Post on 17-Jun-2018
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Today, Hong Kong is an international financial centre.
The study of Economics, not only improves your understanding of our economy
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but also prepares you for studying university courses in Business, Politics and Law!
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Aims
To know basic economic theories e.g. Supply & Demand, Economic Growth
and Trade Theory To understand economic issues in HK
e.g., Inflation, Wealth Gap, Linked exchange rate
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Microeconomics1. Scarcity & Competition
LV Bags, Benz, Diamond Ability to pay
Bus SeatFirst-come First-served
University PlaceExam result
Topics
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2. Demand, Supply and Price
- Why does the price of vegetable fall??- Because the news of poisonous
vegetable orA good harvest of vegetable?
- Supply-Demand diagram is powerful!
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3. Ownership: Listed Company
4. Integration (takeover) /
- Cathay Pacific Airways took over Dragonair
- Neway + California Red
5. Equity:
Gini Coefficient ()
Why is there a wide gap between the rich and poor in HK??
Is it fair to give every adult $6000??
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Macroeconomics--- Policy Making1. GDP
Which country is the richest one? How to measure the economic growth?
2. Inflation and Unemployment
Use AS-AD model to explain.
If you were the government, how to solve these problems?
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3. Government tax revenue and public expenditure
Types of Tax in HK; should we
introduce sales tax?
4. Money and Banking
Functions of Bank,
Monetary Policy (QE1;QE2
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5. International trade 6. Exchange rate systems
Appreciation of RMB Linked Exchange Rate
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Elective 2: Trade Theory & Economic Growth
Trade Theory
Globalization ()
Factors affecting economic growth.
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HKDSE Economics
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Paper 1MC Questions
Paper 2Short and Structured Questions
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No SBA for you!!!
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Prospect of Studying Economics
-Bank Economists-Stock Analysts-Investment Adviser-Economics Teacher -Nobel Prize Winner!!!!!!!(US$1 million)
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Those were the days, they were Economics students!
Jeremy Lin..
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For any enquiries, please contact
Mr. Cheung Chi Hing
Thank you!
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