Money: The Financial System & the Economy

Thoroughly up-to-date, heavily applied money and banking textbook with a highly effective unifying theme of risk, liquidity, and information; systematic attention to important international developments, including the Asian financial crisis and the establishment of the European economic union. Emphasis on learning to apply the material -- through such features as "Moving from Theory to Practice, "Using the News," "Case Studies," and "Checkpoints" - is outstanding and teaches the students a very valuable skill.

Introduction
Introducing Money and the Financial System
Money and the Payments System
Overview of the Financial System
Interest Rates
Interest Rates and Rates of return
The Theory of Portfolio Allocation
Determining Market Interest Rates
Risk Structure and Term Structure of Interest Rates
Financial Markets
The Foreign-Exchange Market and Exchange Rates
Derivative Securities and Derivative Markets
Information and Financial Market Efficiency
Reducing Transactions Costs and Information Costs
Financial Institutions
What Financial Institutions Do
The Business of Banking
The Banking Industry
Banking Regulation: Crisis and Response
Banking and the International Economy
The Money Supply Process and Monetary Policy
The Money Supply Process
Changes in the Monetary Base
Organization of Central Banks
Monetary Policy Tools
The Conduct of Monetary Policy
The International Financial System and Monetary Policy
The Financial System and The Macroeconomy
The Demand for Money
Linking the Financial System and the Economy: The IS - LM - FE Model
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Money and Output in the Short Run
Information Problems and Channels for Monetary Policy
Inflation: Causes and Consequences
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