The Institute is ARC's research arm and social impact engine. We elevate Asian schools of thought and overlooked voices, forecast emerging trends and how they land across the region, and build an evidence base that informs policy, practice and public debate.
Long-term programmes exploring how work is changing across Asia, and who risks being left out.
A longitudinal study tracking workforce inclusion in Hong Kong from 1970 to 2025, bringing decades of data together into a single picture of how inclusion and inequality have changed.
Where the Baseline shows what the data captures, this programme examines what it leaves out: LGBTQ+ experience, ethnic minority representation and disability inclusion, where reporting across Asia is often inconsistent or missing.
THE STUDIO
The Studio helps organisations act on the Institute's research through workshops, consulting and bespoke research.