Aims:

To enable students

  1. to know and understand fundamental economic concepts and theories;
  2. to apply such concepts and theories to explain real world situations, especially the Hong Kong economy and its relations with China and the rest of the world ; 
  3. to understand and interpret economic information presented in various forms; 
  4. to acquire the basic tools of economic analysis; 
  5. to analyze economic issues; 
  6. to evaluate arguments, proposals and policies from different perspectives and make informed judgments


Compulsory Part 


1. Basic Economic Concepts 
2. Firms and Production 
3. Market and Price 
4 Competition and Market Structure 
5. Efficiency, Equity and the Role of Government 
6. Measurement of Economic Performance 
7. National Income Determination and Price Level 
8. Money and Banking 
9. Macroeconomic Problems and Policies 
10. International Trade and Finance

 

Elective Part 


Elective 1 : Monopoly Pricing, Anti-Competitive Behaviour and Competition Policy
OR Elective 2 : Extension of Trade Theory, Economic Growth and Development