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◄Faculty of Economics and Administration►

EXGA6115 COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Learning Outcomes At the of this course, the student will be able to:

(1) Relate culture, customs, and the economic system
(2) Analyse and compare various aspects of selected
economic systems and models in Asia and Europe;
and
(3) Examine issues and problem of selected economies in
Europe and Asia
Synopsis of Course The course analyse and compares selected economic
Contents systems in term of the industrial and financial structures,
regulatory environments, management approaches and
macro-economic trends, including a discussion on the so-
called Anglo Saxon systems vis-a-vis continental Europe;
the transition process of Eastern Europe versus the model
of Southeast and Northeast Asian countries; and a
discussion on the Japanese model and its future
perspectives. The topics addressed in the course include;
(i) links between culture, customs, and the economic
system; (ii) models versus reality performance, issues in
economic development and international economics; (iii)
market vis-a-vis centrally planned economies: decision
making, allocation mechanism, information, property rights,
incentives; (iv) problems of economies in transitions; (v0
crises in Japan and other Asian countries; causes and
policies; (vi) globalisation and localisation issues.

Assessment Methods Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%
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Main Reference (1) Gardner, S.H., Comparative Economic Systems, 2
ed, Thompson, 1998.
(2) Rosser, J.V. and Rosser, M.B., Comparative
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Economics in a Transforming World Economy, 2 ed,
MIT Press, 2004.
(3) Hasegawa, H. and Hook, G.D. Japanese Business
Management: Restructuring for Low Growth and
Globalization, Routledge, 1998.

EXGA6301 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION

Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, students are able to:

(1) Estimates proxies of market power and explain its
consequences as well as regulatory mechanisms to
contain excessive market power.
(2) Apply game theory in predicting pricing behavior of
firms in oligopolistic markets.
(3) Analyze why intermediary institutions are important in
the performance of firms.
(4) Relate the factors that influence the structure, conduct
and of performance firms.
(5) Determine the circumstances when pressure groups
can influence government policy towards firms.

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