Money, Banking, & Mortgage Markets

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course is on the economics of money, banking, and mortgage markets, and aims to provide an overview of the role of money, financial markets, and financial institutions in the economy, with special emphasis and study on the importance and operation of real estate and mortgage markets. Topics include the use and evolution of money, the behavior of bond markets and debt instruments, the importance of interest rates, the operations and role of commercial banks, the development of real estate capital markets, international financial and real estate markets, banking and financial crises, as well as financial regulation.