Universität Wien

040993 UK Money and Banking (2011S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 70 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 01.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 08.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 15.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 22.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 29.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 05.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 12.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 03.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 10.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 17.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 24.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 31.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 07.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Friday 17.06. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Tuesday 21.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Prominentenzimmer Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Hof 4
  • Tuesday 28.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Hörsaal 41 Gerda-Lerner Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 8

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will introduce the student to the economics of money,
banking, and financial markets. It follows closely the textbook by Frederic S. Mishkin
The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, Ninth Edition, Global
Edition, Pearson.

The following chapters will be covered, if time permits:
1. Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets?
2. An Overview of the Financial System
3. What Is Money?
4. Interest Rates
5. The Behavior of Interest Rates
6. The Risk and Term Structure of Interest Rates
7. The Stock Market, the Theory of Rational Expectations, and the Efficient Markets
Hypothesis
8. An Economic Analysis of Financial Structure
9. Financial Crises and the Subprime Meltdown
10.Banking and the Management of Financial Institutions
13. Central Banks and the Federal Reserve System
14. The Money Supply Process
15. Tools of Monetary Policy
16. The Conduct of Monetary Policy: Strategy and Tactics

Assessment and permitted materials

Evaluation will be based on classroom participation (40%) and a final exam (60%).
Class participation is measured by the best performance on 4 out of 5 short surprise
quizzes. Such quizzes will be given on a regular basis in the beginning of the lecture,
without prior announcement, and will take roughly 10 minutes.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

The course will have a lecture structure.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

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