ECON-446 Monetary Policy
A study of the goals, strategies and tactics of monetary policy. The interaction of the central bank with financial markets, the tools and the transmission mechanism of monetary policy, and structure of the Federal Reserve System and the international financial system. Emphasis on policy application. Students in the class have the opportunity to participate in the College Fed Challenge, a national competition in which teams of students make a presentation to monetary policy experts about the current state of the economy and the future course of monetary policy. (Oral Presentations.)
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
265 or 266, 285
Offered
Fall
Notes
Not open to students who have taken Econ. 346.