CH14 The Money Supply Process (2 hours)
This chapter illustrates how the banking system creates money, how to control the money base, and which
factors determine the money supply. The balance sheet of the Fed will be shown and explained in details.
The balance sheet of China’s central bank will be also displayed and students are encouraged to make
some analysis based on the historical data of this sheet.
CH15 The Tools of Monetary Policy (2 hours)
This chapter introduces the conventional tools of monetary policy of the Fed, and the federal fund rate will be
illustrated in details. Nonconventional tools of monetary policy used during the financial crisis of 2008 will be
also covered, together with the monetary policy tools of the European Central Bank.
CH16 The Conduct of Monetary Policy: Strategy and Tactics (2 hours)
This chapter introduces the target of monetary policy in the US and in other main economies worldwide. The
regime of inflation target is discussed in details. The evolution of the Fed’s monetary policy strategy is
described and the Fed’s measures confronting with the financial crisis of 2008 are analyzed. In the end, the
famous Taylor rule is also presented in this chapter.
Mid-term Review (2 hours)
Review all of the contents covered in the former half semester and make students prepare for the
mid-term exam.
PART V INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND MONETARY POLICY(6 hours)
CH17 The Foreign Exchange Market (2 hours)
This chapter first introduces the foreign exchange market and then illustrates the determinant factors on the
long-term/short-term exchange rate. Factors which drive the exchange rate fluctuating are also analyzed. In
addition, the regime reform of exchange rate in China will be also added here as supplements.
CH18 The International Financial System (2 hours)
This chapter introduces the evolution of the international financial system. The idea of international balance
sheet will be explained in details. The international factors of domestic monetary policy are described, and
the question if exchange rate target should be one type of monetary policy strategy is also discussed.
PART VI MONEYTARY POLICY (14 hours)
CH19 Quantity Theory, Inflation, and the Demand for Money (2 hours)
This chapter introduces three theories about the demand for money, i.e. the classical quantity theory, the
Keynesian liquidity preference theory, and the modern portfolio theory of money demand. The relationship
between inflation and budget deficit is also discussed.
CH20 The IS Curve (2 hours)
This chapter first introduces the ideas of planned expenditure and aggregate demand, and then illustrates
how the IS curve is derived and how to understand this curve. In addition, the factors shifting the IS curve
are also be discussed in details.
CH21 The Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand Curves (2 hours)
This chapter mainly describes the monetary policy curve and the aggregate demand curve. Both the factors
shifting the monetary policy curve and the factors shifting the aggregate demand curve will be discussed in
details.
CH22 Aggregate Demand and Supply Analysis (2 hours)
This chapter first derives the aggregate supply curve and then introduces the factors shifting this curve. The
equilibrium analysis in aggregate demand and aggregate supply are presented in details, and the influences
on the equilibrium resulting from the demand/supply shocks are also illustrated.
CH23 Monetary Policy Theory (2 hours)
This chapter first describes the responses of monetary policy to different types of shocks, and the question