This fully revised second edition of Bain and Howells' Monetary Economics provides an
up-to-date examination of monetary policy as it is practised and the theory underlying it.
The authors link the conduct of monetary policy to the IS/PC/MR model and extend this
further through the addition of a simple model of the banking sector. They demonstrate why
monetary policy is central to the management of a modern economy, showing how it might
have lasting effects on real variables, and look at how the current economic crisis has
weakened the ability of policymakers to influence aggregate demand through the
structure of interest rates.
The second edition:
- features a realistic account of the conduct of monetary policy when the money supply is
endogenous
- provides a detailed and up-to-date account of the conduct of monetary policy and links
this explicitly to a framework for teaching macroeconomics
- includes recent changes in money market operations and an examination of the problems
posed for monetary policy by the recent financial crisis
Monetary Economics is an ideal core textbook for advanced undergraduate modules in
monetary economics and monetary theory and policy.
KEITH BAIN was Principal Lecturer in Economics at the University
of East London, UK. He taught on a number of modules including Monetary Economics,
Economic Policy and Finance and the Economy.
PETER HOWELLS is Professor of Monetary Economics at the University of the
West of England, UK, where he is a member of the Centre for Global Finance.
Table of Contents
The Meaning of Money
The Money Supply Process
The Demand for Money
Money Supply and Control
Monetary Policy and Aggregate Demand
Aggregate Demand, Prices and Output
International Issues in Policy-Making
Issues in the Design of Monetary Policy
The Monetary Authorities and Financial Markets
The Evolution of Monetary Policy in the UK
Monetary Policy in the European Union
Monetary Policy in the USA
502 pages , Paperback