Simon (Cheng Wai) Sou, Lecturer

Contact Details

Tel: 8590-2821

Email: cwsou@cityu.mo

Office: GD2202

WOS Researcher ID: KHU-6816-2024

ORCID: 0009-0000-7150-1193

Academic Qualifications

Master of Arts, Economics, NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN

Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN

Bibliography

Simon joined our school in August 2021 and is responsible for teaching introductory mathematics courses (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Quantitative Analysis) and economics courses (eg. Labor Economics, Industrial Economics, History of Economic Thought). Before joining the City University of Macau, he was a Business Mathematics part-time instructor at the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies and served on the Talents Development Committee. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from National Taiwan University and a master's degree in Economics from National Tsing Hua University.

Main teaching subjects

• Introductory Calculus
• Introductory Linear Algebra
• History of Economic Thought

Academic Work experience

2022.08- : Lecturer, Faculty of Finance, City University of Macau

2021.08-2022.06 : Part-time lecturer, Faculty of Finance, City University of Macau

2014.08-2014.12：Part-time Instructor, Macao Institutes for Tourism Studies

Publications

• Chuang, H.L., Sou, C.W., Chiu, S.Y. (2016). Pension reform and self-employment in Hong Kong. Journal of Financial Studies, 24 (3), 91-122. (DOI: 10.6545/JFS.2016.24(3).4) (TSSCI)
• Sou, C.W., “A study of the effect of Macau’s ‘wealth partaking scheme’ on part-time labor supply” in Proceedings of Macau Outstanding Economics Paper Competition 2013, Macau Economic Association, 2014 (in Chinese)

Academic Conference

• 2024.11 27^th Annual Conference of the National Institute of Ecoomic Geography, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China. Presented paper: “New Quality Productivity Opportunities: Collaborative Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Moderate Diversification of Macau's Industries”.
• 2024.08 2nd Greater Bay Area Interdisciplinary Ph.D Forum, University of Macau, Macau S.A.R., China. Accepted paper: “New Quality Productivity Opportunities: Collaborative Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and Moderate Diversification of Macau's Industries”.

Projects

1. Research on the Development of the Digital Economy in Macau (2024)
2. Research on Alien Employee Hiring Frictions and Corporate Productivity (2024)
3. Macau Cultural Finance Blue Book (2024)
4. Survey on the future demand for talent in the Financial industry of Macao, 2023 (Funded by Talents Development Committee of Macao)
5. Survey on the future demand for talent in the Construction industry of Macao, 2023 (Funded by Talents Development Committee of Macao)