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Money and Banking - ECON 3381L

MONEY AND BANKING
ECON 3381 – 91L
Fall 2014
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Diego Escobari [e-mail] http://faculty.utpa.edu/escobarida/
BUSA 218D
956.665.3366
MW 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and by appointment
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Course Description
This course is designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of the importance of money, banking, and financial markets. Money, financial institutions, and financial markets have emerged as instruments of payments for the services of factors of production. As markets expand and develop on a national and international level, the importance of money, banking, and other financial markets expands to accommodate innumerable exchanges. This course will allow you to understand the origins and nature of money, as well as the institutions and markets that enable the exchange of goods and services. Moreover, it will help you develop an appreciation for important concepts in economics, from interest rates and central banking to stocks, bonds, and foreign exchange.
Prerequisites
ECON 2301 and ECON 2302.
Textbook
The Economics of Money, Banking & Financial Markets, Frederic S. Mishkin, 10th
Edition. Pearson. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-277024-8 (The 9th Edition also works: AddisonWesley. ISBN-13: 978-0-321-59979-7).
Material and Rules
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Aug 25 - Aug 29
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Sep 15 - Sep 19
Sep 22 - Sep 26
Sep 29 - Oct 3
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Oct 20 - Oct 24
Oct 27 - Oct 31
Oct 27 - Oct 31
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Nov 3 - Nov 7
Nov 10 - Nov 14
Nov 17 - Nov 21
Nov 24 - Nov 28
Nov 24 - Nov 28
Dec 1 - Dec 5

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