Money and Banking
Prof. Ranjit S. Dighe
Spring 2008
Mahar 217
Eco 340-800: MWF 10:20-11:15
Eco 340-810: MWF 11:30-12:25

Textbook:  Stephen G. Cecchetti, Money, Banking, and Financial Markets.  2nd edition, 2008.

Final exam:
Section 800:  Mon., May 12, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Section 810:  Wed., May 14, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Chapter 1 ("An Introduction to Money and the Financial System").  Revised 7-Feb.-2007.
• Chapter 2 ("Money and the Payments System").  Revised 22-Feb.-2008.
• Chapter 3 ("Financial Instruments, Financial Markets, and Financial Institutions").  Revised 22-Feb.-2008.
  
• Chapter 4 ("Future Value, Present Value, and Interest Rates").  Revised 22-Feb. 2008.
  
• Chapter 5 ("Understanding Risk")
  
• Chapter 6 ("Bonds, Bond Prices, and the Determination of Interest Rates").  Revised 11-April 2008.
• Chapter 7 ("The Risk and Term Structure of Interest Rates")
• Chapter 8 ("Stocks, Stock Markets, and Market Efficiency").  Revised 25-April-2008.
  
• Chapter 10 ("Foreign Exchange").  Revised 11-April-2008.
  
• Chapter 12 ("Depository Institutions: Banks and Bank Management").  Revised 7-May-2007.
  
• Chapter 13 ("Financial Industry Structure").  Revised 4-May-2007.
• Chapters 16-17-18, in brief (monetary policy and multiple deposit creation).  Last revised 6-May-2008.
  

Related web sites:

• How to do really well in college (some great advice from Prof. Norm Weiner)
• Companion site to Stephen Cecchetti's textbook, Money, Banking, and Financial Markets
• The Federal Reserve System Online
• Naked Capitalism (better than it sounds)
• The Dismal Scientist is another fine source of interesting, accessible economic news
• Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  
• Economic Report of the President, including economic data tables
• Google.com, the best Internet search engine by far