Monetary Economics Syllabus

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Course

Credits:
Code: Course Title: MONETARY ECONOMICS Hours: 60
4

Objectives

 To capture the influence of money on the real economy.


 To provide an understanding of the role of monetary policy.

Learning Outcomes

After completion of this course, students will be able to:


 Analyze the relationship between money and real economy.
 Evaluate the role of monetary policy for the smooth functioning of the economy.
 Appraise the importance of monetary authority in regulating the economy.

COURSE CONTENTS
Unit 1 Supply of Money 10
Hours
Definition and Kinds of money – Functions of money - Significance of money in a modern
economy. Sources of money supply –High powered money - money multiplier and its
determinants; Budget deficits and money supply; money supply in open economy; control of
money supply.
Unit 2 Demand for Money 12 Hours
Classical approach to demand for money-Quantity theory approach – Fisher’s equation -
Cambridge quantity theory – Neutrality of money, Classical dichotomy –The Keynesian
theory of demand for money – Keynesian theory of interest - Changes in the money market
and the interest rate – Gurley and Shaw’s thesis of liquidity of money – Radcliff Sayers thesis
– Patinkin’s monetary theory.
Unit 3 Post – Keynesian Theories of Demand for Money 13 Hours
Baumol’s approach to Transaction Demand for money – Tobin’s theory of speculative
demand for money - The portfolio optimization approach – Friedman’s Quantity theory of
money- Crisis in Keynesian economics and the revival of monetarism; Mundell – Fleming
model Asset markets, expectations and exchange rates; Monetary approach to balance of
payments.
Unit 4 Theory of Inflation 13 Hours
The classical theory of inflation – The Keynesian theory of inflation – The monetarist view
on inflation – Modern theories of inflation – Inflation in UDC’s – The economic effects of
inflation – Measures to control inflation - Phillips curve – Inflation and the rate of
unemployment – Modification in Phillip’s curve – Implications of Philip’s curve – Deflation.
Unit 5 Monetary Policy 12 Hours
Meaning and Scope of Monetary policy – Instruments of monetary policy – Transmission
mechanism of monetary policy – The limitations and effectiveness of monetary policy-
Efficiency of Monetary Policy – Monetary Policy with informal Financial Markets –
Monetary – Fiscal Co-ordination - An analysis of IS&LM curve.

Essential Reading

Paul, R.R. (2016 ). Monetary Economics. Bengaluru: Kalyani Publishers.

References

 Jhingan. M.L. (2012).Monetary Economics. Seventh. Edition, New Delhi: Vrinda


Publication Pvt. Ltd.
 Dwivedi, D.N.(2017). Macro Economics Theory and Policy. New Delhi: Tata Mc-
GrawHillPublishingCompany Ltd.
 Metha. A.P. and Bhardwaj O.P. (1992).Money, Banking and International
Trade.ShobarlalNagin Chand & Co., New Delhi.
 Milton Friedman.(1956). Studies in the Quantity Theory of Money. Chicago: Chicago
Press.
 Ritter, Lawrence S. (1952). Money and Economic Activity.New York: Houghton
Mifflin Co.
 Halm G. N. (2012). Monetary Theory. New Delhi: Asia publishing House.

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