Course List
ECON2033 Introduction to Empirical Economics
实证经济学导论
Empirical economics incorporates an endless spectrum of theories and methods to extract information from the data. This course serves as an introduction to applications of empirical methods in business and economics. The students will become familiar with how to interpret basic descriptive statistics, probability distributions, point and interval estimations, statistical inference, forecasting, and simple linear regression analysis. We will focus on concepts and practice, keeping aside as much of the analytics and the theoretical background of the methods as possible.
Check DetailsECON3023 Asia-Pacific Economies
亚太经济
This course aims to introduce to students a general survey of economic development in the Asia Pacific region. It is designed to help students to be familiarised with economic affairs and equip themselves with basic analytical tools for tackling economic issues in the region. Socio-economic factors and changes in the global environment that have given rise to the East Asian miracle and the subsequent financial crisis in 1997 will be carefully analysed. Emphasis will be placed on the understanding of economic problems in the real world. Interested students from business, social sciences and journalism should find no difficulty in understanding the reference materials.
Check DetailsECON3033 Hong Kong Economy
香港经济
This course aims to introduce to students both the state and the running of the Hong Kong economy. It also attempts to show what are the major problems facing Hong Kong’s economy and how Hong Kong should deal with these problems. Especially, the competition from the Pan‐Pearl River Delta region and how Hong Kong’s economy should be integrated into this region will be carefully discussed. The course also intends to teach students how to apply basic economic theories to the real world analysis of the Hong Kong economy.
Check DetailsECON3043 Money and Banking
货币银行学
This course is organised to help student understand both the money and financial system and its economics effects on their lives. The students will learn from this course the five core principles of money and banking, i.e. (1) Time has value; (2) Risk requires compensation; (3) Information is the basis for decisions; (4) Markets determine prices and allocate resources; and (5) Stability improves welfare. This course also aims at providing students with a general understanding of the banking industry and the importance of an efficient banking industry to the working of a market economy. It examines the structure of the banking industry, the role of the central bank, and the basic functions of commercial banks. This course also discusses the products being offered by the banks and the methods in analysing the performance of a typical commercial bank, as well the credit analysis and credit control of bank customers. Recent developments of banking regulations and capital adequacy will be discussed, particularly the Basel II and the CAMELS rating of the U.S.
Check DetailsECON3053 Foundations of Chinese Economy
中国经济概论
This course aims to introduce students with the basic features of the Chinese economic system and its performance since 1949, with emphasis on its post-1978 reform period. The institutional reforms in various sectors and the gradual open-up of the economy will be analysed in detail. After taking this course, the students are expected to understand why China was successful in maintaining a high economic growth in the past two decades and what challenges it will be facing in the future.
Check DetailsECON3073 Games and Economic Decisions
博弈与经济决策
This course aims to introduce students to the field of game theory and strategic thinking. The course will cover topics such as Nash Equilibrium, Mixed Strategies Equilibrium, Bayesian Games, Repeated Games, and Bargaining. The course will enhance students’ logical thinking skills which will be beneficial for their daily life and their future professional careers.
Check DetailsECON3083 Mathematical Economics II
数理经济学 II
This course aims to introduce economics students to more advanced mathematical methods which are commonly used in economics literature. The topics covered will be linear algebra, integration, second-order differential equations, second-order difference equations, calculus of variations, control theory, discrete time optimisation, and topology. The course will provide solid mathematical foundations to students for further studies in economics.
Check DetailsECON3113 Linear Algebra for Economics and Finance
线性代数及其经济与财务应用
This course introduces the theory and technics of matrices, vector space, and liner programming, as well as their applications in economic models. After studying this course, students will have a better mastery of knowledge in linear algebra. With extensive examples and application in economic and financial areas, it will help them in studying economical and finance courses currently and in the future.
Check DetailsECON3123 Calculus for Economics and Finance
微积分及其经济与财务应用
This course introduces necessary mathematical ideas and techniques in single variable calculus and their basic applications in economics and finance, so that students can study economics and finance courses smoothly. With extensive examples of application in economic and financial areas, it also provides the foundation for more advanced economics and finance studies.
Check DetailsECON4003 Economic and Business Forecasting
经济及商业预测
This course aims to introduce quantitative methods and techniques for time series modelling, analysis, and forecasting of economic and business data. Topics include time series properties of fluctuation, cycle, seasonality, trend, unit roots tests for stationary. Models such as autoregressive and distribution lags, moving average and exponential smoothing, ARIMA, ARCH and GRACH, Transfer Function and Intervention models will be discussed with both statistical theory and practical methods of model building and analysis. Emphasis will also be put on the applications in economic and business related areas.
Check DetailsECON4013 Industrial Organisation
产业组织
The objective of this course is to equip students with the analytical skills of helping a firm to make an optimising strategy. Through studying various market structures and environments, students will learn the firms’ optimal decisions, such as pricing decisions, production decisions, location decisions, merging decisions, and outsourcing decisions, etc. Other than studying from the perspectives of firms, students will also learn what policies and regulations a government should introduce in order to promote competition and increase welfare of the whole economy.
Check DetailsECON4023 Labour Economics
劳动经济学
This course aims to provide an understanding of the labour market in an economy. It seeks to describe, theorise, and analyse the behaviour of the labour market. Issues of investment in human capital (education and on-the-job training), wage differentials and discrimination are discussed. Applications of concepts and theories in the area of human resources and personnel economics (labour turnover, labour mobility and incentive pay schemes) are also presented. To enhance the understanding and the application of labour economics theories, training on data analysis and knowledge of analytical tools are provided. This course will provide the theoretical and technical training in economics helpful for students aspiring for positions in business, government, or other social organisations.
Check DetailsECON4033 Money and Finance in China
中国金融及财政
This course aims at fostering an understanding of the functions and the administration of money and finance in Mainland China, and their impact on the economy at both the micro and the macro levels. Fiscal, monetary and exchange rate systems will be analysed from optimality as well as policy viewpoints. The developments of the post-1979 and post-1994 financial reforms and their policy implications will be emphasised. Financial relations between the Mainland and Hong Kong will also be investigated.
Check DetailsECON4043 Public Finance
财政学
This course aims to provide an understanding of the public sector in an economy. It seeks to describe, theorise, and analyse the economics of the public sector. Fiscal objectives, instruments and constraints, as well as concepts and theories of public finance will be discussed, mainly from a positive perspective. Considerations will also be given to the economic impacts due to political interactions of interest groups. The analytical tools, models and applications to the real world public sector problems are emphasised. This course will provide the theoretical and technical training in economics helpful for students aspiring for positions in business, government, or other social organisations.
Check DetailsECON4053 Development Economics
发展经济学
This course aims to introduce students (particularly undergraduate students majoring in economics) to the field of development economics. The course will explore key issues in development economics, such as growth theories, roles of technology, urbanisation, human capital, health, roles of government, poverty, income inequality, sustainable development, and financing for development. The course will put special emphasis on the related issues of developing economies and of under-developed economies. The course will enable students’ to understand the issues of development economics in a comprehensive manner, and will enable students to actively participate in the public discussions. To see how the theories are employed in real life scenarios, case studies will be employed.
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