ECON 363
Money and Banking Fall 2009
Division II
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This course first explores the role of the financial system and financial markets, and how they interact with the economy. What does finance do? How are asset prices determined, and how are these prices related to interest rates? Are financial markets efficient, and what are the implications of their efficiency or lack thereof? Second, it analyzes the role of the central bank and the conduct of monetary policy. Special attention will be given to the organization and the operation of the Federal Reserve System, but other monetary policy regimes will also be considered. Third, it studies the complexities associated with managing and regulating modern financial instruments. The impact of incentives on the shape and evolution of the financial system will be stressed throughout.
The Class: Format: lecture/discussion; the course also includes an in-class simulation of the Federal funds market, and student presentations on the operation and reform of the U.S. financial system
Limit: 25
Expected: 25
Class#: 1663
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: problem sets, midterm, final, and a group project culminating in a paper and a presentation
Prerequisites: Economics 252
Enrollment Preferences: Economics majors
Distributions: Division II

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