Money, the Financial System & the Economy, Study Guide

by Redfearn

• ISBN13: 9780201657289
• ISBN10: 0201657287
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Part I Introduction
Introducing Money and the Financial System	1	(10)
Money and the Payments System	11	(10)
Overview of the Financial System	21	(13)
Part II Interest Rates
Interest Rates and Rates of Return	34	(11)
The Theory of Portfolio Allocation	45	(9)
Determining Market Interest Rates	54	(10)
Risk Structure and Term Structure of Interest Rates	64	(11)
Part III Financial Markets
The Foreign-Exchange Market and Exchange Rates	75	(14)
Derivative Securities and Derivative Markets	89	(9)
Information and Financial Market Efficiency	98	(9)
Reducing Transactions Costs and Information Costs	107	(9)
Part IV Financial Institutions
What Financial Institutions Do	116	(11)
The Business of Banking	127	(11)
The Banking Industry	138	(11)
Banking Regulation: Crisis and Response	149	(10)
Banking in the International Economy	159	(10)
Part V The Money Supply Process and Monetary Policy
The Money Supply Process	169	(14)
Changes in the Monetary Base	183	(10)
Organization of Central Banks	193	(10)
Monetary Policy Tools	203	(11)
The Conduct of Monetary Policy	214	(10)
The International Financial System and Monetary Policy	224	(11)
Part VI The Financial System and the Macroeconomy
The Demand for Money	235	(11)
Linking the Financial System and the Economy: The IS-LM-FE Model	246	(11)
Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply	257	(11)
Money and Output in the Short Run	268	(11)
Information Problems and Channels for Monetary Policy	279	(12)
Inflation: Causes and Consequences	291	(12)
Midterm Examination 1	303	(7)
Midterm Examination 2	310	(7)
Final Examination 1	317	(6)
Final Examination 2	323	(8)
Glossary	331