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Course 2013-2014 a.y.

20286 - MONETARY POLICY AND FINANCIAL REGULATION


CLMG - M - IM - MM - AFC - CLAPI - CLEFIN-FINANCE - CLELI - ACME - DES-ESS - EMIT
Department of Economics

Course taught in English


Go to class group/s: 31

CLMG (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - M (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - IM (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - MM (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - AFC (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - CLAPI (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - CLEFIN-FINANCE (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - CLELI (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - ACME (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - DES-ESS (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01) - EMIT (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/01)
Course Director:
DONATO MASCIANDARO

Classes: 31 (II sem.)
Instructors:
Class 31: DONATO MASCIANDARO


Course Objectives

The depth and breadth of the 2007-2009 Crisis motivate an overall reconsideration of the relationships between macroeconomics, monetary and banking policies. The aim of the course is to enable the students to interpret the main developments in the economics and political economy of central banking, with specific attention to Europe and US.


Course Content Summary
• Macroeconomics and Central Banking
• Price Flexibility and Rules: Central Bank, Money and Banking Stability
• Price Rigidity and Active Policies: Central Bank, Monetary Policy and Financial Repression
• Price Flexibility and Rule Flexibility: Central Bank, Independence, Monetary Stability and Prudential Policy
• Crisis and Post Crisis

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

Written exam


Textbooks

Il lucidi e le letture consigliate durante le lezioni rappresentano l’unico testo obbligatorio al fini dell’esame. Lucidi e letture verranno rese disponibili di volta in volta sul web, come pure le simulazioni d’esame.


The references are presented and discussed time to time during the teaching hours. The teaching material (class slides and readings) is posted on the e-learning of the course, as well as the mock exams.

Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)

Prerequisites
The basic macroeconomic models (IS-LM, AS-AD) are widely used, as well as the principal agent framework.
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