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2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECON 403 - Monetary Policy and the U.S. Economy


3 Hour(s) Credit
Introduction to how the Federal Reserve (the Fed) formulates and carries out monetary policy to achieve the twin goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth in order to expand and advance students’ understanding of monetary policy in the economy. Coverage includes how policy is transmitted to the nation’s economy through the banking system and financial markets, the domestic and international economic environment that influences monetary policymaking, and the implications of policy decisions for the domestic and international economies. Relevant macroeconomics and monetary theories to guide policy decisions are examined.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites C or better in ECON 211 , ECON 212 .
Pre or Corequisites ECON 305.