
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Date Added:
- 06/29/2017
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Differentiate among a floating exchange rate, a soft peg, a hard peg, and a merged currency
Identify the tradeoffs that come with a floating exchange rate, a soft peg, a hard peg, and a merged currency
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Discuss the relationship between bank regulation and monetary policy
Explain bank supervision
Explain how deposit insurance and lender of last resort are two strategies to protect against bank runs
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain the reason for open market operations
Evaluate reserve requirements and discount rates
Interpret and show bank activity through balance sheets
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain how banks act as intermediaries between savers and borrowers
Evaluate the relationship between banks, savings and loans, and credit unions
Analyze the causes of bankruptcy and recessions