Chun Kit (Andy) Chung

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 through the lens of price theory. I find it fascinating to interpret the world using this approach and am particularly drawn to topics that fall outside the traditional boundaries of Economics. My current research interests include beauty, parenting, child development, household structure, labour earnings, and football (soccer).

Education

PhD in Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong

MEcon, University of Hong Kong

BSc in Economics, University of London

Dip in Economics, University of London

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