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Money and Banking

Spring 2013


Course Information


Instructor:
James Murray, Ph.D.
Office: 403T Wimberly Hall
Office hours: 10:00am-11:00am Monday through Thursday.
Phone: 608-406-4068
E-mail: jmurray@uwlax.edu

Syllabus (PDF)


Final Project Information


Annotated Bibliography due on Monday, April 8, 2013.

National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) - April 11-12
Attend one session with at least three presentations
NO CLASS ON FRIDAY, APRIL 12
Write summaries for three presentations
Submit to the appropriate D2L Dropbox folder by Tuesday, April 16, 11:59pm


Practice Exams


Practice Exam 1

Practice Exam 2


Module 11: Taylor Rule and Monetary Policy


Class notes: Slides, Printer Friendly Version


Module 10: Aggregate Supply / Aggregate Demand


Reading: Hubbard and O'Brien, Chapter 17

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Module 9: Money Supply Process


Reading: Hubbard and O'Brien, Chapters 14 and 15

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In-class Exercise: Money Multiplier and the Money Supply


Module 8: Federal Reserve System


Reading: Hubbard and O'Brien, Chapter 13

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Module 7: Economics of Banking


Reading: Hubbard and O'Brien, Chapter 10 and 12

Banking Assets and Liabilities / Managing Risk
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Banking Crises
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In-class Exercise: Moral Hazard in European Government Debt Crisis


Module 6: Market Failures in Financial Markets


Reading: Hubbard and O'Brien, Chapter 9

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Writing Assignment due on Monday, April 1: Adverse Selection in Financial Markets


Module 5: Risk and Term Structure of Interest Rates


Reading: Hubbard and O'Brien, Chapter 5

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In-class Exercise: Term Structure of Interest Rates
In-class Exercise: Supply and Demand Theories for Inverted Yield Curves


Module 4: Supply and Demand for Assets


Reading: Hubbard and O'Brien, Chapter 4

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In-class Exercise: Supply and Demand for Bonds


Module 3: Measuring Interest Rates and Present Values


Reading: Hubbard and O'Brien, Chapter 3

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In-class Exercise: Interest Rates and Present Values

Homework #2 due on Friday, February 22: Interest rates and present values.


Module 2: Introduction to Money


Reading: Hubbard and O'Brien, Chapter 2

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Module 1: Introduction to Money and the Financial System


Reading: Hubbard and O'Brien, Chapter 1

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Homework #1 due on Monday, February 4: End of chapter 1 problems 1.10, 1.12, 1.13, and 1.14 (page 23). Please type your answers and upload it to the D2L dropbox labeled, "Homework 1: Intro to Financial System."