Modeling monetary economies / Bruce Champ, Scott Freeman, Joseph Haslag

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-326) and indexes.

Machine generated contents note: Preface; Part I. Money: 1. A simple model of money; 2. Barter and commodity money; 3. Inflation; 4. International monetary systems; 5. Price surpises; Part II. Banking: 6. Capital; 7. Liquidity and financial intermediation; 8. Central banking and the money supply; 9. Money stock fluctuations; 10. Fully backed central bank money; 11. The payments system; 12. Bank risk; 13. Liquidity risk and bank panics; Part III. Government Debt: 14. Deficits and the national debt; 15. Savings and investment; 16. The effect of the national debt on capital and savings; 17. The temptation of inflation.

'This textbook is designed to be used in an advanced undergraduate course in monetary economies, money and banking, international economies, or macroeconomies'-- Provided by publisher.

'The approach of this text is to teach monetary economics using the classical paradigm of rational agents in a market setting. Too often monetary economics has been taught as a collection of facts about existing institutions for students to memorize. By teaching from first principles instead, the authors aim to instruct students not only in the monetary policies and institutions that exist today in the United States and Canada, but also in what policies and institutions may or should exist tomorrow and elsewhere. The text builds on a simple, clear monetary model and applies this framework consistently to a wide variety of monetary questions. The authors have added in this third edition new material on money as a means of replacing imperfect social record keeping, the role of currency in banking panics, and a description of the policies implemented to deal with the banking crises that began in 2007'-- Provided by publisher.