Money, the financial system, and the economy /

• Hubbard, R. Glenn.

• Finance
• Money
• Banks and banking
• Monetary policy -- United States
• International finance.

• Pearson Addison-Wesley,

• 0321469542 (pbk., International ed.)
• 9780321469540 (pbk., International ed.)

• Previous ed.: London: Addison-Wesley, 2004.
• Formerly CIP.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• I. INTRODUCTION 1. Introducing Money and the Financial System 2. Money and the Payments System 3. Overview and the Financial System II. INTEREST RATES 4. Interest Rates and Rates of Return 5. The Theory of Portfolio Allocation 6. Determining Market Interest Rates 7. Risk Structure and Term Structure of Interest Rates III. FINANCIAL MARKETS 8. The Foreign Exchange Market and Exchange Rates 9. Derivative Securities and Derivative Markets 10. Information and Financial Market Efficiency 11. Reducing Transactions Costs and Information Costs IV. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 12. What Financial Institutions Do 13. The Business of Banking 14. The Banking Industry 15. Banking Regulation: Crisis and Response 16. Banking in the International Economy V. THE MONEY SUPPLY PROCESS AND MONETARY POLICY 17. The Money Supply Process 18. Changes in the Monetary Base 19. Organization of Central Banks 20. Monetary Policy Tools 21. The Conduct of Monetary Policy 22. The International Financial System and Monetary Policy VI. THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND THE MACROECONOMY 23. The Demand for Money 24. Linking the Financial System and the Economy: The IS-LM-FE Model 25. Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply 26. Money and Output in the Short Run 27. Information Problems and Channels for Monetary Policy 28. Inflation: Causes and Consequences

• Financial markets and institutions
• introduction to stock exchange investment
• International trade and the world economy
• Operations management
• Exploring corporate strategy