Economics

This course is an introduction to market design, a field of economics focusing on designing markets and mechanisms to allocate resources efficiently. The course covers various topics, including auction theory, matching markets, school choice, and kidney exchange. The course also explores the theoretical foundations of market design and examines how market design principles can be applied to real-world problems.    

Course requirements: basic game theory (keywords: (Bayes) Nash equilibrium, dominant strategy) and microeconomics.

This course systematically introduces the main contents and methodologies of behavioral economics, discusses its process of development, and its mutually reinforcing relationship with neoclassical economics. This course will tell how people systematically deviate from rational assumptions in real decision-making based on a large number of laboratory experiments, field experiments, and empirical evidence.

This course introduces basic corporate finance principles and applies an analytical framework to examine important financial decisions faced by financial managers. We analyze how well-crafted decisions can generate lasting values impact. Course topics include: net present value and capital budgeting; valuing bonds; valuing stocks; financing investment; company valuation; mergers and acquisitions; Initial public offerings; options and dynamic hedging; and corporate governance. 

The Financial Technology (Fintech) course aims to explore the intersection of finance and technology, enhancing the efficiency and innovation capacity of financial services through the application of emerging technologies. The course covers the following key areas:

1. Overview of Financial Technology
2. Big Data Technology
3. Cloud Computing Technology
4. Blockchain Technology
5. Artificial Intelligence Technology
6. Practical Cases and Applications
7. Practical Skills Development

This course examines the economic foundations of managerial decision-making. Topics include the supply-demand model, empirical analysis of demand, consumer choice, production and costs, the organization of the firm, market structure, pricing, game theory, uncertainty, information, the agency problem, and market failure.

This course examines the major issues and sectors of the Hong Kong economy. It combines economic analysis, institutional arrangements, policies, and current public concerns. The course begins with a brief review and highlights of Hong Kong’s economic development. It then goes on to the following areas: the monetary system and exchange rate regime, banking and finance, external trade and investment, the fiscal budget, the labor market, income distribution, and regional integration. 

This course is an economic analysis of various environmental issues, including sustainable development, quality of life, and environmental impacts of specific industrial and consumption activities. It covers the design and implementation of government policies, and global environmental effects of human economic activity.

This course examines key concepts and debates in contemporary international business, covering a range of topics including a critical deconstruction of the term globalization; the national and supranational alignment and divergence of political, economic, and legal systems; the complexities and nuances of international trade, including import, export, and countertrade, It includes foreign direct investment patterns and strategies; international finance and accounting; organizational structures for international businesses; market entry; global production; and, global complications in human resource management.

In this course, students gain a fundamental understanding of the functioning of international energy markets and perform sound analyses on energy markets. Students learn about the national and international transport and consumption of the main energy sources. Topics also include external costs and steering instruments, insights into newest developments, and how to do cost accounting and capital budgeting with respect to energy economics.