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Leung, Justin Hilyin 梁曉彥

PhD (Chicago Booth), MBA (Chicago Booth)

Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Department of Economics

Contact

Department of Decisions, Operations and Technology

Room 907, 9/F
Cheng Yu Tung Building
12 Chak Cheung Street
Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

jhleung@cuhk.edu.hk

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Biography

Prof. Justin H. Leung is an applied micro-economist. He currently works as an assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He obtained a PhD degree in Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Teaching Areas

Economics

Research Interests

Applied microeconomics

Publications & Working Papers

Leung, Justin H. (2021), “Minimum Wage and Real Wage Inequality: Evidence from Pass-Through to Retail Prices,” The Review of Economics and Statistics, 103(4), 754–769.
Leung, Justin H. and Hee Kwon Seo (2023), “How Do Government Transfer Payments Affect Retail Prices and Welfare? Evidence from SNAP,” Journal of Public Economics, 217, 104760.
Leung, Justin H. and Zhonglin Li (2023), “Rising Retail Concentration: Superstar Firms and Household Demand,” working Paper.
Leung, Justin H. and Zhonglin Li (2023), “Big-Box Store Expansion and Consumer Welfare,” working Paper.

Grants

Superstar Firms and Rising Retail Concentration, Academic Research Fund Tier 1 awarded by Ministry of Education Singapore with S$170,525, 2020-2023
NUS Start-Up Grant awarded by National University of Singapore with S$90,000, 2019-2023

Academic/Professional Services

Referee for American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, International Economic Review, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Regional Science, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics