1. ECON 4334 Money and Banking

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3. 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.

4. Homework AssignmentAssignedDueGrade 1 September 15 th September 22 rd 5% 2 September 29 th October 6 th 5% 3 November 3 rd November 10 th 5% 4 November 17 th November 24 th 5% ExamDateGrade Mid-termOctober 15 th 30% FinalTBA50% Exams

5. 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)

7. 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)

8. 8 http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/154508/ado- 2015.pdf