MATHEW Y. H. WONG Department of Politics & Public Administration University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Hong Kong

Office: C947 Phone (+852) 3917 2390 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://sites.google.com/site/mathewyhwong

Academic Appointment Assistant Professor (2015 -- Present) Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong

Education 2015

Ph.D., University of Essex “The Politics of Income Inequality: Democracy, Political Institutions, and Redistribution.” Dissertation Board: Hugh Ward (chair), René Lindstädt, Alejandro Quiroz Flores

2011

M.Sc. (Research) Comparative Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science

2010

M.Soc.Sc. Global Political Economy, Chinese University of Hong Kong

2009

B.Sc. Quantitative Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Minor in Social Science Exchange Programme: Queen‟s University, Canada

Research and Scholarship Research Interests Comparative Politics / Comparative Political Economy Democracy and Democratization Income Inequality and Redistribution International Development (Poverty, Governance, Corruption) Hong Kong Politics Youth Well-being Book Comparative Hong Kong Politics: A Guidebook for Students and Researchers. Palgrave Macmillan. 2017. Dataset Comparative Hong Kong Politics Dataset. Version 1.0. 2016. https://sites.google.com/site/mathewyhwong/chkp Refereed Journal Articles Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Median Voter and Power Resources Revisited: A Composite Model of Inequality.” European Political Science Review. OnlineFirst [SSCI] -Previously appeared as Luxembourg Income Study Working Papers Series No. 584. www.lisdatacenter.org/wps/liswps/584.pdf

Mathew Y. H. Wong

Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Selectorate Theory in Hybrid Regimes: Comparing Hong Kong and Singapore.” Government and Opposition. OnlineFirst [SSCI] Kwong, Ying-ho and Wong, Mathew Y. H. “State Size and Democratization in Hybrid Regimes: The Chinese Island Cities of Macau and Hong Kong.” Island Studies Journal (2017), 12(2), 113-126. [SSCI] Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Public Spending, Corruption, and Income Inequality: A Comparative Analysis of Asia and Latin America.” International Political Science Review (2017), 38(3), 298-315. [SSCI] Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Legislature Size and Inequality: Democratic Participation and Authoritarian Dilution.” Political Science (2017), 69, 49-70. [SSCI] Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Helping the Rich get Richer: A Re-assessment of the Income Distributional Trend in Hong Kong.” Asian Studies Review (2017), 41(2), 191-208. [SSCI] - Research findings described in China Policy Institute Analysis (30 June 2017) Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Discussing Without Deciding, Deciding Without Acting: Veto Players in Hong Kong and Beijing‟s Response.” Asian Journal of Comparative Politics (2017), 2(4), 347-361. Wong, Mathew Y. H. and Chui, Wing Hong, “Economic Development and Subjective Well-being: A Comparative Study of Adolescents in Hong Kong and Macau.” Child Indicators Research (2017), 10(1), 247-265. [SSCI] -Research findings described in Business Daily (14 March 2016), Tribuna de Macau (28 July 2016), and China.org.cn (23 April 2017). Chui, Wing Hong and Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Association between Parents‟ Marital Status and the Development of Purpose, Hope, and Self-Esteem in Adolescents in Hong Kong.” Journal of Family Issues (2017), 38(6), 820-838. [SSCI] Chui, Wing Hong and Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Avoiding Disappointment or Fulfilling Expectation: A Study of Gender, Academic Achievement, and Family Functioning among Hong Kong Adolescents.” Journal of Child and Family Studies (2017), 26(1), 48-56. [SSCI] Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Democratic Persistence and Inequality: The Role of Foreign Direct Investments.” Studies in Comparative International Development (2016), 51(2), 103-123. [SSCI] Chui, Wing Hong and Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Gender Differences in Happiness and Life Satisfaction among Adolescents in Hong Kong: Relationships and Self-concept.” Social Indicators Research (2016), 125(3), 1035-1051. [SSCI] Wong, Mathew Y. H. “A Game-Theory Model of Democratization and Political Reform in Hong Kong.” Taiwan Journal of Democracy (2016), 12(2), 127-154. Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Globalization, Spending and Income Inequality in Asia Pacific.” Journal of Comparative Asian Development (2016), 15(1), 1-18.

