡n. Hong Kong: Enlighten & Fish Ltd («G¥ú¤å¤Æ), 2011.

¡m¥«³õµL§Î¡@¯S°Ï¦³§Î¡n. Hong Kong: Next Publications Ltd (³ü¥Xª©), 2003.

Income Inequality and Economic Development. Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press, 1997.

¡m¦¬¤J¤À°t»P¸gÀÙµo®i¡n. Hong Kong: The Commercial Press (°Ó°È¦L®ÑÀ]), 1997.

¡§The Effects of Public Housing on Internal Mobility in Hong Kong.¡¨ (with Wing Suen).  Journal of Housing Economics 20 (March 2011): 15¡V29.

¡§Men, Money, and Medals: An Econometric Analysis of the Olympic Games.¡¨ (with Wing Suen).  Pacific Economic Review 13 (February 2008): 1¡V16.

¡§The Redistributive Effect of Public Housing in Hong Kong.¡¨ Urban Studies 44 (September 2007): 1937¡V1952.

¡§How to Improve Employees Commitment to Their Line Manager? A Practical Study in a Chinese Joint Venture.¡¨ (with Yui-Tim Wong). Journal of General Management 32 (Spring 2007): 61¡V77.

¡§The Returns to Language Ability in Hong Kong: Before and After the Handover.¡¨ Applied Economics Letters 14 (February 2007): 121¡V125.

¡§Machine Learning for Direct Marketing Response Models: Bayesian Networks with Evolutionary Programming.¡¨ (with Geng Cui and Man Leung Wong). Management Science 52 (April 2006): 597¡V612.

¡§Order of Entry and Performance of Multinational Corporations in an Emerging Market: A Contingent Resource Perspective.¡¨ (with Geng Cui). Journal of International Marketing 13 (Winter 2005): 28¡V56.

¡§Different Responses to Job Insecurity of Chinese Workers in Joint Ventures and State-owned Enterprises.¡¨ (with Yui-Tim Wong, Chi-Sum Wong and Hang-Yue Ngo).  Human Relations 58 (November 2005): 1391¡V1418.

¡§Do Loyal Subordinates Get Higher Wages? Experience from China.¡¨ (with Yui-Tim Wong). Applied Economics Letters 12 (August 2005): 649¡V652.

¡§The Shrinking Earnings Premium for University Graduates in Hong Kong: The Effect of Quantity or Quality?¡¨ (with Wing Suen). Contemporary Economic Policy 23 (April 2005): 242¡V254.

¡§Extramarital Affairs, Marital Satisfaction, and Divorce: Evidence from Hong Kong.¡¨ (with C. Simon Fan). Contemporary Economic Policy 22 (October 2004): 442¡V452.

¡§Structural Change and the Narrowing Gender Gap in Wages: Theory and Evidence from Hong Kong.¡¨ (with C. Simon Fan). Labour Economics 10 (October 2003): 609¡V626.

¡§A Direct Test of the Efficient Marriage Market Hypothesis.¡¨ (with Wing Suen). Economic Inquiry 37 (January 1999): 29¡V46.

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Newspaper Articles

Dr. Lui has published over 120 commentaries on labour market, economic environment, education policy and public policy in the following newspapers:

• ¡mÄ«ªG¤é³ø¡nApple Daily

• ¡m«H³ø°]¸g·s»D¡nHong Kong Economic Journal

• ¡m­»´ä¸gÀÙ¤é³ø¡nHong Kong Economic Times

• ¡m¬P®q¤é³ø¡nSing Tao Daily

• ¡m©ú³ø¡nMing Pao Daily News

Selected commentaries have been published in two volumes, one by Next Publications Ltd in 2003 and one by Enlighten & Fish Ltd in 2011.

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Consultancy Reports

A Survey Report of the White Bread Market in Hong Kong, 1999. (This is a consultancy report submitted to Cakes & Bakery Division, Maxim's Caterers Limited.)

Balance of Payments of Hong Kong: Desktop Exercise 1998. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Monetary Authority, 1998. (This is a confidential report which consists of some 14,000 words together with 11 tables and 2 annexes.)

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