Maggie Lau
Biographic Data
| ID | 3675292 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maggie Lau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maggie |
| FAMILY NAME | Lau |
| SIGNATURE | LAU M |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8828-150X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 85 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Housing opportunities and family reciprocity
With sustained house price inflation in recent decades undermining the capacities of many younger people to form independent households, intergenerational relations have intensified, with increasing pressure on parents to assist their offspring, especially in supporting homebuying. This paper examines realignment between generations around transfers and the role of housing systems, policies and practices therein. Whilst recent research emphasises…
Subjective Poverty, Family Support and Health-Related Well-Being of School-Aged Children in Single-Parent Households in Ghana
This study expands ongoing inquiry and debates on the influence of single-parent households on child health outcomes, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the phenomenon is rapidly increasing. It examines how conventional (i.e., access to money for children—conceived as experience of poverty—, family support, and experience of social isolation) and contemporary (i.e., health literacy) factors shape the health-related we…
Social context of school satisfaction among primary and secondary school children in Hong Kong
Labour market experience, educational attainment and self-reported happiness
Recent literature on education and work well recognises the ‘crowding-out perspective’ of how higher education expansion impacts the labour market experience of young people with different educational levels. However, the relationship between the labour market experience and young people’s self-reported happiness remains less well understood. This paper examines whether a ‘crowding out’ effect occurs amongst post-secondary degree-holders on the s…
The Mediating Role of Social Capital in the Relationship Between Hong Kong Children’s Socioeconomic Status and Subjective Well-Being
Personal income, local communities and happiness in a rich global city
The importance of individuals’ social environment as an explanation for the ‘happiness-income paradox’, but also accounting for the negative relationship between income inequality and subjective well-being in macro-comparative perspective is now widely recognized. At the same time, however, debates are still ongoing about the specific role local communities play in moderating the relationship between personal income and subjective well-being. Thi…
Children's and adults' perceptions of child necessities in Hong Kong
There is growing interest in child poverty and well‐being in East Asia. However, empirical studies predominantly adopt “expert‐led” measures (such as adult‐derived child deprivation measures), which usually assume that parents or guardians provide reliable reports about all their children's needs and that the allocation of household resources is effectively equal across all members. Studies of child poverty from a child‐rights or child‐agency per…
Deprivation is associated with worse physical and mental health beyond income poverty
Evaluating the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Hong Kong Welfare Programmes in Reducing Child Poverty
This paper examines the effectiveness and efficiency of welfare programmes that are relevant to child poverty reduction in Hong Kong. We employ data from a cross‐sectional survey of a representative sample of families, conducted in 2015 through face‐to‐face interviews. Our results indicate that all four welfare programmes were inadequate in alleviating child poverty. This was either due to the deep poverty gap to be filled or high rates of exclus…
Targeting, Universalism and Child Poverty in Hong Kong
Defamilisation measures and women's labour force participation – a comparative study of twelve countries
This paper examines the relevance of two interpretations of defamilisation (“freedom of the family” and “freedom of women from the family”) to the search for effective measures for strengthening women's participation in the paid labour market. Based on these two interpretations, two types of defamilisation measures (care-focused and women's economic) are identified. Two defamilisation indices are developed respectively covering twelve countries. …
Material Well-being, Social Relationships and Children’s Overall Life Satisfaction in Hong Kong
Including the Views of the Public in a Survey of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Hong Kong
The Quest for Sustainable Livelihoods
China's welfare system has been a typical ‘residual welfare regime’, but the economic reform and market-oriented transformations in recent decades have weakened the original well-balanced ‘residual’ and ‘needs’ pattern. Marketisation of social welfare has intensified social inequality as those who are less competitive in the market-oriented economy have encountered tremendous financial burdens in meeting their welfare needs. In order to rectify t…
Trends in Child Poverty in Hong Kong Immigrant Families
Interpersonal Relations and Subjective Well-Being among Preadolescents in China
The extent of family and school social capital promoting positive subjective well-being among primary school children in Shenzhen, China
Child Well-being in the Pacific Rim
A globalizing economy, sustainable livelihoods and equality of opportunities
