Economics of Money, Banking and Finance, The, 4th edition

Published by FT Publishing International (8 September 2014) © 2015

  • Peter Howells University of West of England
  • Keith Bain Formerly of University of East London
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The 4th edition of The Economics of Money, Banking and Finance is written to meet the needs of students requiring a rigorous grounding in financial economics theory, combined with institutional and policy discussion relevant to the ‘real world' of contemporary Europe.

This edition includes a Companion Website.

Table of contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

  1. 1. The role of a financial system

PART TWO: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND SYSTEMS

  1. 2. An introduction to financial systems
  2. 3. The UK financial system
  3. 4. The US financial system
  4. 5. The German financial system
  5. 6. The French and Italian financial systems
  6. 7. Financial systems in Northern Europe-Hans-Michael Trautwein

PART THREE: THEORY

  1. 8. Portfolio theory
  2. 9. The determination of short-term interest rates
  3. 10. The structure of interest rates
  4. 11. The valuation of assets

PART FOUR: MONEY AND BANKING

  1. 12. Banks and the supply of money
  2. 13. The demand for money
  3. 14. Monetary policy

PART FIVE: MARKETS

  1. 15. Money markets
  2. 16. Bond markets
  3. 17. Equity markets
  4. 18. Foreign exchange markets
  5. 19. Derivatives - the financial futures markets
  6. 20. Options, swaps and other derivatives

PART SIX: CURRENT ISSUES

  1. 21. The single European market
  2. 22. The European Monetary System and monetary union
  3. 23. The European Central Bank and euro area monetary policy
  4. 24. Financial innovation
  5. 25. The regulation of financial markets
  6. 26. Financial market efficiency

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