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Economics & Finance

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES (BA DEGREE PROGRAMME)

ECON 103 Basic Microeconomics
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course is designed to offer a broad coverage of microeconomic principles essential
to an understanding of the economic activities of households, business organizations and
governments. It also equips students with the ability to apply microeconomic theory to critically
analyse and evaluate social issues from economic perspectives.

ECON 104 Basic Macroeconomics
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course aims at equipping students with the understanding of the principles and
concepts of macroeconomics. The structure of the course follows a standard pattern including
topics like fiscal policy, monetary policy, economic growth, open economy and business
cycles. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to acquire a well-balanced
foundation for evaluating macroeconomic issues.

ECON 113 Mathematics for Economics and Finance
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course aims to provide first year students a quantitative foundation in mathematics
for business and economic analysis, equip students with knowledge in various quantitative
techniques applicable to economic and business problems and enable students to interpret
the analytical results.

ECON 114 Economic Statistics
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course aims to provide students with a broad overview of statistics with specific
emphasis on preparing them for the Year 2 Econometrics course.

ECON 203 Intermediate Microeconomics
1 Term; 3 Credits

The course aims to offer an in-depth treatment of microeconomic theory in order to
explore the relationship between economics analysis and human behaviours. It also equips
students with the ability to apply concepts to analyse and resolve real-world economic issues.

ECON 204 Intermediate Macroeconomics
1 Term; 3 Credits

This course aims to use economic models to develop students’ understanding of the
nature of macroeconomics at the intermediate level and the role of fiscal and monetary
policies in the economic system. Apart from standard topics like rational expectation,
behavioural foundation, unemployment and inflation, the course also follows modern
approaches to place substantial weight on economic growth and international political

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