Professor KK Tang
Professor

KK Tang

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Background

Main research interests include development and health economics. Current research topics include mental health, health inequality, income insecurity, inequality in opportunity, mortality uncertainty.

Availability

Professor KK Tang is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Applied economics Economics Health economics

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Hong Kong
  • Postgraduate Diploma, Macquarie University
  • Masters (Coursework), Australian National University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University

Research interests

  • Applied Economics

  • Health Economics

Search Professor KK Tang’s works on UQ eSpace

114 works between 1998 and 2025
All (114) Journal Article (64) Book Chapter (6) Conference Publication (16) Other Outputs (27) Edited Outputs (1)

1 - 20 of 114 works

2025

Journal Article

Housing insecurity, financial hardship and mental health

Ludlow, Timothy, Fooken, Jonas, Rose, Christiern and Tang, Kam Ki (2025). Housing insecurity, financial hardship and mental health. Economics and Human Biology, 57 101475, 101475-57. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101475

Housing insecurity, financial hardship and mental health

2023

Journal Article

Out-of-pocket expenditure, need, utilisation, and private health insurance in the Australian healthcare system

Ludlow, Timothy, Fooken, Jonas, Rose, Christiern and Tang, Kam Ki (2023). Out-of-pocket expenditure, need, utilisation, and private health insurance in the Australian healthcare system. International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 24 (1), 33-56. doi: 10.1007/s10754-023-09362-z

Out-of-pocket expenditure, need, utilisation, and private health insurance in the Australian healthcare system

2023

Journal Article

Cognitive and non-cognitive traits and the intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic inequality

Rohde, Nicholas, Trivedi, Pravin, Tang, K.K. and Rao, Prasada (2023). Cognitive and non-cognitive traits and the intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic inequality. Journal of Economic Psychology, 97 102635, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.joep.2023.102635

Cognitive and non-cognitive traits and the intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic inequality

2023

Journal Article

It takes a village: using a trading game to teach economics

Bonner, Suzanne, Tang, K. K. and Yeo, Terence (2023, 03 09). It takes a village: using a trading game to teach economics THE Campus

It takes a village: using a trading game to teach economics

2023

Journal Article

Spillover effects of retirement: does health vulnerability matter?

Byrne, Dominic, Kwak, Do Won, Tang, Kam Ki and Yazbeck, Myra (2023). Spillover effects of retirement: does health vulnerability matter?. Economics and Human Biology, 48 101211, 101211. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101211

Spillover effects of retirement: does health vulnerability matter?

2022

Journal Article

Poor job conditions amplify negative mental health shocks

Jung, Dain, Kwak, Do Won, Tang, Kam Ki and Yazbeck, Myra (2022). Poor job conditions amplify negative mental health shocks. Labour Economics, 79 102257, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102257

Poor job conditions amplify negative mental health shocks

2022

Journal Article

Repeated quizzing of basic mathematics concepts to improve grades in economics classes

Leggett, Jack, Morgan, Bryan and Tang, Kam Ki (2022). Repeated quizzing of basic mathematics concepts to improve grades in economics classes. The Journal of Economic Education, 53 (4), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/00220485.2022.2111386

Repeated quizzing of basic mathematics concepts to improve grades in economics classes

2022

Journal Article

Remaking China's global image with the belt and road initiative: is the jury out?

Qi, Jianhong, Tang, Kam Ki, Yin, Da and Zhao, Yong (2022). Remaking China's global image with the belt and road initiative: is the jury out?. Journal of Contemporary China, 32 (141), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/10670564.2022.2090105

Remaking China's global image with the belt and road initiative: is the jury out?

