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ECON 343 - Financial Intermediation and Monetary Policy


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3SS

The course begins by examining the primary role of commercial banks in financial intermediation and investigates the increasing importance of other markets and institutions in the intermediation process. The course also describes the key roles of central banks – providing liquidity to financial markets and performing their monetary policy functions. The course builds upon the institutional material to allow a concentrated analysis of the financial crisis of 2008. Enrollment limit: 20.
Instructor: E. Tallman
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ECON 251


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