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Class Detail:
FA 2009 Economics ECON 411 - Monetary and Financial Theory Section 001
Credits:	3
Waitlist Capacity:	unlimited
Enforced Prerequisites:	ECON 402 with a grade of at least C-; or Graduate standing.
Advisory Prerequisites:	ECON 404 or 405.
Repeatability:	May not be repeated for credit.
Rackham Information:	Rackham credit requires additional work.
Primary Instructor:	Minetti,Raoul
	(real time availability for all sections)

This course has three distinct parts. First, we will review the microeconomic foundations of money and financial instruments. Second, we will study Keynesian and New Keynesian models of short-term macroeconomic dynamics and will emphasize the role of monetary policy in managing business cycle volatility. Third, we will introduce a number of empirical methods for analyzing short-term macroeconomic and financial activity.

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ISBN: 0073523097	Money, banking, and financial markets, Author: Stephen G. Cecchetti., Publisher: McGraw-Hill Irwin 2nd ed. 2008
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