A rough attempt to use cognitive mapping to explore "the covid-19 impacts on housing affordability [HK]"

A rough attempt to use cognitive mapping to explore "the covid-19 impacts on housing affordability [HK]". The purpose is to demonstrate how to support exploratory reflection and learning on the topic for doing Housing Research Methods assignment for my students.

I have produced a rough sketch of my [partial] impression on the the topic of "the covid-19 impacts on housing affordability [HK]" in the form of a cognitive map, as follows:

The cognitive map items are as follows:

Item 1. Impacts due to covid-19

Item 2. Impact of the lock-down policy

Item 3. Impacts on the service sector, notably on tourism

Item 4. Impact on consumer behavior

Item 5. Impact of labor supply

Item 6. Impact on work-from-home practice

Item 7. Disruption to supply chain

Item 8. Burden on government spending

Item 9. Impact on inflation rate

Item 10. Impact on building [e.g. house] construction

Item 11. Impact on GDP

Item 12. Impact on interest rate

Item 13. Impact on house supply

Item 14. Impact on house demand

Item 15. Impact on housing affordability

Students should construct their own cognitive map in response to more specific research project scope, e.g. with regard to a specific district and/or social group. There should be some preliminary research efforts, e.g. desk research, to inform the cognitive map construction by the students.