Economics

This course explores the relations between international politics and international relations; perspectives on international political/economic relations; the post-war economic order and its impact on African countries; globalization and the developing world.

This course introduces economic perspectives and methods in order to analyze problems in environmental protection and resource utilization, policy, measures, and institutional arrangements. This course starts from the concept of economics, introducing corresponding analysis models, and conducting in-depth discussions in conjunction with latest cutting-edge research results.

This course examines the organization, structure, and performance of the economy of mainland China. It focuses on the institutional structure of the economy on the micro level, on the changing economic system including the roles of planning and markets, on government economic strategy and policies, and on outcomes with respect to industrialization, the distribution of activity among sectors, economic growth, income distribution, and welfare. The pre-reform period receives attention in its own right, but especially as it influences developments in the market-oriented reform period since 1978. Topics covered include rural and urban development, industrial strategy and planning, economic reform, agriculture, industry, and international trade and investment.

Game theory is a pillar of modern economics. It also plays an ever-increasing role in other social sciences as law and politics, and in natural science as biology. This course is an introduction to game theory, its basic concepts and analytical methods. It examines the ability of using game theory to observe economic behavior and phenomenon in the real world. Course topics include: games with sequential moves; simultaneous-move games with pure strategies; combining sequential and simultaneous moves; simultaneous-move games with mixed strategies; uncertainty and information; strategic moves; The Prisoners' Dilemma; collective-action games; evolutionary games; and bargaining. 

This course examines the basic theories, characteristics, and problems of industrial economics; the competition and strategic interaction between industries and enterprises; non cooperative game theory; and structure behavior performance (SCP).