ECON 275 - Money and Banking

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

Money and Banking covers the structure of financial institutions, their role in the provision of money and credit, and the overall importance of these institutions in the economy. The course includes discussion of money, interest rates, financial market structure, bank operations and regulation, and the structure of the banking sector. The course also covers central banks, monetary policy, and international exchange as it relates to monetary policy and the banking sector. The ultimate goal is to provide a deeper understanding of the structure of financial markets, the reasons why it is optimal for these markets to be well functioning, and the key barriers to this optimal outcome. Ms. Pearlman.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 100 and ECON 101, or ECON 102.

Courses numbered 200 and above are not open to freshmen in their first semester.