This article uses the concepts of sustainable livelihoods and equality of opportunities to frame the analysis of effects of unprecedented scale of globalization and the financial and economic crises on the labour market, with severe consequences for those low-skilled workers and their dependent children in Hong Kong. Dramatic economic restructuring and social transformation have radically challenged the established structure of the welfare regime…
Changing Government Role for Socio-economic Development in Hong Kong in the Twenty-first Century
As Hong Kong is now facing economic restructuring and social problems of various kinds, it is not surprising that the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has begun to introduce new measures and policies to make the government more efficient and effective in terms of service provision and resource allocation. As notions of 'accountability' and 'value for money' are repeatedly stressed by the government, the subsequent…
Material Well-being, Social Relationships and Children’s Overall Life Satisfaction in Hong Kong
Child Well-being in the Pacific Rim
Trends in Child Poverty in Hong Kong Immigrant Families
Defamilisation measures and women's labour force participation – a comparative study of twelve countries
This paper examines the relevance of two interpretations of defamilisation (“freedom of the family” and “freedom of women from the family”) to the search for effective measures for strengthening women's participation in the paid labour market. Based on these two interpretations, two types of defamilisation measures (care-focused and women's economic) are identified. Two defamilisation indices are developed respectively covering twelve countries. …
The extent of family and school social capital promoting positive subjective well-being among primary school children in Shenzhen, China
Including the Views of the Public in a Survey of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Hong Kong
The Quest for Sustainable Livelihoods
China's welfare system has been a typical ‘residual welfare regime’, but the economic reform and market-oriented transformations in recent decades have weakened the original well-balanced ‘residual’ and ‘needs’ pattern. Marketisation of social welfare has intensified social inequality as those who are less competitive in the market-oriented economy have encountered tremendous financial burdens in meeting their welfare needs. In order to rectify t…
The Mediating Role of Social Capital in the Relationship Between Hong Kong Children’s Socioeconomic Status and Subjective Well-Being
Interpersonal Relations and Subjective Well-Being among Preadolescents in China
Targeting, Universalism and Child Poverty in Hong Kong
A globalizing economy, sustainable livelihoods and equality of opportunities
This article uses the concepts of sustainable livelihoods and equality of opportunities to frame the analysis of effects of unprecedented scale of globalization and the financial and economic crises on the labour market, with severe consequences for those low-skilled workers and their dependent children in Hong Kong. Dramatic economic restructuring and social transformation have radically challenged the established structure of the welfare regime…
Housing opportunities and family reciprocity
With sustained house price inflation in recent decades undermining the capacities of many younger people to form independent households, intergenerational relations have intensified, with increasing pressure on parents to assist their offspring, especially in supporting homebuying. This paper examines realignment between generations around transfers and the role of housing systems, policies and practices therein. Whilst recent research emphasises…
Personal income, local communities and happiness in a rich global city
The importance of individuals’ social environment as an explanation for the ‘happiness-income paradox’, but also accounting for the negative relationship between income inequality and subjective well-being in macro-comparative perspective is now widely recognized. At the same time, however, debates are still ongoing about the specific role local communities play in moderating the relationship between personal income and subjective well-being. Thi…
Children's and adults' perceptions of child necessities in Hong Kong
There is growing interest in child poverty and well‐being in East Asia. However, empirical studies predominantly adopt “expert‐led” measures (such as adult‐derived child deprivation measures), which usually assume that parents or guardians provide reliable reports about all their children's needs and that the allocation of household resources is effectively equal across all members. Studies of child poverty from a child‐rights or child‐agency per…
Changing Government Role for Socio-economic Development in Hong Kong in the Twenty-first Century
As Hong Kong is now facing economic restructuring and social problems of various kinds, it is not surprising that the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has begun to introduce new measures and policies to make the government more efficient and effective in terms of service provision and resource allocation. As notions of 'accountability' and 'value for money' are repeatedly stressed by the government, the subsequent…
Changing Government Role for Socio-economic Development in Hong Kong in the Twenty-first Century
As Hong Kong is now facing economic restructuring and social problems of various kinds, it is not surprising that the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has begun to introduce new measures and policies to make the government more efficient and effective in terms of service provision and resource allocation. As notions of 'accountability' and 'value for money' are repeatedly stressed by the government, the subsequent…
Child Well-being in the Pacific Rim
A globalizing economy, sustainable livelihoods and equality of opportunities
