{"product_id":"9780321426703","title":"Money, the Financial System, and the Economy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Hubbard demonstrates how we use economic tools to understand financial markets and institutions. In doing so, he helps students learn to interpret current events, predict future developments, and make better economic decisions. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Introduction:\u003c\/b\u003e Introducing Money and the Financial System; Money and the Payments System; Overview and the Financial System.\u003cb\u003e Interest Rates:\u003c\/b\u003e Interest Rates and Rates of Return; The Theory of Portfolio Allocation; Determining Market Interest Rates; Risk Structure and Term Structure of Interest Rates.\u003cb\u003e Financial Markets:\u003c\/b\u003e The Foreign Exchange Market and Exchange Rates; Derivative Securities and Derivative Markets; Information and Financial Market Efficiency; Reducing Transactions Costs and Information Costs.\u003cb\u003eFinancial Institutions: \u003c\/b\u003eWhat Financial Institutions Do; The Business of Banking; The Banking Industry; Banking Regulation: Crisis and Response; Banking in the International Economy.\u003cb\u003eThe Money Supply Process and Monetary Policy:\u003c\/b\u003e The Money Supply Process; Changes in the Monetary Base; Organization of Central Banks; Monetary Policy Tools; The Conduct of Monetary Policy; The International Financial System and Monetary Policy.\u003cb\u003e The Financial System and the Macroeconomy: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Demand for Money; Linking the Financial System and the Economy: The \u003ci\u003eIS-LM-FE\u003c\/i\u003e Model; Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply; Money and Output in the Short Run; Information Problems and Channels for Monetary Policy; Inflation: Causes and Consequences. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e For all readers interested in money and banking.","brand":"Addison Wesley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015871348976,"sku":"9780321426703","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780321426703_p0.jpg?v=1763682233","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780321426703","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}