| Course Title: Money and Banking |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| Description: Monetary theory and policy. Overview of financial markets and institutions. Explores the nature of money and the effects of changing money supply on the economy, theories of money demand, the various methods by which monetary policy can be conducted and the advantages and disadvantages of each, methods of banking regulation and the attendant problems that arise, and important episodes in monetary history (e.g., the Great Depression). |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| James Hartley | 413-538-2566 | jhartley@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 422 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ECON-211. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXGBL0001 | NXGBL: Nexus in Global Business | This course is approved for the Global Business Nexus track. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 14 | Available: 4 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Economical Writing Author: McCloskey, Dierdre Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780226448077 Publisher: University of Chicago Press |
Required | 14.00 |
| Title: The Banker's New Clothes, New and Expanded Edition Author: Admani, Anat Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780691251707 Publisher: Princeton |
Required | 18.00 |
| Title: Getting Monetary Policy Back on Track Author: Bordo, Michael Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780817926243 Publisher: Hoover |
Required | 20.00 |
| Title: 21st Century Monetary Policy Author: Bernanke, Ben Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781324064879 Publisher: Norton |
Required | 20.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: The textbook for the course is Mishkin, The Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, 13th edition. All students will need to sign up for the Publisher's on-line site for the textbook. The cost is $120. The subscription fee includes a copy of the textbook itself. Some assignments will require the use of this site. Further details will be provided on the first day of class. |