Essentials of monetary and fiscal economics / Chaman L. Jain, Igor M. Tomic.

Essentials of monetary and fiscal economics / Chaman L. Jain, Igor M. Tomic.

xiv, 450 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

0932126170
9780932126177 paperback

B 70 JAI.E

Price : US$ 36.95; Inv.# Supplier : Amazon.Com, Seattle, WA; Recd 24/08/98; Contents : Part 1. Monetary economics : 1. Money in today's economy; 2. The financial system, its markets and institutions; 3. Definition of money supply; 4. Determinants of money supply; 5. Money supply model; 6. Money demand models from fisher to keynes; 7. Models of money demand from Baumol to Gurley and Shaw; 8. Interaction between the supply of and demand for money; 9. Five economic philosophies; 10. Linkage between money and economic activity; 11. Theory of monetary indicators and targets; 12. Theory of inflation; 13. Keynesians vs. Monetarists : policy issues; 14. National goals; 15. Origin of the Federal reserve system; 16. Organization of the Federal reserve system; 17. General instruments of monetary controls; 18. Selective controls and moral suasion; 19. Decision making process in the Federal reserve system; 20. Problems of monetary policy; 21. Regulations of financial institutions; 22. Depository institution crisis and the congress' response; Part 2. Fiscal economics : 23. Fiscal theory at work; 24. Fiscal multipliers; 25. Making fiscal policy effective; 26. Organization of the executive branch and congress; 27. Tools of fiscal policy; 28. Decision making process within the executive branch and congress; 29. Problems of fiscal policy;.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Flushing, N.Y. : Graceway Pub., c1995.

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