Dr Kwok Yuen FAN

Assistant Professor

Department of Economics and Finance

Academic & Professional Qualifications

PhD (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
MSc (Lancaster University)
BBA (The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong)

Biography

Dr. Kwok Yuen Fan is an Assistant Professor at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK). He received his Ph.D. in Real Estate Economics from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research focuses on real estate finance, sustainability and corporate finance. He has taught undergraduate courses at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University and HSUHK.

Research and Teaching Interests

Research Interests: Real Estate Finance, Sustainability, Corporate Finance, Political Economy

Teaching Interests: Real Estate Finance and Economics

Intellectual Contributions (Publications, Conferences, Books, Book Chapters, etc.)

Publications:

 

Conference Presentations:

  • Kwok Yuen Fan, Jianfu Shen and Eddie C.M. Hui (2024), “Does integrating environmental protection in cadre evaluation system mitigate the race-to-the-bottom competition? Evidence from industrial land conveyance in China”. Presented at the 2024 AsRES- GCREC & AREUEA Joint International Real Estate Annual Conference.
  • Kwok Yuen Fan, Xin Chang, Jianfu Shen and Eddie C.M. Hui (2024), “Environmental Regulatory Independence and Corporate Environmental Performance”. Presented at the 2024 Asian Finance Association (AsianFA) Annual Conference.
  • Kwok Yuen Fan, Eddie C.M. Hui, Lulu Pan, Jianfu Shen (2024), “Regulatory Arbitrage by Governments and Land Conveyance”. Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Computational Social Sciences and Sustainability.

Research Grants and Awards

  • 2024 3rd IETI PhD Fellowship Award Winner
  • Best Conference Paper Prize for the 2024 China Real Estate Academic Annual Conference
  • Best Conference Paper Prize for the 2023 China Real Estate Academic Annual Conference