Information Package

Program of International Finance and Banking

TBS408

MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY

Course Code
TBS408
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Define the money supply using basic macroeconomic concepts and evaluate its function in the economy.
  2. Analyze bank balance sheets and relate the money supply and bank reserves through the money multiplier mechanism.
  3. Assess the Central Bank's balance sheet items and explain how monetary control is conducted.
  4. Learn money demand theories and evaluate the impact of money on economic activities using the discipline proposed by different approaches.
  5. Understand how monetary policy goals (strategies) and tools are formulated.
  6. Know the different monetary policy regimes and their applications in various countries.
  7. Gain the ability to conduct monetary analysis by jointly evaluating money supply and money demand within the framework of the market concept.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course covers the theory of money supply, theories of money demand, classical and neo-classical quantity theory, monetarist and Keynesian views on money, portfolio balance and wealth adaptation approaches, monetary policy goals and tools, monetary board, and inflation targeting applications.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Definition of money supply and the functions of money
2nd Week Relationship between money supply and bank reserves
3rd Week Relationship between money supply and bank reserves
4th Week Central Bank balance sheet and monetary control mechanisms
5th Week Central Bank balance sheet and monetary control mechanisms
6th Week Theories of money demand (monetarist and Keynesian approaches)
7th Week Theories of money demand (monetarist and Keynesian approaches)
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week Objectives (strategies) and tools of monetary policy
10th Week Objectives (strategies) and tools of monetary policy
11th Week Monetary policy regimes and applications in different countries
12th Week Monetary policy regimes and applications in different countries
13th Week Joint evaluation of money supply and money demand and monetary analysis within the market concept
14th Week General evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingKeyder, N., & Ertunga, E. İ. (2012). Para: Teori-Politika-Uygulama (12th ed.). Literatür Yayıncılık.

Wooldridge, J. M. (2019). Ekonometriye giriş: Modern yaklaşım (E. Ç. Akay, Ed.). Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. (Translation of the 4th edition).
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Project
  • Presentation
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Project 1 10
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 13 3 39
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Project 1 10 10
Total Work Load143
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.76
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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