Laboratory for Public Management & Policy (LaMP)

About LaMP

The Laboratory for Public Management & Policy (LaMP) is a community of scholars studying public administration, management, and policy in the Department of Public and International Affairs at City University of Hong Kong. LaMP's activities are centered on three key themes:

LAB: Learning About Behavior LaMP has been one of the pioneers of experimental research in public administration. Currently, LaMP again pushes the envelope by supporting creative laboratory and "lab-in-the-field" experiments. On April 1, 2026, we hosted a well-attended workshop, Experimental Public Management Research at a Crossroads that stimulated good debates about raising the standards of experimental research in the field going forward.

ACT: Anti-Corruption and Transparency LaMP supports behavioral and experimental work on anti-corruption as well as governmental and research transparency. On April 13, we will host an international workshop featuring some of the best new research in this area: Innovations in Anti-Corruption Research.

GAIN: Governance, Artificial Intelligence, and Norms LaMP supports innovative research on the ongoing adoption of artifical intelligence in public services and evolving regulation.

With a focus on these three themes, LaMP's primary aim is to foster rigorous research to enhance the performance of public services. Beyond this, LaMP members have been helping to shape the research agenda in public administration and management through rigorous reviews and syntheses of the scholarly literature and evidence base.

Graduate Studies

LaMP has talented and enthusiastic student members. There are opportunities for PhD research funded through the Department of Public and International Affairs, the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, and several joint PhD programs. Further enquiries can be made through the School of Graduate Studies. From time to time, Master's students studying in the Master of Arts in Public Policy and Management (MAPPM) also gain valuable research experience in LaMP!

Learn more about LaMP from some of our wonderful alumni, who we brought back in May 2023 for LaMP's ten-year anniversary:

Laboratory Facility

LaMP's laboratory facility in the Li Building has space for experiments involving a handful of subjects at a time. It is an integral part of the cutting-edge research conducted by the CityU research cluster on Brain, Behavior and Society (CUBBS).

International Collaboration and Leadership

LaMP members have strong international collaborative relationships, serve as editors and associate editors of several of the leading journals in the field, and contribute strongly to the International Research Society on Public Management through Special Interest Group leadership positions.

Workshops and Seminars

We look forward to an exciting 2026, with workshops and seminars focused on LaMP's three key themes!

News

We are pleased to host an international workshop on April 13, 2026: Innovations in Anti-Corruption Research.