ECON 340 - Banking and Monetary Policy

Upper Division

Prerequisites
ECON 101, ECON 102 or ECON 201; Minimum grade C-.; ECON 301 or ECON 302; Minimum grade C-.

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.

Repeatable
No

Additional Notes
Previous course number: ECON 130

Course credits: 4