ECON 4334

Money and Banking

Boiler Plate

David CookOffice: LSK6078 Phone: 2358-7614

Email: davcook@ust.hkHome Page: http://home.ust.hk/~davcook/Econ333.html Office Hours: Tuesday 12:45-1:45 pm

Wednesday 1:30-2:30 pm

• Course Materials • This course will follow Frederic S. Mishkin “The

Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets.” Tenth Edition, Pearson.

• Attendance is not mandatory for the course. However, mature behavior is a course requirement. Engaging in behavior that disturbs the class will result in a reduction in the course grade.

HomeworkAssignment Assigned Due Grade

1 September 15th September 22rd 5%2 September 29th October 6th 5%3 November 3rd November 10th 5%4 November 17th November 24th 5%

Exam Date GradeMid-term October 15th 30%Final TBA 50%

Exams

Central Banking and Monetary Policy

1. Money (Chap. 4, 123-127; Chap 3; Chap. 15, 379-384; Chap 20, 534-537)

2. Interest Rates (Chap. 16, Chap. 5, 146-156; Chap. 6, 168-178)

3. Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism (Chap 22-24; Chap 17, 457-460)

4. Central Bank Strategy (Chap. 17)5. Exchange Rates (Chap 18 -19)6. Central Banks Structure ( Chap. 14)

Banking

1. Economics of Financial Intermediation (Ch. 8)2. Business of Banking (Ch. 11)3. Banking Industry (Ch. 13)4. Banking Regulation (Ch. 14) 5. Financial Crises (Ch. 9-10)

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