Course overview
This course links the fields of macroeconomics and central banking. The role of money in the economy and the impact of monetary policy on the macroeconomy are examined. The course aims at providing students with the means to analyse monetary questions and institutions. It is not a course designed to further technical expertise in the instruments used in financial markets.
Course learning outcomes
- Use models to analyze monetary and macroeconomic issues
- Explain how central banks conduct monetary policy
- Identify the economic principles underlying the operation of financial intermediaries
- Conduct a theoretical analysis of real-world issues and phenomena