Unit 1 Text A Economics 1
Text B Why Do College Graduates Earn Higher Wages 10
Text C Open Economy and Command Economy 14
Unit 2 Text A Recent Trends in International Trade 18
Text B Comparative Advantage 26
Text C New Zealand Signs a Free-trade Agreement with China 32
Unit 3 Text A The Rise and Fall of Industries 37
Text B The Growth of Hong Kong Wine Industry 44
Text C Slowdown in U.S.Housing Market and Its Impact 50
Unit 4 Text A Electronic Commerce 53
Text B Disadvantages of Electronic Commerce 61
Text C About Online Trading 66
Unit 5 Text A Money 69
Text B Who's Afraid of the People's Money 78
Text C Who is Participating in Forex Market Trades 86
Unit 6 Text A Globalization Was Good then,Not Now 90
Text B Globerlization—Challenges and Opportunities for Chinese Youth 99
Text C Oil Prices Threaten Globalization 104
Unit 7 Text A Banking On Service 109
Text B Impacts of Foreign Entry on the Domestic Banking Market 119
Text C Types of Banks 123
Unit 8 Text A Smart Cards 128
Text B Give Me Some Credit 138
Text C Relationship between Credit and Debt 145
Unit 9 Text A 2008 Stock Market Rhapsody 148
Text B The Pain Is Not Over yet 159
Text C Lessons from the 1987 Crash 164
Unit 10 Text A Rational Texation 168
Text B The Tax System 178
Text C About Tax 183
Unit 11 Text A Factors that Affect a Mortgage Loan 187
Text B Getting a Home Mortgage 196
Text C Mortgage Refinancing and Mortgage Rate 202
Unit 12 Text A Investment Basics Ⅰ 207
Text B Investment Basics Ⅱ 216
Text C Investment Basics Ⅲ 222