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Economics 470: Monetary Theory and Policy

Economics 470/570: Monetary Theory and Policy (Fall 2012, University of Oregon). Instructor: Professor Mark Thoma. This course discusses Federal Reserve System strategies and methods of monetary and credit control, and effects of federal policies on prices, output, and employment. Topics covered include: money and the payments system; financial instruments, markets, and Institutions; the economics of financial intermediation; structure of Central Banks and the Federal Reserve System; multiple deposit creation and the money supply process; tools of monetary policy; money demand; output, inflation, and monetary policy; and understanding business cycle fluctuations. (from economistsview.typepad.com)


Lecture 01 - Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets? An Overview of the Financial System
Lecture 02 - What is Money? Understanding Interest Rates
Lecture 03 - What is Money? (cont.), Understanding Interest Rates
Lecture 04 - Structure of Central Banks and the Federal Reserve System (cont.)
Lecture 05 - Structure of Central Banks and the Federal Reserve System (cont.), Multiple Deposit Creation and the Money Supply Process
Lecture 06 - Structure of Central Banks and the Federal Reserve System (cont.), Tools of Monetary Policy
Lecture 07 - Tools of Monetary Policy (cont.), Money Demand
Lecture 08 - Money Demand (cont.), The IS Curve
Lecture 09 - The IS Curve, The Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand Curves
Lecture 10 - The Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand Curves
Lecture 11 - The Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand Curves, Aggregate Demand and Supply Analysis
Lecture 12 - Aggregate Demand and Supply Analysis
Lecture 13 - Aggregate Demand and Supply Analysis (cont.), The Phillips Curve and the SRAS Curve
Lecture 14 - The Phillips Curve and the SRAS Curve, Monetary Policy Theory
Lecture 15 - Monetary Policy Theory (cont.), The Role of Expectations in Monetary Policy
Lecture 16 - The Role of Expectations in Monetary Policy (cont.)
Lecture 17 - Summary and Overview

References
Economics 470/570: Monetary Theory and Policy (Fall 2012)
Course: Economics 470/570: Monetary Theory and Policy. Instructor: Professor Mark Thoma. Text: Frederic S. Mishkin, The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, 10th edition.