This article uses the concepts of sustainable livelihoods and equality of opportunities to frame the analysis of effects of unprecedented scale of globalization and the financial and economic crises on the labour market, with severe consequences for those low-skilled workers and their dependent children in Hong Kong. Dramatic economic restructuring and social transformation have radically challenged the established structure of the welfare regime…
The extent of family and school social capital promoting positive subjective well-being among primary school children in Shenzhen, China
Interpersonal Relations and Subjective Well-Being among Preadolescents in China
The Quest for Sustainable Livelihoods
China's welfare system has been a typical ‘residual welfare regime’, but the economic reform and market-oriented transformations in recent decades have weakened the original well-balanced ‘residual’ and ‘needs’ pattern. Marketisation of social welfare has intensified social inequality as those who are less competitive in the market-oriented economy have encountered tremendous financial burdens in meeting their welfare needs. In order to rectify t…
Trends in Child Poverty in Hong Kong Immigrant Families
Including the Views of the Public in a Survey of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Hong Kong
Material Well-being, Social Relationships and Children’s Overall Life Satisfaction in Hong Kong
Defamilisation measures and women's labour force participation – a comparative study of twelve countries
This paper examines the relevance of two interpretations of defamilisation (“freedom of the family” and “freedom of women from the family”) to the search for effective measures for strengthening women's participation in the paid labour market. Based on these two interpretations, two types of defamilisation measures (care-focused and women's economic) are identified. Two defamilisation indices are developed respectively covering twelve countries. …
Deprivation is associated with worse physical and mental health beyond income poverty
Evaluating the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Hong Kong Welfare Programmes in Reducing Child Poverty
This paper examines the effectiveness and efficiency of welfare programmes that are relevant to child poverty reduction in Hong Kong. We employ data from a cross‐sectional survey of a representative sample of families, conducted in 2015 through face‐to‐face interviews. Our results indicate that all four welfare programmes were inadequate in alleviating child poverty. This was either due to the deep poverty gap to be filled or high rates of exclus…
Targeting, Universalism and Child Poverty in Hong Kong
Personal income, local communities and happiness in a rich global city
The importance of individuals’ social environment as an explanation for the ‘happiness-income paradox’, but also accounting for the negative relationship between income inequality and subjective well-being in macro-comparative perspective is now widely recognized. At the same time, however, debates are still ongoing about the specific role local communities play in moderating the relationship between personal income and subjective well-being. Thi…
Children's and adults' perceptions of child necessities in Hong Kong
There is growing interest in child poverty and well‐being in East Asia. However, empirical studies predominantly adopt “expert‐led” measures (such as adult‐derived child deprivation measures), which usually assume that parents or guardians provide reliable reports about all their children's needs and that the allocation of household resources is effectively equal across all members. Studies of child poverty from a child‐rights or child‐agency per…
Labour market experience, educational attainment and self-reported happiness
Recent literature on education and work well recognises the ‘crowding-out perspective’ of how higher education expansion impacts the labour market experience of young people with different educational levels. However, the relationship between the labour market experience and young people’s self-reported happiness remains less well understood. This paper examines whether a ‘crowding out’ effect occurs amongst post-secondary degree-holders on the s…
The Mediating Role of Social Capital in the Relationship Between Hong Kong Children’s Socioeconomic Status and Subjective Well-Being
Social context of school satisfaction among primary and secondary school children in Hong Kong
Subjective Poverty, Family Support and Health-Related Well-Being of School-Aged Children in Single-Parent Households in Ghana
This study expands ongoing inquiry and debates on the influence of single-parent households on child health outcomes, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the phenomenon is rapidly increasing. It examines how conventional (i.e., access to money for children—conceived as experience of poverty—, family support, and experience of social isolation) and contemporary (i.e., health literacy) factors shape the health-related we…
Housing opportunities and family reciprocity
With sustained house price inflation in recent decades undermining the capacities of many younger people to form independent households, intergenerational relations have intensified, with increasing pressure on parents to assist their offspring, especially in supporting homebuying. This paper examines realignment between generations around transfers and the role of housing systems, policies and practices therein. Whilst recent research emphasises…
Economic growth (14 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Economics (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Geography (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Poverty (9 works) · Demographic economics (7 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works)