Department of Economics and Finance Introduction Professor Eden Yu and Dr. Ho To Ming

History of Department

History of Department Founded in 1988 One of the six departments in Faculty of Business The department offers comprehensive programs and training in Economics and Finance for both undergraduates and postgraduates .

Our Staff

Prof. YU S H Eden Department Head

Prof. HO Y K Richard Professor (Chair) of Finance

Dr. HO To Ming Associate Head

Prof. CHEUNG Y L Stephen Professor (Chair) of Finance Prof. BERGIN James Professor

Dr. CAI Jun Associate Professor Dr. FANG Z M Jimmy Associate Professor

Dr. KWAN Y K Fred Associate Professor Dr. LAI L C Edwin Associate Professor

                    Dr. LI Kui-Wai Charles Associate Professor Dr. WANG Yong Associate Professor

Dr. KAKKAR Vikas Associate Professor Dr. WU Xueping Associate Professor

                   Dr. WONG Michael Associate Professor Dr. KWOK S K Claudian Assistant Professor

                    Dr. VINAIMONT Tom Assistant Professor Dr. STOURAITIS Aris Assistant Professor Dr. HUANG Lixin Assistant Professor

Dr. YAN K M Isabel Assistant Professor Dr. WONG Clement Visiting Fellow

Dr. GHOSH Sudeep Assistant Professor Dr. QU Baozhi Dr. TUNG Kwong Kwai Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. WU Shu Dr. KHOO Lawrence Dr. CHEUNG Kin Hung Adjunct Professor Ms. HUI Sau Fun Charis Instructor I Ms. SHINOHARA Keiko Mr. WONG T L Franco Mr. MAN K L Ryan Instructor II Mr. TSUI M L Mark Mr. JOR W S Peter Teaching Assistant Mr. WU M K Frankie

Teaching and Learning

BBA (Hons) Business Economics Aims to train Economic analysts/business economists who can support management decision-making in the private and public sectors in the rapidly changing business environments of Hong Kong, China and other Asia-Pacific economies.

BBA (Hons) Finance Aims to prepare graduates for responsible management positions in the finance area of the industrial, commercial, financial and government sectors and within the business and economic environment of Asia-Pacific economies.

BBA (Hons) Financial Engineering Aims to prepare graduates for responsible management positions in the area of risk management in the government and business sectors. Graduates will be skilled in using derivative instruments for risk management of funds, equities, bonds, commodities, currencies and assets and liabilities.

Research

Research Our Department encourages faculty members to pursue high-quality research in economics and finance. Actively engaged in research in various areas including capital flows in Asian countries, corporate finance issues, international trade,China's economic reforms and economic development. We anticipate continuing to play a leading role in economics and finance research in Asia-Pacific region.

Research (Continued) Research Centers Conferences and Seminars Research Center for International Economics Asia-Pacific Financial Markets Research Center Conferences and Seminars

Recent Conferences Greater China and the World Economy International Economics and Asia Greater China and the WTO Hong Kong Game Theory Conference International Conference on Recent Advances in International Economics International Conference in Honor of Gregory Chow: China and the World Economy International Conference on Experimental Economics and Finance Recent Advances in International Trade III

Seminars Economic Reform and Informalization in a Developing Economy - A General Equilibrium Analysis Monetary Policy, Exchange Rate Flexibility and Exchange Rate Pass-through Free Trade and Global Warming Finance Seminar Series International Economics Seminar Series Lecture Series on Recent Economic Development in China Lecture Series on Creativity Asset Backed Securitization and Real Estate Securitization

Graduates

Average Gross Monthly Income (Year 2003 graduates) BA (Hons) Business Economics BBA (Hons) Finance BBA (Hons) Financial Engineering HK $7,900 – $10,400

Employment Sector (Year 2003 graduates) BE F FE Government 3.2% 4.3% Education 9.7% Non-Profit Organization 1.4% Commerce & Business 64.5% 82.9% 90.9% Building & Construction Industry & Manufacturing 19.4% 7.1% 9.1%

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