Essays about: "Hong Kong 2019 pro-democracy protests"

Found 2 essays containing the words Hong Kong 2019 pro-democracy protests.

1. 1. Close to Home: The Effect of Proximity to Violent Protests on Hong Kong's 2019 Electoral Outcomes

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Matilda Fors; Andrea Schmidt; [2020]
   Keywords : democracy; election; Hong Kong 2019 pro-democracy protests; proximity; violent protests;

   Abstract : This paper aims to investigate the effect of violent pro-democracy protests on electoral support for pro-democracy candidates in the case of Hong Kong's 2019 District Council election. More specifically, we estimate the size of an effect resting on three theoretically and contextually informed microfoundations: violence in protests, geographical proximity of protests to voters' homes, and temporal proximity of protests to election day. READ MORE

3. 2. Politicians for Rent: An Investigation of the Financial Value of Rent Seeking Activities in Hong Kong

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jacob Lange; Martin Lans; [2020]
   Keywords : Rent seeking; Hong Kong; Protests; HKEX; Macrofinance;

   Abstract : The 2019 pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong brought about a period of political turmoil in the city-state, with considerable effects on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In this paper, we use stock market data to investigate the degree to which investors have reassessed their valuations of rent seeking activities following the protests. READ MORE