Course Details
Country:
Hong Kong
Institution:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Course Title:
Basic Banking and Finance
Course Number:
ECON 1420
Course Description:
This course is an overview of the institutional and practical aspects of the banking and financial sectors of the economy, with emphasis on how the two sectors impact on the economic well being of workers, consumers, and investors. This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge or training in economics. Topics to be discussed include: interest rate determination, operation and management of the banking system, banking policy and supervision, interbank market and liquidity, money supply, exchange rate systems and linked exchange rate, investment returns, risk diversification and portfolio choice, stock market movement, initial public offering and derivatives, financial ethics, international debt crisis, and their relationships with consumer prices, trade, investment, unemployment and the level of economic activity.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ECON 310
Attachment Files:
HK_ECON1420.pdf
