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Chinese Name
鄭毓盛
Research Interests
Institutions, inequality, environment, development, energy
Biography
Yuk-shing Cheng is a Professor of Economics and the founding Director of the Centre for Sustainable Development Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. His research focuses on institutional and developmental issues in China, particularly income inequality, rural institutions, fiscal decentralization, regional disparity, state-owned enterprises, trade, energy, and the environment.
He has published extensively in leading international journals, including The Economic Journal, Journal of Development Economics, Transportation Research Part A, Energy Policy, China Quarterly, and China Economic Review. His work has also appeared in prestigious Chinese journals such as China Social Sciences (中國社會科學) and Economic Research Journal (經濟研究). He is the co-author of the book Hong Kong’s Global Financial Centre and China’s Development: Changing Roles and Future Prospects (Routledge, 2017).
Professor Cheng served as Head of the Department of Economics from September 2014 to August 2021 and as Interim Dean of the School of Business from September 2023 to December 2024.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Adelaide
Award Date: 1 Feb 1998
External positions
Investor and Financial Education Council
1 Sept 2022 → 31 Aug 2025
Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble
1 Nov 2020 → 31 Oct 2025
Business Facilitation Advisory Committee
1 Jul 2020 → 30 Jun 2026
Keywords
- HA Statistics
- Applied econometrics
- HJ Public Finance
- JS Local government Municipal government
- HE Transportation and Communications
- GE Environmental Sciences
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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China's Economic System and Development Finance (Top-up Grant 2023)
CHENG, Y. S. (PI) & WAN, M. (CoI)
2/10/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research project
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China, Asia and Africa: Cooperation in Climate Adaptation
CHENG, Y. S. (PI) & WONG, K. M. (CoI)
7/09/23 → 30/09/24
Project: Research project
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China's Economic System and Development Finance (Top Up grant)
CHENG, Y. S. (PI)
11/10/22 → 30/09/24
Project: Research project
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China's Economic System and Development Finance
CHENG, Y. S. (PI)
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research project
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A Pareto Superior Incentive Scheme for Residential Electricity Conservation: A Case Study of Shenzhen City in China
Cao, K. H., Cheng, Y.-S., Qi, H. & Woo, C.-K., Jan 2026, In: Energy Research Letters. 7, 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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What moves the profitability of battery energy storage in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland interconnection of the United States?
Woo, C. K., Cao, K. H., Qi, H. S., Cheng, Y. S., Milstein, I., Tishler, A., Zarnikau, J. & Chen, Y., 10 Jul 2026, In: Journal of Energy Storage. 165, 17 p., 122256.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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A Pareto superior incentive scheme for residential electricity conservation
Woo, C.-K., Cao, K. H., Cheng, Y. S. & Qi, H. S., Jul 2025, In: Energy Policy. 202, 7 p., 114588.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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China’s Climate Aid for the Global South—Changing Approach and Evolving Institutions
Cheng, Y. S., Chung, M. K. & Wong, K. M., 5 Mar 2025, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 17, 5, 22 p., 2256.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Estimating residential outage costs under inclining block electricity rates in China
Cao, K. H., Cheng, Y. S., Qi, H. S. & Woo, C. K., 14 Nov 2025, In: Academia Green Energy. 2, 4, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Prizes
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President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Service
CHENG, Y. S. (Recipient), 3 May 2023
Prize: Award
Activities
- 1 Consultancy
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Mainland Immigrants in Hong Kong: Dynamic Changes in Socioeconomic Status
CHENG, Y. S. (Consultant) & ZHANG, H. (Consultant)
2021Activity: Consultancy