Department of Economics and Finance

Introduction Professor Eden Yu

andDr. 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 MingAssociate 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. WU Xueping Associate Professor

Dr. KAKKAR Vikas Associate Professor

Dr. KWOK S K Claudian Assistant Professor

                  

Dr. WONG Michael Associate Professor

Dr. VINAIMONT Tom Assistant Professor

                   

Dr. HUANG LixinAssistant Professor

Dr. STOURAITIS ArisAssistant Professor

Dr. YAN K M IsabelAssistant Professor

Dr. WONG Clement

Visiting Fellow

Ms. HUI Sau Fun CharisInstructor I

Ms. SHINOHARA Keiko Instructor I

Mr. WONG T L FrancoInstructor I

Mr. MAN K L Ryan

Instructor II

Mr. TSUI M L MarkInstructor II

Mr. JOR W S PeterTeaching Assistant

Mr. WU M K FrankieTeaching Assistant

Dr. GHOSH Sudeep Assistant Professor

Dr. QU Baozhi Assistant Professor

Dr. TUNG Kwong Kwai Visiting Assistant Professor

Dr. WU ShuVisiting Assistant Professor

Dr. KHOO LawrenceVisiting Assistant Professor

Dr. CHEUNG Kin HungAdjunct Professor

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 CentersResearch Center for International EconomicsAsia-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 Securiti

zation

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)

Sector BE F FE

Government 3.2% 4.3% 0

Education 9.7% 4.3% 0

Non-Profit Organization 0 1.4% 0

Commerce & Business 64.5% 82.9% 90.9%

Building & Construction 3.2% 0 0

Industry & Manufacturing

19.4% 7.1% 9.1%

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