Money, the Financial System, and the Economy

Name: Money, the Financial System, and the Economy
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ISBN: 9780321426703

ISBN-10: 0321426703

ISBN-13: 9780321426703

Edition: 6th 2008

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard

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Hubbard demonstrates how we use economic tools to understand financial markets and institutions. In doing so, he helps students learn to interpret current events, predict future developments, and make better economic decisions. Introduction: Introducing Money and the Financial System; Money and the Payments System; Overview and the Financial System. Interest Rates: Interest Rates and Rates of Return; The Theory of Portfolio Allocation; Determining Market Interest Rates; Risk Structure and Term Structure of Interest Rates. Financial Markets: The Foreign Exchange Market and Exchange Rates; Derivative Securities and Derivative Markets; Information and Financial Market Efficiency; Reducing…

Book details

List price: $210.00
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Publication date: 7/13/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 768
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.256
Language: English




Introduction



Introducing Money and the Financial System



Money and the Payments System



Overview and the Financial System



Interest Rates



Interest Rates and Rates of Return



The Theory of Portfolio Allocation



Determining Market Interest Rates



Risk Structure and Term Structure of Interest Rates



Financial Markets



The Foreign Exchange Market and Exchange Rates



Derivative Securities and Derivative Markets



Information and Financial Market Efficiency



Reducing Transactions Costs and Information Costs



Financial Institutions



What Financial Institutions Do



The Business of Banking



The Banking Industry



Banking Regulation: Crisis and Response



Banking in the International Economy



The Money Supply Process And Monetary Policy



The Money Supply Process



Changes in the Monetary Base



Organization of Central Banks



Monetary Policy Tools



The Conduct of Monetary Policy



The International Financial System and Monetary Policy



The Financial System And The Macroeconomy



The Demand for Money



Linking the Financial System and the Economy: TheIS-LM-FEModel



Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply



Money and Output in the Short Run



Information Problems and Channels for Monetary Policy



Inflation: Causes and Consequences