Product Description

A comprehensive overview of advanced monetary economics, integrating the presentation of monetary theory with empirical formulations and their empirical tests. Unlike most texts this book brings together in a single unified source the core areas of monetary economics. Key features include:
* cross-country comparison of central banking in the US, UK and developing countries
* theories and empirical studies on money demand, including precautionary and buffer stock models and monetary aggregation
* detailed comparison of Keynesian and modern classical macroeconomic theoretical and policy models
* a focus on the role of money and financial institutions and growth.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1084844 in Books
• Published on: 2000-07-27
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 2.60 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 784 pages

About the Author
Jagdish Handa is Professor of Economics at McGill University in Canada and has taught monetary economics for over three decades.