ECON 130 - Banking and Monetary Policy

Upper Division

Prerequisites
ECON 003, ECON 004, and ECON 106.

A description and analysis of the role of money and finance in a modern economy. The role of banks and other suppliers of credit, along with the U.S. Federal Reserve System and other central banks across the world is identified. Trends and instabilities in financial markets, interest rates, inflation and the general level of economic activity will be studied, including episodes of large scale banking and financial crises.

Course credits: 1