Module leader: Mr M.J. McCrostie (email: mjm@buckingham.ac.uk )
One term (15 units)
Aims of the module
The module aims to introduce the student to intermediate level monetary economic theory and its applications. It provides an analysis of the major institutions, theories and suggestions for policy that show how the financial system can and has impinged on the economic performance of the UK in recent years.
Objectives of the module
The successful student will acquire a knowledge and understanding of financial markets and institutions as well as economic theory and its implications for macroeconomic policy.
Key text:
Howells, P. & Bain, K. The economics of money, banking and finance (3rd ed. Harlow: FT Prentice Hall, 2005). ISBN : 0-273-69339-5.