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Mathew Y. H. Wong

Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Party Models in a Hybrid Regime: Hong Kong 2007-2012.” China Review (2015), 15(1), 67-94. [SSCI] Wong, Mathew Y. H. “The Politics of the Minimum Wage in Hong Kong.” Journal of Contemporary Asia (2014), 44(4), 735-752. [SSCI] Other Publications Wong, Mathew Y. H. “Fiscal Policy.” In The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty, Second Edition (2015), edited by Mehmet Odekon and Geoffrey Golson. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Conferernce Presentations and Invited Talks “Inequality and Governance of the HKSAR.” Invited talk at the Conference of “One Country Two Systems” and the Governance of Hong Kong after the 19th Party Congress. University of Hong Kong, 11 November 2017. “Explaining Party Performances in Hong Kong Elections: Policy Positions and Party Images.” Presented at the 2017 International Studies Association Conference. University of Hong Kong, 15-18 June 2017. “Gender Differences in Happiness and Life Satisfaction among Adolescents in Hong Kong: Relationships and Self-concept.” Presented at the 2017 International Sociological Association RC55 Mid-term Conference. Academia Sinica, Taipei, 21-22 April 2017. “Impact of Social Movement Participation: A Natural Experiment Of The Umbrella Movement.” Presented at the Hong Kong & Macao SAR Youth: Identity, Citizenship Education & Civic Participation 2016 Conference. Education University of Hong Kong, 18 December 2016. “The Umbrella Movement and the Democratic Movement in Hong Kong.” Invited talk at the Public Governance and Avoidance of Collective Risks Conference by the Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund, Taipei, 5-6 December 2014. “Chinese Imports and the Decline of Manufacturing Sector: Income Inequality Patterns in East Asia.” Presented at the International Sociological Association Conference on Risk, Life Course and Social Exclusion in Asia – A Social Policy Perspective. City University of Hong Kong, 13-14 June 2013. “Corruption, Government Spending and Income Inequality: A Comparative Analysis.” Presented at the PhD Colloquium, Department of Government, University of Essex, 19 January 2013. “Influence of Culture on Civil Society in China.” Presented at the MGPE Academic Conference, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 12 January 2010. -Best Presenter Award External Grants “A Survey Experiment on Discontent Among the Youth: Welfare or Politics?” Public Policy Research Funding Scheme, Central Policy Unit, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (PI; HK$220,368, 2017-18).

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Mathew Y. H. Wong

“The Implementation of „One Country, Two Systems‟ in Hong Kong.” Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme, Central Policy Unit, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (Co-I; PI: Xiaojun Yan; HK$3,000,000, 2017-19). “Realising the Need for the Most Marginalised Children In Hong Kong (Phase 1 Study).” Save the Children Hong Kong Limited (Co-I; PI: Chui Wing Hong; HK$504,275, 2017). University Grants “Comparing Coalition Politics: Beijing‟s Co-optation Strategies in Hong Kong and Macao.” Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research, University of Hong Kong (PI; HK$63,956, 2017-18). Departmental Research Funding, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong (PI; HK$50,000, 2017-18). “Reassessing the Effects of Democracy on Income Inequality and Redistribution.” Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research, University of Hong Kong (PI; HK$40,000, 2017). “Comparative Politics of Hybrid Regimes: Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore.” Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research, University of Hong Kong (PI; HK$131,704, 2016-17). “Internationalization of Hong Kong-Based Politics Courses.” Teaching Development Grant, University of Hong Kong (PI; HK$127,245.5, 2016-17). Departmental Research Funding, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong (PI; HK$20,000, 2016-17). “Identities of Youths in Hong Kong: Values, Well-being and Views.” City University of Hong Kong (Co-I; PI: Chui Wing Hong; HK$396,440, 2015-17). Departmental Research Funding, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong (PI; HK$50,000, 2015-16). HKU SPACE Research Fund (Matching Fund for RPg Students; HK$36,000).

