The economics of money banking and financial markets

Synopsis

"What's new about Mishkin's The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, Fifth Edition? Substantially revised, expanded coverage of key topics, including central banking and the conduct of monetary policy, with new, high-interest "Inside the Fed" boxes; money and economic activity, focusing on the transmission mechanisms of monetary policy and featuring in-depth discussion of the credit view; theory of rational expectations and efficient capital markets; new trends in banking regulation and supervision; all-new chapter on financial derivatives - forwards, futures, swaps, and options; complete integration of international topics in the text narrative, as well as the revision of key chapters for an enhanced international focus; increased applications orientation throughout, including more than fifty applications woven into the text; streamlined organization for a smoother topical flow; and new full-color PowerPoint electronic transparencies to support your lectures, featuring all the book's figures and tables plus the Lecture Notes from the Instructor's Resource Manual."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved