Chun Kit (Andy) Chung

I am an applied microeconomist with a particular interest in using simple price theory to explain human behaviour and testing these ideas with real-world data. I am especially interested in applying this perspective to questions and topics that have traditionally fallen outside the scope of economics.

My path to becoming an economist has been somewhat unconventional. I began formally studying economics only after entering the workforce, having completed my full-time education in a different field. While working full-time, I pursued an undergraduate degree in Economics through distance learning with the London School of Economics and the University of London. I later completed a master’s degree in Economics part-time at the University of Hong Kong, followed by a PhD in Economics, also undertaken part-time, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). After completing my PhD, I remained in industry for another three years before transitioning to academia. I began my academic career as a lecturer at my alma mater, CUHK, before joining the University of Reading in 2021.