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Textbook: Walter Nicholson & Christopher Snyder, Microeconomic Theory: Basic Principles and Extensions, 9th Edition.

Homework & Solutions

• Homework 1 (PDF)
• Homework 2 (PDF) · Homework 2 Solutions (PDF)
• Homework 4 (Q&A Version) (PDF) · Homework 4 (Detailed Solutions) (PDF)
• Homework 5 (Q&A Version) (PDF) · Homework 5 (Detailed Solutions) (PDF)
• Homework 6 (Problems Version) (PDF) · Homework 6 (Detailed Solutions) (PDF)

Topic Lecture Notes

• Market Structure (PDF)
• Game Theory (PDF)
• General Equilibrium Theory (PDF)
• Externalities (PDF)
• Public Goods (PDF)
• Asymmetric Information & Incentives (PDF)
• Labor Markets (PDF)

Coursework Papers

• Firm Decision-Making & Market Structure Under Token & AI Agent Shocks (PDF)
• From Hotelling to Voting Systems: Multidimensional Preference Space & Social Choice (PDF)

Textbook: Andrew B. Abel, Ben S. Bernanke, and Dean Croushore, Macroeconomics, 6th Edition (problem sets based on 11th Edition).

Framework Notes

• Classical & Keynesian Frameworks (PDF)

Homework & Solutions

• Homework 1: Ch03-05 (PDF)
• Homework 2: Ch06-09 Problems (PDF) · Homework 2 Solutions (PDF)
• Homework 3: Ch10-12 Problems (PDF) · Homework 3 Solutions (PDF)
• Homework 4: Ch13-15 Problems (PDF) · Homework 4 Bilingual Solutions (PDF)

Chapter Notes

• Course Introduction (PDF)
• Chapter I: Graphical Descriptive Techniques (PDF)
• Chapter II: Summary Statistics (PDF)
• Chapter III: Data Collection (PDF)
• Chapter IV: Sampling Distributions (PDF)
• Chapter V: Estimation (PDF)
• Chapter VI: Hypothesis Testing (PDF)
• Chapter VII: One-Sample Inference (PDF)
• Chapter VIII: Inference for Two Populations (PDF)
• Chapter IX: Rank Sum Tests (PDF)
• Chapter X: Resampling Methods: Bootstrap & Permutation (PDF)

Textbook: Anthony Saunders & Marcia Millon Cornett, Financial Markets and Institutions.

Lecture Notes

• The Subprime Mortgage Crisis & Policy Responses (PDF)
• Financial Markets, Interest Rates & The Federal Reserve (PDF)
• Money, Bond, Mortgage & Foreign Exchange Markets (PDF)
• Stock & Derivatives Markets (PDF)
• Hong Kong Linked Exchange Rate System & 1998 Defense (PDF)
• Asset Valuation & Technical Analysis (PDF)

Textbook Problem Solutions

• Solutions Ch01 - Ch02: Financial Markets (PDF)
• Solutions Ch03 - Ch04: Interest Rates & Fed Policy (PDF)
• Solutions Ch05 - Ch06: Money & Bond Markets (PDF)
• Solutions Ch07 - Ch08: Mortgage & Stock Markets (PDF)
• Solutions Ch09 - Ch10: FX & Derivatives (PDF)

Study Guides

• Corporate Finance Review Notes (PDF)
• Review Points & Problem Set (DOCX)
• Finance Principles Terms Summary (DOC)

Chapter Q&A Exercises

• CH01: Introduction to Corporate Finance (PDF)
• CH04: Capital Budgeting Methods (PDF)
• CH05: Financial Markets & NPV (PDF)
• CH06: Capital Market History (PDF)
• CH07: CAPM (PDF)
• CH08: Asset Pricing Models (PDF)
• CH10: Lease Financing (PDF)
• Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) Part I (PDF)
• CH12: Efficient Market Hypothesis Part II (PDF)
• Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) (PDF)
• MM Theorem Part I (PDF)
• MM Theorem Part II (PDF)
• Dividend Policy (PDF)

Chapter Notes

• Chapter I: Introduction to Financial Statements (PDF)
• Chapter II: Further Look at Financial Statements (PDF)
• Chapter III: Accounting Information System (PDF)
• Chapter IV: Accrual Accounting Concepts (PDF)
• Chapter V: Merchandising Operations & Income Statement (PDF)
• Chapter VI: Reporting & Analyzing Inventory (PDF)
• Chapter VII: Fraud, Internal Control, and Cash (PDF)
• Chapter VIII: Receivables (PDF)
• Chapter IX: Long-Lived Assets (PDF)
• Chapter X: Liabilities (PDF)
• Chapter XI: Stockholders' Equity (PDF)

Foundational Chapters

• Chapter 1: Foundations (English) (PDF) · Chapter 1: Foundations (Chinese) (PDF)
• National Income Theory: Ch 1-3 (PDF)
• Economic Management Overview (PDF)

Macroeconomic Models

• Price Indices & Inflation (PDF)
• Inflation Framework (PDF)
• General Equilibrium Foundations (PDF)
• Household-Firm Circular Flow (PDF)

Money, Banking & Finance

• Money Demand & Velocity (PDF)
• Money Supply Mechanics (PDF)
• Monetary Fluctuations & Policy (Lecture 11) (PDF)
• Baumol-Tobin Cash Inventory Model (PDF) · Baumol Model & Seigniorage (PDF)
• Seigniorage & Inflation Tax (PDF)
• TIPS Securities (PDF)
• Gold Standard Discussion (PDF) · Gold Currency Economics (PDF)
• Exchange Rate Mechanics (PDF) · International Monetary Economics (PDF)
• Marginal Efficiency of Capital (MEC) (PDF)

Problem Sets

• Principles of Economics Exercise Set 1 (PDF) · Exercise Set 2 (PDF)

• Mathematical Analysis for Economics & Finance (PDF)
• Mathematical Methods in Economic & Financial Research (PDF)
• AI Applications in Economics & Finance (PDF)
• Economic Growth Theory (PDF)
• Industrial Organization (PDF)
• Advanced Microeconomic Theory (PDF)
• Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (PDF)
• Econometric Methods (PDF)
• Game Theory & Information Economics (PDF)