Teaching Lecture Introduction to Comparative Politics (HKU) Making Sense of Politics (HKU) Hong Kong Politics (HKU) Government and Business (Chinese University of Hong Kong) Introductory Comparative Politics (Open University of Hong Kong) Environment, Politics and Society (Edinburgh Napier University / HKU SPACE) Tutorials Introduction to Politics, Research Methods in Politics and Public Administration, Political Participation: Why and How?, Understanding Social Protest, Power and Resistance in a Globalizing World

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Mathew Y. H. Wong

Postgraduate Supervision Primary Supervisor Thesis Examining Committee Probationary Committee for Candidature

Ying-ho Kwong (Ph.D.), in progress Yip Wai Fung Andy (M.Phil.) Kirk Lim (Ph.D.)

Service Profession:

Country Coordinator (Hong Kong). Varities of Democracy (V-Dem) Project. V-Dem Institute, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden and the Kellogg Institute,University of Notre Dame, USA. 2017University: Deputy Programme Director, BSocSc (Government and Laws), University of Hong Kong, 2016Internal Examiner, BSocSc (Government and Laws) & LLB, BSocSc (Government and Laws), and BSocSc, University of Hong Kong, 2015-17 Member, Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong, 2015Interviewer, BSocSc (Government and Laws) & LLB Non-JUPAS Admissions, University of Hong Kong, 2017Interviewer, JUPAS Admissions, University of Hong Kong, 2017Member, Board of Studies, BSocSc (Government and Laws) & LLB, University of Hong Kong, 2015-17 Equal Opportunity Advisor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Hong Kong, 2015Member of the Board of Studies, BA (Hons) Social Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University / HKU SPACE, 2015 Public: Selection Board, Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships and Scholarships for Overseas Studies 2016-17 Article Editor: SAGE Open Reviewer: Asian Journal of Political Science, Asian Journal of Public Affairs, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, Democratization, International Political Science Review, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Journal of Family Studies, Political Studies, Public Administration Review, Studies in Comparative International Development, 中國大陸研究 (Mainland China Studies)

Knowledge Exchange Public Resources Hong Kong Politics Database https://sites.google.com/site/mathewyhwong/hong-kong-politics-database General Articles / Op-ed Journalism “Political Economy of Hong Kong: Income Inequality and Housing Issues” China Policy Institute Analysis, 30 June 2017. “Is Hong Kong Losing its Identity?” The Cipher Brief, 30 June 2017. “Hong Kong‟s Chief Executive Election and Political Future.” E-International Relations, 17 May 2017. “Youth and economic development: Hong Kong and Macao.” China.org.cn, 23 April 2017. “Welfare system protects freedom.” Hong Kong Economic Journal, 4 February 2012.

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Mathew Y. H. Wong

“The role of unions outside of political struggle.” Hong Kong Economic Journal, 10 December 2011. “How far is Hong Kong from a welfare society?” Hong Kong Economic Journal, 26 October 2011. “Income inequality and „justice‟ – A reply to Professor Lui.” Hong Kong Economic Journal, 10 September 2011. “The adverse effect of the $6000 Scheme on income inequality.” Hong Kong Economic Times, 21 March 2011. “Culprit of income inequality: Mode of co-operation between the government and business.” Hong Kong Economic Times, 23 February 2011. “Institutional design constrains the development of political parties.” Hong Kong Economic Journal, 4 December 2010. “How to nurture political talents?” Ming Pao, 16 August 2010. “The Chief Executive cannot work without political parties.” Hong Kong Economic Journal, 1 May 2010. Media Interviews Asian Correspondent, BBC Essex, Bloomberg, Channel NewsAsia (Singapore), CNBC, Deutsche Welle (Germany), Dutch Financial Daily (Netherlands), Financial Times, The Guardian, Reuters, SBS (Australia), South China Morning Post, The Telegraph, Today (Singapore), US News and World Report, Veja (Brazil), Wall Street Journal, Weekendavisen (Denmark), The World Weekly (UK), YLE (Finland)

Non-academic Experience Analyst, Operations - Risk and Control, Morgan Stanley, 2009-10. Intern, Operations, Morgan Stanley, 2008.

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