FIN 401 - Money and Financial Institutions

3 Credit(s)

Students analyze the effects of credit and money flows on aggregate economic activity: for example, roles of financial intermediaries and central banking; sources and uses of funds (flow of funds analysis) and accounts; term structure of interest rates; portfolio choice and macroeconomic behavior; alternative money theories; and the role of money in the inflationary process. This course is offered only in the spring semester. This course is cross listed as EC 401 and students cannot take both FIN 401 and EC 401.
Prerequisite(s): EC 101 and EC 202 or equivalents.