Available in 2012 |Newcastle City Precinct||Trimester 2|
Previously offered in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005,
2004 This course aims to familiarise students from different
academic backgrounds and majors with the basic concepts,
theories and principles that explain the evolution of money and
banking. The main topics covered in this course are the
operations of modern banking and financial institutions under
different market structures and degrees of openness, the
functions and operations of modern central banks, and the
conduct of monetary policy by the central bank and international
banking (for example, the Eurocurrency market). Case studies
will investigate the conduct of central banking in a range of
countries from the Pacific Rim and Indian Ocean Rim. 1.For
students to become familiar with the basic concepts, theories
and principles that explain the function and evolution of money
and banking. 2.Develop an insight into the properties and role
of money and other financial assets within a modern