Course ID: | ECON 4100/6100. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Monetary Economics |
Course Description: | Money and financial markets, emphasizing the evolution and economic rationale of money and financial institutions, determinants of the price level and interest rates, alternative monetary policies, and international monetary relations. |
Oasis Title: | Monetary Economics |
Prerequisite: | ECON 4010 or ECON 4020 |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Students will learn the nature and historical development of monetary institutions,
understand determinants of supply and demand for money, analyze effects of monetary
disturbances on money, and examine monetary policy alternatives. |
Topical Outline: | Overview of Money, Banking, and the Financial System
The U.S. Financial System
Understanding Money
Defining and Calculating the Various Rate, Yields, and Values Associated with
Financial Instruments
Understanding the Behavior of Interest Rates
The Risk and Term Structure of Interest Rates
The Organization and History of the Federal Reserve System
The Money Supply Process
The Tools of Monetary Policy
Conducting Monetary Policy
Money and the Economy: Monetary Theory |