Potential essay topics
Potential Essay topics
1. The impact on China’s economy of joining WTO and the outlook for the future
2. The consequences of China being excluded from TPP and the responses that China should take
3. Evaluation of the Cross-Strait Agreement on Trade in Service between mainland China and Taiwan
4. Use the historical data to test PPP on a bunch of Asian/European/American currencies (make choice of the currency pairs that interest you the most)
5. Should Greece drop out of the euro zone?
6. Interest rate Liberalization in China and Its Implications
7. Policy options for China to cut its trade surpluses with the US;
8. Should China liberalize its capital account?
9. Gradual vs. dramatic appreciation of CNY against USD;
10. The possibility for a single Asian currency;
11. Pegging HKD to USD vs. pegging HKD to CNY
12. Comparison of the banking system between HK and mainland China
13. Analyze a country’s economy and describe the debt rating you would give to that country
14. Financial implications of impending commodities shortage like oil, iron, copper, nickel, (choose any one of the commodities)
15. Ethical issues in China’s securities industry
16. China’s demand for raw materials (e.g., crude oil, natural gas) and its economic development
17. Fiat money: a cause for concern? Any other alternatives? Return to gold standard?
18. Analyzing the effects (both positive and negative effects) of quantitative easing in the USA
19. How do the banking system between USA and Euro zone differ from one another in terms of money creation and the effectiveness of QE
20. Earnings drivers (earnings breakdown) of a bank listed on an exchange
21. How China counters spillover effects of QE in Euro zone?
1. The impact on China’s economy of joining WTO and the outlook for the future
2. The consequences of China being excluded from TPP and the responses that China should take
3. Evaluation of the Cross-Strait Agreement on Trade in Service between mainland China and Taiwan
4. Use the historical data to test PPP on a bunch of Asian/European/American currencies (make choice of the currency pairs that interest you the most)
5. Should Greece drop out of the euro zone?
6. Interest rate Liberalization in China and Its Implications
7. Policy options for China to cut its trade surpluses with the US;
8. Should China liberalize its capital account?
9. Gradual vs. dramatic appreciation of CNY against USD;
10. The possibility for a single Asian currency;
11. Pegging HKD to USD vs. pegging HKD to CNY
12. Comparison of the banking system between HK and mainland China
13. Analyze a country’s economy and describe the debt rating you would give to that country
14. Financial implications of impending commodities shortage like oil, iron, copper, nickel, (choose any one of the commodities)
15. Ethical issues in China’s securities industry
16. China’s demand for raw materials (e.g., crude oil, natural gas) and its economic development
17. Fiat money: a cause for concern? Any other alternatives? Return to gold standard?
18. Analyzing the effects (both positive and negative effects) of quantitative easing in the USA
19. How do the banking system between USA and Euro zone differ from one another in terms of money creation and the effectiveness of QE
20. Earnings drivers (earnings breakdown) of a bank listed on an exchange
21. How China counters spillover effects of QE in Euro zone?