ECW3143 - Economics of money and banking

Leader(s): Dr Ratbek Dzhumashev

Offered

Berwick Second semester 2009 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2009 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Sunway Second semester 2009 (Day)
Singapore Second semester 2009 (Off-campus)
South Africa Second semester 2009 (Day)

Synopsis

The concept of money, the financial system and financial intermediation, the nature and roles of the Reserve Bank, banks and non-bank financial institutions. The role and interaction of financial markets and the determination of interest rates, foreign exchange markets and the determination of exchange rates, the interaction between foreign exchange and money markets and implication for policy and APRA's prudential regulation.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

ECW1101 and ECW2120 or ECW2730 or equivalent