The Financial System and the Central Bank
ECON 1759
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Description
This course analyzes the modern financial system. Topics include: (i) the behavior of various types of intermediaries (e.g., banks, broker-dealers, mutual funds, hedge funds); (ii) key elements of the system's plumbing and infrastructure; (iii) sources of systemic risk; and (iv) the multiple roles of the central bank as monetary policymaker, lender of last resort, and regulator.
Recommended Prep
Economics 1723 or 1745 may be helpful, but are not required
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Economics
Course Component
Lecture
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Subject
Economics
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Social Sciences
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
