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Microeconomics (BE)

 

Lecture

Topics

Websites

L1

Basic Economic Problems

 

 

Frequent surfing on local newspaper-on- web, with special attention on particular issues relating to economic problems. 

 

Economics Places (Parkin's Economics)

 

Biz/Ed website

Economics Materials

Internet Resources -Micro

Internet Resources - Macro

 

 

Tutor2u (AS & A Level)

Tutor2u (GCSE)

 

 

Digital Economists

 

Centipedia

 

 

Wikipedia - Free Encyclopedia (Economics)

 

L2

Demand & Supply

L3

Demand Elasticity & Effects

L4

Supply Elasticity &

Effects

L5

Utility & Demand

L6

Short Run Costs

L7

Long Run Costs, Revenue & Profit Maximization

L8

Perfect Competition

L9

Monopoly

L10

Oligopoly

L11

Monopolistic

Competition

L12

Factor Markets & Factor Prices

L13

Labour, Capital and Land Market

 

Macroeconomics (BE)

 

Lecture

Topics

Websites

L14

Circular flow of income

Introduction to GDP, GNP and BOP Statistics (Census and Statistics)

 

Understanding the Concept of GNP and GDP

  

Retail Sales Statistics

 

National Income (GDP Vs GNP)

  

L15

National

Income

 

L16

Aggregate

Expenditure

- Ditto -

L17

Expenditure Multipliers

- Ditto -

L18

Fiscal Policy

2003-04 Government Budget

2004-05 Government Budget

2005-06 Government Budget

2006-07 Government Budget

 

Public Accounts Statistics

 

L19

Money

Money (HKMA)

 

New Hong Kong Banknotes

 

Central Bank website

 

 

L20

Deposit

Creation

L21

Monetary Policy

Monetary (HKMA)

 

Guide to HK Monetary and Banking Terms (HKMA)

 

L22

Unemployment

Labour (Census and Statistics)

 

Population (Census and Statistics)

 

Labour Department - Employment Services

 

Employees Retraining Board

 

Retraining Institutions

 

SCMP Classified Post Online

 

L23

Inflation

What is Consumer Price Index ? (Census and Statistics)

 

Household Expenditure Survey

 

Price (Census and Statistics)

 

L24

International Trade

External Trade (Census and Statistics)

 

TDC

 

Trade Relations

 

L25

Balance of Payments

Introduction to GDP, GNP and BOP Statistics (Census and Statistics)

 

A Brief Guide to BOP (Census and Statistics)

 

Uses of BOP Statistics (Census and Statistics)

 

Data Sources for Compiling BOP Statistics (Census and Statistics)

 

Interpreting Current Accounts of BOP (Census and Statistics)

 

Interpreting Capital Accounts of BOP (Census and Statistics)

 

L26

Exchange Rate

The Store behind HK$7.8

 

Linked Exchange Rate System (HKMA)

 

HK Linked Exchange Rate System- Virtual Classroom (HKMA)

 

HKB Exchange Rate

 

Currency Converter

 

L27

Economic Growth

 

Economic Development Branch

 

Sustainable Development

 

 

 

Textbook/Reference

 

Economics, Michael Parkin, Addison Wesley, 6th Edition (2003)/7th Edition (2004),

 

(To be confirmed during the class)

 

 

 

(1)      World Fact Book - Hong Kong

(2)      Hong Kong in Figures

(3)   Headlines (Business & Finance)

        (Govt News on Web)

(4)   Hong Kong Economy

(5)   Economics in News

(6)   Nobel Prize Winners (1969-  Present)

(7)   HK Centre For Economic Research

(8)   HK Year Book

(9)   Quick MBA

(10) Teaching & Learning Resources for E-Learning (VTC)

(11) Hong Kong Statistical Bookstore

(12) EconSchool (Citibank)

(13) Financial Calculator

(14)  WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital)

(15) Hong Kong 財經大事回顧及展望 (HK Econ Times)

(16) Jiangmen Economics