Money, Banking, and Business

FIN 453 | University Course

Economic analysis of effects of money, banking, and financial institutions on business decisions and aggregate economic activity.

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The Wall Street Journal Subscription (Required). Any edition of Money, the Financial System, and the Economy will provide the same basic reviews, although the current course is written with reference to the 5th edition.

Course Outline

Introduction to Money and the Financial System
Overview of the Financial System
Interest Rates and Rates of Return
The Theory of Portfolio Allocation
Determining Market Interest Rates
Risk Structure and Term Structure of Interest Rates
The Foreign Exchange Market and Exchange Rates
Derivative Securities and Derivative Markets
Financial Market Efficiency
Financial Institutions
The Business of Banking
The Banking Industry and Banking Regulation
International Banking
The Money Supply Process
Changes in the Monetary Base
Organization of Central Banks
Monetary Policy
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Inflation

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Textbooks

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Money, the Financial System, and the Economy-5th Edition (Required) by: Glenn Hubbard ISBN: 9780321237859 2004 Addison-Wesley		Used from $7.71 New from $46.76	Borrow
Standard & Poor’s Guide to Money & Investing (Required) ISBN: 9780982907573 2015 Lightbulb Press		New from $22.65 Used from $6.99	Borrow
Study Guide Money, Financial System and Economy- 5th Edition (Required) by: Glenn Hubbard ISBN: 9780700370696 BYU Packet	New: $24.00		Borrow

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