Dr. Keith Jin Deng Chan specializes in applying economic and game theory to the optimal design of governance mechanisms. His work is inherently interdisciplinary, bridging economics with science, policy, finance, law, ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of science. His research has been published in leading international journals, including Games and Economic Behavior, Business Strategy and the Environment, and Technology in Society. received He currently serves as a member of the China Technical Expert Group under the IPSF Taxonomy Working Group. His research has also provided insights to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in the formulation of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.

Research Themes under ENVR

• Sustainable Finance and Net Zero Solutions

Research Areas

• Sustainable finance taxonomies
• Net-zero transition credibility
• Corporate greenwashing

Research Interests

• Environmental economics
• Economic theory
• Game theory

Research Projects

• Adaptation finance for emerging markets
• Economics of decarbonization commitments
• Greenwashing risks in corporate green bond markets

Publications

Representative Publications

• Chan, K.J.D.*, and Liao, V.Y. (2025). Sustainability Commitment, Environmental Achievement, and Green Bond Premium. Journal of Environmental Management, 392, 126875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126875 (impact factor 8.4)
• Chan, K.J.D.*, Lau, P.C.C., and Mok, L.W. (2025). Leakage in the Common Ground: How Misalignment in Sustainable Finance Taxonomies Impacts Cross-Border Capital Flows. Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment, 15(3), 688–713. https://doi.org/10.1080/20430795.2025.2481954 (acceptance rate 6%, impact factor 4.3)
• Chan, K.J.D.* (2025). Inefficiency in a Frictionless Market. Games and Economic Behavior, 151, 59-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2025.02.011 (acceptance rate 15%, top field journal in game theory)
• Chan, K.J.D.*, Cheung, B., and Shen, L.Y. (2024). An Economic Foundation for Assessing the Credibility of Corporate Net Zero Transition Pathways. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(8), 8868–8881. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3951 (acceptance rate 8%; impact factor 12.5)
• Papyshev, G.*, and Chan, K.J.D. (2024). Fugazi Regulation for AI: Strategic Tolerance for Ethics Washing. AI & Society: Knowledge, Culture and Communication, 40, 3475–3486 (2025). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00146-024-02084-x (impact factor 4.7)
• Chan, K.J.D.*, Papyshev, G., and Yarime, M. (2024). Balancing the Tradeoff between Regulation and Innovation for Artificial Intelligence: An Analysis of Top-down Command and Control and Bottom-up Self-Regulatory Approaches. Technology in Society, 102747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102747 (impact factor 10.1)
• Wong, K.Y., Chan, W.W., Gu, D., Yu, J.Z., Wong, T.W., Chan, K.J.D., and Lau, A.K.H.* (2023). Characterization of Toxic Air Pollutants in Hong Kong, China: Long-term Trends and Health Risk Assessments. Atmospheric Environment, 314, 12029. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231023005551 (impact factor 5.0) 

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