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Economic Mastery
Microeconomic Principles
Macroeconomic Principles
Basic Mathematics for Economists 1
Introduction to Statistical Theory & Methods Or
Introduction to Probability and Statistical Inference
Intermediate Microeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Introductory Econometrics Or HE204B Principles of Econometrics
Political Economy of East Asia
International Trade
International Monetary Economics
Money and Banking
Public Finance
Industrial Organisation
Development Economics
Labour Economics and Labour Relations
Economic Thought
Survey Methods & Sampling Techniques
Mathematical Economics
Game Theory & Applications to Social Sciences
The Chinese Economy
Health Economics
Environmental Economics
Urban & Transport Economics
Financial Economics
Population Economics
Energy Economics
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Applied Econometrics
Intermediate Econometrics
Econometric Modeling & Forecasting
Econometric Analysis of Financial Data
Advanced Microeconomics
Advanced Macroeconomics
Advanced International Finance
Behavioural Economics
Growth Theory and Empirics
Seminar on the Singapore Economy
Current Topics in Economics
Econometric Time Series Analysis
Advanced Econometrics
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Job Prospects for Economists
Almost at any university in the world, especially in this Information Age
Government Agencies
Setting a Consulting Company
Setting or Working in Investment Company
Working in Major Corporations
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Economic Questions
Economics, Paul Krugman, Robin Wells
Introduction to Economy
How does our economic system work? That is, how does it manage to deliver the goods?
When and why does our economic system go astray, leading people into counterproductive behavior?
Why are there ups and downs in the economy? That is, why does the economy sometimes have a “bad year”?
Finally, why is the long run mainly story of ups rather than downs? That is, why has America, along with other advanced nations, become so much richer over time?
Chapter 1 – First Principles
What is the supposed set of principles for understanding the economics of how individuals make choices?
What is the supposed set of principles for understanding how individual choices interact?
Chapter 2 – Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade
What is an economic model? Why models play a crucial role in economics?
What is production possibility frontier? How can it help to understand economy of a society?
What is comparative advantage? How can it help to understand economy of a society?
What is circular-flow diagram? How can it help to understand economy of a society?
What is positive economics? How can it help to understand economy of a society?
What is normative economics? How can it help to understand economy of a society?
When economists agree? When economists disagree?
Chapter 3 – Supply and Demand
What is a competitive market? How it is described by the supply and demand model? What supply and demand model?
What is demand curve? What is supply curve?
What is movements along a curve? What is shifts of a curve? What are the differences between the two?
How the supply and demand curves determine a market’s equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity?
What is a shortage or surplus case? in the case of a shortage or surplus, how prince moves the market back to equilibrium?
Chapter 4 – The Market Strikes Back
What is a government control? What is the meaning of price controls? and quantity controls?
How price and quantity controls create problems and make a market inefficient?
Why economists are often deeply skeptical of attempts to intervene in markets?
Who benefits and who loses from market interventions, and why they are used despite their well-known problems?
What an excite tax is and why its effect is similar to a quantity control?
Why the deadweight loss of a tax means that its true cost is more than the amount of tax revenue collected?
2010, Dec 16
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Why Study Economics???
1) "The upper hand is better than the lower hand" That is, it is better to give than to receive.
2) Making a contribution to the overall economy of the world. ("You can have whatever you want if you are willing to pay the price - focus, massive action, right model, and remove contradictions.)
3) Making a contribution to the over all economy of the Ummah. ("A year of research is better than 70 years of worship.)
4) Establishing stepping-stones to stabilize world economy based on Zakah (2.5% donation).
5) Economy is one the neglected subjects among the Ummah.
6) Right use of the Resources of the Ummah.
7) Winning a Noble Prize on economics.
8) A light in my final bed.
9) A credit on the day of final accountability.
10) A financial skyrocket in the lives of oppressed, and underprivileged.
11) A means to attain my dream of building 100+ orphanages.
12) A means to attain my dream of writing 100+ books.
13) A means to attain my dream of building 100+ houses for worshipers.
14) A means to attain my dream of having a big circle of children and grandchildren.
15) ...
2010, Dec 16
Busan City, SK
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Profession ???
What is a profession? A profession is a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification (Oxford). Therefore, is it is essential for every human being to have one or multiple professions.
Now,
What is your profession? That is, what are you excellent at doing? and what are you passionate doing at?
Please identify your talents (what you are excellent doing at) and your passions (what you love doing). Ideally, your talents and passions should be combined together in a profession that pays enough compensation (money), and that profession add value, or serve the human needs in a principled way.
Please fill in the blacks to identify your profession:
Profession Preference Proof (PPP):
(1) What do you love to do, example, business, teaching, ...? ( )
(2) What are you excellent doing at, example, communication, empathy, critical thinking, meeting new people, ....? ( )
(3) Does doing what you love and excellent at pay you enough compensation (money), example, $100,000/1year? ( )
(4) Does doing what you love and excellent at serve the human needs in a principled way, example, an doctor treating a client,...? ( )
In conclusion, your profession must be something that you love, excellent at doing it, pays enough money, serve the human needs or add values in others' lives.
By Hekmatullah Nafe
2010, Dec, 14
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