2020

Journal Article

Private information and misinformation in subjective life expectancy

Chen, Dong, Petrie, Dennis, Tang, Kam and Wu, Dongjie (2020). Private information and misinformation in subjective life expectancy. Social Indicators Research, 152 (3), 1061-1083. doi: 10.1007/s11205-020-02469-7

Private information and misinformation in subjective life expectancy

2020

Journal Article

Welfare-based income insecurity in the us and germany: evidence from harmonized panel data

Rohde, Nicholas, Tang, Kam Ki, D'Ambrosio, Conchita, Osberg, Lars and Rao, Prasada (2020). Welfare-based income insecurity in the us and germany: evidence from harmonized panel data. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 176, 226-243. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2020.04.023

Welfare-based income insecurity in the us and germany: evidence from harmonized panel data

2018

Journal Article

Class attendance and learning outcome

Kwak, Do Won, Sherwood, Carl and Tang, Kam Ki (2018). Class attendance and learning outcome. Empirical Economics, 57 (1), 1-27. doi: 10.1007/s00181-018-1434-7

Class attendance and learning outcome

2018

Journal Article

The trade effects of tariffs and non-tariff changes of preferential trade agreements

Cheong, Juyoung, Kwak, Do Wan and Tang, Kam Ki (2018). The trade effects of tariffs and non-tariff changes of preferential trade agreements. Economic Modelling, 70, 370-382. doi: 10.1016/j.econmod.2017.08.011

The trade effects of tariffs and non-tariff changes of preferential trade agreements

2018

Journal Article

Tutor selection process and student learning experience

Sherwood, Carl, Tang, Kam Ki, Yin, Zi and Phan, Le Hoa (2018). Tutor selection process and student learning experience. Australasian Journal of Economics Education, 15 (1), 8-28.

Tutor selection process and student learning experience

2018

Book Chapter

Economic insecurity: theoretical approaches

Rohde, Nicholas and Tang, Kam Ki (2018). Economic insecurity: theoretical approaches. Handbook of research on economic and social well-being. (pp. 300-315) edited by Conchita D’Ambrosio. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781781953716.00018

Economic insecurity: theoretical approaches

2017

Journal Article

Retirement saving and mental health in China

Chen, Dong, Petrie, Dennis, Tang, Kam and Wu, Dongjie (2017). Retirement saving and mental health in China. Health Promotion International, 33 (5), 801-811. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dax029

Retirement saving and mental health in China

2017

Journal Article

Is it vulnerability or economic insecurity that matters for health?

Rohde, Nicholas, Tang, Kam Ki, Osberg, Lars and Rao, D. S. Prasada (2017). Is it vulnerability or economic insecurity that matters for health?. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 134, 307-319. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2016.12.010

Is it vulnerability or economic insecurity that matters for health?

2017

Other Outputs

The Trade Effects of Tariffs and Non-Tariff Changes of Preferential Trade Agreements

Cheong, Juyoung, Kwak, Won and Tang, Kam Ki (2017). The Trade Effects of Tariffs and Non-Tariff Changes of Preferential Trade Agreements. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3016161

The Trade Effects of Tariffs and Non-Tariff Changes of Preferential Trade Agreements

2017

Conference Publication

Whom should (still) attend lectures and tutorials?

Kwak, Do Won, Sherwood, Carl and Tang, Kam Ki (2017). Whom should (still) attend lectures and tutorials?. OZCOTS , Canberra, ACT, Australia, 8-9 December 2016.

Whom should (still) attend lectures and tutorials?

2016

Journal Article

The self-reinforcing dynamics of economic insecurity and obesity

Rohde, Nicholas, Tang, K. K. and Osberg, Lars (2016). The self-reinforcing dynamics of economic insecurity and obesity. Applied Economics, 49 (17), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2016.1223826

The self-reinforcing dynamics of economic insecurity and obesity

2016

Journal Article

The effect of economic insecurity on mental health: recent evidence from Australian panel data

Rohde, Nicholas, Tang, K. K., Osberg, Lars and Rao, Prasada (2016). The effect of economic insecurity on mental health: recent evidence from Australian panel data. Social Science and Medicine, 151, 250-258. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.12.014

The effect of economic insecurity on mental health: recent evidence from Australian panel data

Past funding

  • 2017 - 2018
    Use of the public hospital system by private patients: motivations and implications
    Queensland Treasury Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Inequality of Opportunity in Australia
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Income insecurity in Australia: who is feeling the pinch and why?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Lifelong Education and Health Investment: Implications for Life Expectancy, Economic Growth and Public Policy
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005
    An Empirical Investigation of the Sources and Channels of Technology Spillovers
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Organizational Structure and Tournament Between Employees
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Shanghai as an International Financial Centre
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Optimal Employee Turnover Rate
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Economic modeling of property markets
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

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